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{{Infobox album
| Name = I Could Have Been A Sailor
| Type = studio
| name = I Could Have Been a Sailor
| Artist = Peter Allen
| type = studio
| artist = [[Peter Allen (musician)|Peter Allen]]
| Cover = Allen, peter i could have been a sailor cover.jpg
| cover = Allen, peter i could have been a sailor cover.jpg
| Released = 1979
| Recorded = 1979
| alt =
| released = 7 September 1979
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| Genre = [[Adult Contemporary music|Adult Contemporary]]
| Label = [[A&M Records|A&M]]
| recorded = 1979
| studio = [[Wally Heider Studios]], [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]] and Sound Mixer Studios, [[New York City]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Peter-Allen-I-Could-Have-Been-A-Sailor/release/1878119|title=Peter Allen – I Could Have Been a Sailor (1979, Pitman Pressing, Vinyl)|website=[[Discogs]]}}</ref>
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| Producer = [[Marvin Hamlisch]], [[Mike Post]]
| Reviews =
| venue =
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| genre = [[Adult contemporary music|Adult contemporary]]
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| Last album = ''[[It Is Time For Peter Allen]]''<br/>1977
| length =
| This album = '''''I Could Have Been a Sailor'''''<br/>1979
| Next album = ''[[Bi-Coastal]]''<br/>1980
| label = [[A&M Records|A&M]]
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| producer = [[Marvin Hamlisch]], [[Mike Post]]
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| prev_title = [[It Is Time for Peter Allen]]
| prev_year = 1977
| next_title = [[Bi-Coastal]]
| next_year = 1980
}}
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'''''I Could Have Been A Sailor''''' is a 1979 album by singer-songwriter [[Peter Allen (musician)|Peter Allen]], released on [[A&M Records]]. It is notable as containing Allen's versions of his songs "[[Don't Cry Out Loud (song)|Don't Cry Out Loud]]" and "[[I'd Rather Leave While I'm In Love]]", which were major successes, as covered by others.
'''''I Could Have Been a Sailor''''' is a 1979 album by singer-songwriter [[Peter Allen (musician)|Peter Allen]], released on [[A&M Records]]. It is notable as containing Allen's versions of his songs "[[Don't Cry Out Loud (song)|Don't Cry Out Loud]]" and "[[I'd Rather Leave While I'm in Love]]", which were major successes, as covered by others.


==History==
==History==
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''I Could Have Been a Sailor'' was Peter Allen's fifth studio album, and his third for [[A&M Records]]. It followed the double-album live release, ''[[It Is Time for Peter Allen]]'' (1977), on the same label. The album is notable for its association with producer [[Marvin Hamlisch]]. Allen also performs his versions of three songs he co-wrote with [[Carole Bayer-Sager]], "Don't Go Looking", "Don't Cry Out Loud" and "I'd Rather Leave While I'm in Love".


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"Don't Cry Out Loud" had been popularized by [[Melissa Manchester]] prior to Allen's release. Manchester's recording of the song was released in late 1978 and spent 20 weeks on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart. It was also the title song of [[Don't Cry Out Loud (Melissa Manchester album)|Manchester's related album]]. The song had been co-written by Allen and Carol Bayer-Sager; Bayer-Sager was also a co-writer with Manchester. "I'd Rather Leave While I'm in Love" was popularized by [[Rita Coolidge]] in 1979, as well as being recorded by [[Dusty Springfield]], among others.
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''I Could Have Been A Sailor'' was Peter Allen's fifth studio album, and his third for [[A&M Records]]. It followed the double-album live release, ''[[It Is Time For Peter Allen]]'' (1977), on the same label. The album is notable for its association with producer [[Marvin Hamlisch]]. Allen also performs his versions of two songs he co-wrote with [[Carol Bayer-Sager]], "Don't Cry Out Loud" and "I'd Rather Leave While I'm In Love".


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The album was Allen's first to make the US albums chart,<ref>[http://www.milesago.com/Artists/AllenBrothers.htm Biography of The Allen Brothers/Peter Allen]; www.milesago.com,</ref> peaking at No. 171 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/i-could-have-been-a-sailor-r24334/charts-awards Billboard album chart listing]; www.allmusic.com.</ref> The album has been subject to limited reissue on CD. It was reissued on CD in 2001 in Japan, on [[Universal Music|Universal]]/A&M.<ref>[http://www.bekkoame.ne.jp/~takeito/6-01.html Adult Contemporary Music In Japan], recommended discs May/June 2001; www.bekkoame.ne.jp.</ref> It has not been reissued on CD in North America or elsewhere.
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"Don't Cry Out Loud" had been popularized by [[Melissa Manchester]] prior to Allen's release. Manchester's recording of the song was released in late 1978 and spent 20 weeks on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart. It was also the title song of [[Don't Cry Out Loud (Melissa Manchester album)|Manchester's related album]]. The song had been co-written by Allen and Carol Bayer-Sager; Bayer-Sager was also a co-writer with Manchester. "I'd Rather Leave While I'm In Love" was popularized by [[Rita Coolidge]] in 1979, as well as being recorded by [[Dusty Springfield]], among others.

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The album was Allen's first to make the U.S. charts.<ref>[http://www.milesago.com/Artists/AllenBrothers.htm Biography of The Allen Brothers/Peter Allen]; www.milesago.com,</ref> peaking at No. 171 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/i-could-have-been-a-sailor-r24334/charts-awards Billboard album chart listing]; www.allmusic.com.</ref> The album has been subject to limited reissue on CD. It was reissued on CD in 2001 in Japan, on [[Universal Music|Universal]]/A&M.<ref>[http://www.bekkoame.ne.jp/~takeito/6-01.html Adult Contemporary Music In Japan], recommended discs May/June 2001; www.bekkoame.ne.jp.</ref> It has not been reissued on CD in North America or elsewhere.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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#"Don't Wish Too Hard"
#"Don't Wish Too Hard"
#"Two Boys"
#"Two Boys"
#"Angels With Dirty Faces" (Allen, Anderson)
#"Angels With Dirty Faces" (Allen, [[Adrienne Anderson]])
#"Don't Cry Out Loud" (Allen, Sager)
#"Don't Cry Out Loud" (Allen, [[Carole Bayer Sager]])
#"If You Were Wondering"
#"If You Were Wondering"
#"Don't Leave Me Now"
#"Don't Leave Me Now"
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*Peter Allen - Keyboards, Piano, Vocals
*Peter Allen - keyboards, piano, vocals
*[[Michael Boddicker]] - Programming
*[[Michael Boddicker]] - programming
*[[Velton Ray Bunch]] - Arranger
*[[Velton Ray Bunch]] - arranger
*[[Paulinho Da Costa]] - Percussion
*[[Paulinho Da Costa]] - percussion
*[[Linda Dillard]] - Background vocals
*Linda Dillard - backing vocals
*[[Victor Feldman]] - Percussion, Tympani [Timpani]
*[[Victor Feldman]] - percussion, timpani
*[[Dan Ferguson]] - Guitar
*Dan Ferguson - guitar
*[[Venetta Fields]] - Background vocals
*[[Venetta Fields]] - backing vocals
*[[Jay Graydon]] - Guitar
*[[Jay Graydon]] - guitar
*[[Ed Greene]] - Drums
*[[Ed Greene]] - drums
*[[Marvin Hamlisch]] - Arranger, Piano, Producer
*[[Marvin Hamlisch]] - arranger, piano, producer
*[[Geoff Howe]] - Percussion
*Geoff Howe - percussion
*[[Clydie King]] - Background vocals
*[[Clydie King]] - backing vocals
*[[Larry Knechtel]] - Keyboards
*[[Larry Knechtel]] - keyboards
*[[Abraham Laboriel]], Sr. - Bass
*[[Abraham Laboriel]] - bass
*[[Will Lee]] - Bass
*[[Will Lee (bassist)|Will Lee]] - bass
*[[Jimmy Maelen]] - Percussion
*[[Jimmy Maelen]] - percussion
*[[Rick Marotta]] - Drums
*[[Rick Marotta]] - drums
*[[Sherlie Matthews]] - Background vocals
*[[Sherlie Matthews]] - backing vocals
*[[Marti McCall]] - Background vocals
*Marti McCall - backing vocals
*[[Ray Parker, Jr.]] - Guitar
*[[Ray Parker Jr.]] - guitar
*[[Dave Parlato]] - Bass
*Dave Parlato - bass
*[[Herb Pedersen]] - Background vocals
*[[Herb Pedersen]] - backing vocals
*[[Greg Phillinganes]] - Synthesizer
*[[Greg Phillinganes]] - synthesizer
*[[Jim Pierce]] - Bass
*Jim Pierce - bass
*[[Mike Post]] - Arranger, Percussion
*[[Mike Post]] - arranger, percussion
*[[Bruce Roberts (singer)|Bruce Roberts]] - Background vocals
*[[Bruce Roberts (singer)|Bruce Roberts]] - backing vocals
*[[Dan Sawyer]] -,Guitar
*Dan Sawyer - guitar
*[[Joey Scarbury]] - Background vocals
*[[Joey Scarbury]] - backing vocals
*[[Steve Schaeffer]] - Drums
*[[Steve Schaeffer]] - drums
*[[Leland Sklar]] - Bass
*[[Leland Sklar]] - bass
*[[David Spinozza]] - Guitar
*[[David Spinozza]] - guitar
*[[Fred Tackett]] -Guitar
*[[Fred Tackett]] - guitar
*[[Richard Tee]] - Keyboards
*[[Richard Tee]] - keyboards
*[[John Tropea]] - Guitar
*[[John Tropea]] - guitar

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable"
!Chart (1979)
!Peak<br />position
|-
|Australian ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=15}}</ref>
|align="center"|69
|}


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:1979 albums]]
[[Category:1979 albums]]
[[Category:A&M Records albums]]
[[Category:A&M Records albums]]
[[Category:Peter Allen (musician) albums]]
[[Category:Peter Allen (musician) albums]]
[[Category:Albums recorded at Wally Heider Studios]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Mike Post]]

Latest revision as of 23:00, 25 November 2022

I Could Have Been a Sailor
Studio album by
Peter Allen
Released7 September 1979
Recorded1979
StudioWally Heider Studios, Hollywood and Sound Mixer Studios, New York City[1]
GenreAdult contemporary
LabelA&M
ProducerMarvin Hamlisch, Mike Post
Peter Allen chronology
It Is Time for Peter Allen
(1977) 		I Could Have Been a Sailor
(1979) 		Bi-Coastal
(1980)

I Could Have Been a Sailor is a 1979 album by singer-songwriter Peter Allen, released on A&M Records. It is notable as containing Allen's versions of his songs "Don't Cry Out Loud" and "I'd Rather Leave While I'm in Love", which were major successes, as covered by others.

History

[edit]

I Could Have Been a Sailor was Peter Allen's fifth studio album, and his third for A&M Records. It followed the double-album live release, It Is Time for Peter Allen (1977), on the same label. The album is notable for its association with producer Marvin Hamlisch. Allen also performs his versions of three songs he co-wrote with Carole Bayer-Sager, "Don't Go Looking", "Don't Cry Out Loud" and "I'd Rather Leave While I'm in Love".

"Don't Cry Out Loud" had been popularized by Melissa Manchester prior to Allen's release. Manchester's recording of the song was released in late 1978 and spent 20 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was also the title song of Manchester's related album. The song had been co-written by Allen and Carol Bayer-Sager; Bayer-Sager was also a co-writer with Manchester. "I'd Rather Leave While I'm in Love" was popularized by Rita Coolidge in 1979, as well as being recorded by Dusty Springfield, among others.

The album was Allen's first to make the US albums chart,[2] peaking at No. 171 on the Billboard 200.[3] The album has been subject to limited reissue on CD. It was reissued on CD in 2001 in Japan, on Universal/A&M.[4] It has not been reissued on CD in North America or elsewhere.

Track listing

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All tracks composed by Peter Allen; except where indicated

  1. "I Could Have Been a Sailor"
  2. "Don't Wish Too Hard"
  3. "Two Boys"
  4. "Angels With Dirty Faces" (Allen, Adrienne Anderson)
  5. "Don't Cry Out Loud" (Allen, Carole Bayer Sager)
  6. "If You Were Wondering"
  7. "Don't Leave Me Now"
  8. "I'd Rather Leave While I'm in Love" (Allen, Sager)
  9. "We've Come to an Understanding"
  10. "Paris at 21"

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (1979) Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report)[5] 69

References

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  1. ^ "Peter Allen – I Could Have Been a Sailor (1979, Pitman Pressing, Vinyl)". Discogs.
  2. ^ Biography of The Allen Brothers/Peter Allen; www.milesago.com,
  3. ^ Billboard album chart listing; www.allmusic.com.
  4. ^ Adult Contemporary Music In Japan, recommended discs May/June 2001; www.bekkoame.ne.jp.
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 15. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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