Here (Leo Sayer album)

1979 studio album by Leo Sayer

Here

Studio album by

Leo Sayer

Released| 21 September 1979[1]
Recorded| 1979
Studio| Sunset Sound Studios, Los Angeles and Davlen Sound Studios, Hollywood
Genre| Disco, soft rock
Length| 41:25
Label| Chrysalis (UK)
Warner Bros. (US)
Producer| David Courtney
Leo Sayer chronology
| The Very Best of Leo Sayer
(1979)  | Here
(1979)  | Living in a Fantasy
(1980)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]
Music Week| [3]

Here is the seventh original album by the English singer-songwriter, Leo Sayer, and was released in 1979. Less commercially successful than previous collections, but AllMusic noted that it "remains a quality product that has been largely forgotten over the years".[2]

## Track listing

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### Side one

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1. "The World Has Changed" (Leo Sayer, Billy Livsey, Sergio Cuevas) – 3:54
2. "When the Money Runs Out" (Sayer, Ray Parker Jr.) – 3:39
3. "The End" (Sayer, David Courtney) – 3:52
4. "Lost Control" (Al Kooper) – 4:30
5. "An Englishman in the U.S.A." (Sayer, Les Davidson) – 4:40

### Side two

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1. "Who Will the Next Fool Be" (Sayer, David Courtney) – 4:15
2. "Work" (Sayer, Tom Snow, Johnny Vastano) – 3:31
3. "Oh Girl" (Eugene Record) – 3:47
4. "Ghosts" (Sayer, Frank Farrell, Les Nicol) – 4:29
5. "Takin' the Easy Way Out" (Sayer, David Courtney) – 4:48

## Personnel

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* Leo Sayer – guitar, harmonica, vocals
* John Barnes – keyboards
* Jeff Baxter, Steve Cropper, Mark Doyle, Mitch Holder, Steve Lukather, Fred Tackett – guitar
* Michael Boddicker – synthesizer
* Arnell Carmichael – vocals, background vocals
* David Courtney – piano, tambourine
* Chris Desmond – finger snaps
* Donald Dunn, Bob Glaub, Chuck Rainey – bass guitar
* Paulinho Da Costa, Victor Feldman, Bobbye Hall – percussion
* Ed Greene, Rick Shlosser – drums
* Jerry Jumonville – saxophone
* Al Kooper – organ, synthesizer, keyboards, performer
* Billy Livsey – piano, keyboards, Wurlitzer
* David Luell – saxophone, tenor saxophone
* Steve Madaio – trumpet, flugelhorn, horn
* Bill Payne – organ, synthesizer, keyboards
* Eugene Record – performer
* Tom Snow – piano
* James Stroud – Fairlight CMI programming, synthesizers, drums

## Charts

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Chart (1979/80)  | Peak
Position

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Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 65
UK Albums Chart[5] | 44

## References

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1. ^ "Award". BPI. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
2. ^ a b "Here — Leo Sayer | Album". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
3. ^ "Album Reviews: Leo Sayer — something different. Leo Sayer — Here" (PDF). Music Week. Gwent: Pensord Press Ltd. 29 September 1979. p. 26\. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2025 - via WorldRadioHistory.com.
4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 265\. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
5. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 483\. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

## External links

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* Here at Discogs (list of releases)

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Leo Sayer

Studio albums|

* Silverbird
* Just a Boy
* Another Year
* Endless Flight
* Thunder in My Heart
* Leo Sayer
* Here
* Living in a Fantasy
* World Radio
* Have You Ever Been in Love
* Cool Touch

Compilation albums|

* The Very Best of Leo Sayer
* All the Best

Soundtrack albums|

* All This and World War II
* Lake Freeze – The Raccoons Songtrack

Singles|

* "The Show Must Go On"
* "One Man Band"
* "Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance)"
* "Moonlighting"
* "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing"
* "When I Need You"
* "How Much Love"
* "Thunder in My Heart"
* "Easy to Love"
* "I Can't Stop Loving You (Though I Try)"
* "Raining in My Heart"
* "More Than I Can Say"
* "Heart (Stop Beating in Time)"
* "Orchard Road"
* "Till You Come Back to Me"
* "Unchained Melody"
* "Giving It All Away"

Related topics|

* Discography
* Le Chaînon manquant
* The Raccoons on Ice

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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