He makes you feel like dancing…
Leo Sayer (born Gerard Sayer) had a string of highly polished mainstream pop hits in the late ’70s. Sayer began his musical career as the leader of the London-based Terraplane Blues Band in the late ’60s. He formed Patches with drummer Dave Courtney in 1971; Courtney used to play with British pop star Adam Faith. Faith was beginning a management career in the early ’70s, so Courtney brought Patches to his former employer in hopes of securing a contract. Patches failed to impress Faith, yet he liked Sayer and chose to promote him as a solo artist. Sayer began recording some solo material written with David Courtney at Roger Daltrey’s studio; the Who’s lead singer liked the Sayer/Courtney originals enough to record a handful himself, including the hit “Giving It All Away.” Sayer’s debut single, “Why Is Everybody Going Home,” failed to make any impact, yet 1973’s “The Show Must Go On” hit number one in the U.K.; a cover by Three Dog Night stopped Sayer’s version from charting in the U.S. The following year he released his first album, Silver Bird.
Silver Bird was followed quickly by Just a Boy, which included two more British hit singles, “One Man Band” and “Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance)”; “Long Tall Glasses” managed to break Sayer into the American Top Ten in early 1975. Sayer’s working relationship with Courtney was severed during the recording of his third album, Another Year (1975). The following year, he released Endless Flight, which was co-written with former Supertramp member Frank Furrell; featuring the number one singles “You Make Me Feel like Dancing” and “When I Need You,” the record became his biggest hit in both the U.S. and the U.K., selling over a million copies in America. Following Endless Flight, Sayer became a fixture in the American Top 40, yet his hits began to dry up in England.
Sayer began the ’80s with the American number two hit, “More Than I Can Say,” yet it was his last big single in the U.S. His last chart entry in America was the early 1981 hit “Living in a Fantasy”; the U.K. hits didn’t stop until 1983, after “Till You Come Back to Me” scraped the charts. After laying low for the rest of the decade, he attempted a comeback in 1990 with Cool Touch, yet it fell on deaf ears.
Words from allmusic.com. More information about Leo Sayer at his official website.
Discography
Singles As & Bs
Repertoire Records 2006
Tracks: The Show Must Go On, One Man Band, Long Tall Glasses, Moonlighting, Let It Be, 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, Raining In My Heart, More Than I Can Say, Living In A Fantasy, Have You Ever Been In Love, Heart (Stop Beating In Time), Orchard Road, Until You Com Back To Me, Unchained Melody, Bye Bye Now My Sweet Love, Cool Touch (mix 1), Quicksand, Why Is Everybody Going Home, Tomorrow, Drop Back, In My Life, Streets Of Your Town, Another Year, Magdalena, I Think We Feel In Love To Fast, I Hear The Laughter, Get The Girl, Dancing The Night Away, Tell Me Just One More Time, No Looking Back, Don´t Look Back, There Isn´t Anything I Wouldn´t Do, World Keeps Turning, When The Money Runs Out, Takin´The Easy Way Out, The World Has Changed, Oh Girl, Only Fooling, Once In A While, Where Did We Go Wrong, You Win I Lose, She´s Not Coming Back, Millionaire, I Don´t Need Dreaming Anymore, The End Of The Game, Gone Solo, Train, Sea Of Heartbreak, Heart For Sale, Real Life, The Girl Is With Me, Solo, Passion, Love Hurts, Cool Touch (mix 2) & The Only One.
Musicians on the Singles As & Bs album: Leo Sayer and others.
20 Greatest Hits
Repertoire Records 2006
Tracks: The show must go on, One man band, Long tall glasses, 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, Raining in my heart, More than I can say, Living in a fantasy, Have you ever been in love, Heart (Stop beating in time), Orchard road, Till you come back to me, Unchained melody, Bye bye now my sweet love & Cool touch.
Musicians on the 20 Greatest Hits album: Leo Sayer and others.
At His Very Best
Universal Music 2006
Tracks: Thunder In My Heart, Show Must Go On, One Man Band, Long Tall Glasses, Giving It All Away, Moonlighting, You Make Me Feel Like Dancing, When I Need You, How Much Love, Easy To Love, I Can't Stop Loving You, Dancing The Night Away, Raining In My Heart, More Than I Can Say, Living In A Fantasy, Have You Ever Been In Love, Heart (Stop Beating In Time), Orchard Road & Thunder In My Heart Again (edit).
Musicians on the At His Very Best album: Leo Sayer and others.
Voice In My Head
ABC Music 2006
Tracks: Everyone, Pop Life, Saturday Girl, You Thrill Me, We Got Away With That, I Never Knew, Please Don't Walk Away, Don't Look Back, Voice In My Head, Candygram, Almost Blue, Running Man, There And Back Again, Becalmed & Maybe.
Musicians on the Voice In My Head album: Leo Sayer and others.
Voice In My Head
Edel Records 2005
Tracks: Everyone, Pop Life, Saturday Girl, You Thrill Me, We Got Away With That, I Never Knew, Please Don't Walk Away, Don't Look Back, Voice In My Head, Candygram, Almost Blue, Running Man, There And Back Again, Becalmed & Maybe.
Musicians on the Voice In My Head album: Leo Sayer and others.
Endless Journey
DMG TV 2004
Tracks: When I Need You, I Can't Stop Loving You (Though I Try), Moonlighting, Show Must Go On, Giving It All Away, You Make Me Feel Like Dancing, Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance), How Much Love, Thunder In My Heart, Easy To Love, Heart (Stop Beating In Time), Have You Ever Been In Love, Orchard Road, Living In A Fantasy, Till You Come Back To Me, One Man Band, Dancing The Night Away, Raining In My Heart, More Than I Can Say & Loading Zone (previously unreleased).
Musicians on the Endless Journey album: Leo Sayer and others.
The River Sessions
River Records 2004
Tracks: One Man Band, Only Dreaming, When I Need You, How Much Love, You Make Me Feel Like Dancing, Have You Ever Been In Love, More Than I Can Say, Orchard Road, Raining In My Heart, Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance) & The Show Must Go On.
Musicians on the The River Sessions album: Leo Sayer and others.
The Love Collection
Demon Music Group Ltd. 2003
Tracks: When I need you, I can't stop loving you, Dancing the night away, How much love, Wounded heart, Darlin', How beautiful you are, Sea of heartbreak, Unchained melody, Heart, No looking back, Let it be, Endless flight, I want you back, Have you ever been in love & Raining in my heart.
Musicians on the The Love Collection album: Leo Sayer and others.
You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
Collectables Records 2003
Tracks: You Make Me Feel Like Dancing, Thunder In My Heart, Living In A Fantasy, Dancing The Night Away, How Much Love, When I Need You, Giving It All Away, The Bells Of St. Mary's, In My Life & Let It Be.
Musicians on the You Make Me Feel Like Dancing album: Leo Sayer and others.
Live
St.Clair Records 2003
Tracks: The Show Must Go On, Moonlighting, I Can't Stop Loving You (Though I Try), Orchard Road, Giving It All Away, One Man Band, Endless Flight, Easy To Love, More Than I Can Say, You Make Me Feel Like Dancing, When I Need You, Long Tall Glasses,, How Much Love & No Looking Back.
Musicians on the Live album: Leo Sayer and others.
Live
BCI Records 2003
Tracks: Easy To Love, You Make Me Feel Like Dancing, How Much Love, Long Tall Glasses, Moonlighting, More Than I Can Say, One Man Band, The Show Must Go On, Raining In My Heart, I Can't Stop Loving You (Though I Try), Thunder In My Heart & When I Need You.
Musicians on the Live album: Leo Sayer and others.
The Show Must Go On
Madacy Records 2003
Tracks: The Show Must Go On, Moonlighting, I Cant Stop Loving You (Though I Try), Raining In My Heart, Orchard Road, Blame it on the Night, Giving it All Away, One Man band, Endless Flight, Easy To Love, More Than I Can Say, Thunder In My Heart, You Make Me Feel Like Dancing, When I Need You, Long Tall Glasses, How Much Love & No Looking Back.
Musicians on the The Show Must Go On album: Leo Sayer and others.
The Essentials
Warner Bros 2003
Tracks: Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance), One Man Band, You Make Me Feel Like Dancing, When I Need You, How Much Love, Thunder In My Heart, Easy To Love, Raining In My Heart, More Than I Can Say, Living In A Fantasy, Endless Flight & The Show Must Go On.
Musicians on the The Essentials album: Leo Sayer and others.
All The Best
Chrysalis Records 2003
Tracks: The Show Must Go On, Giving It All Away, One Mand 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 (Thought I Try), Raining In My Heart, More Than I Can Say, Living In A Fantasy, Have You Ever Been In Love, Heart (Stop Beating In Time) & Orchard Road.
Musicians on the All The Best album: Leo Sayer and others.
Thunder In My Heart "Expanded"
RPM Records 2002
Tracks: Thunder In My Heart, Easy to Love, Leave Well Enough Alone, I Want You Back, It's Over, Fool For Your Love, World Keeps on Turning, There Isn't Anything Else, Everything I've Got, We Can Start All Over Again, Leo´s Story Part 5 (bonus track), Kings Avenue (bonus track) & Tell Me Just One More Time (bonus track).
Musicians on the Thunder In My Heart "Expanded" album: Leo Sayer and others.
Leo Sayer "Expanded"
RPM Records 2002
Tracks: Stormy Weather, Dancing the Night Away, I Can't Stop Loving You, La Booga Rooga, Raining in My Heart, Something Fine, Running To My Freedom, Frankie Lee, Don't Look Away & No Looking Back, Leo´s Story (bonus track), I´ve Been Lonely For So Long (bonus track) & New Orleans (bonus track).
Musicians on the Leo Sayer "Expanded" album: Leo Sayer and others.
Endless Flight "Expanded"
RPM Records 2002
Tracks: Hold on To My Love, You Make Me Feel Like Dancing, Reflections, When I Need You, No Business Like Love Business, I Hear the Laughter, Magdalena, How Much Love, I Think We Fell in Love Too Fast, Endless Flight, Leo´s Story Part 4 (bonus track), Tears Of A Clown (bonus track) & Milky White Way (bonus track).
Musicians on the Endless Flight "Expanded" album: Leo Sayer and others.
Another Year "Expanded"
RPM Records
Tracks: Bedsitter Land, Unlucky In Love, Last Gig Of Johnny B Goode, On The Old Dirt Road, I Will Not Stop Fighting, Moonlighting, Streets Of Your Town, Kids Grown Up, Only Dreaming, Another Year, Let It Be (single a-side/bonus track), Standing In The Rain (session recording/bonus track) & Leo's Story (part 3/dialogue - bonus track).
Musicians on the Another Year "Expanded" album: Leo Sayer and others.
Just A Boy "Expanded"
RPM Records 2002
Tracks: Telepath, Train, The Bells of St. Marys, One Man Band, In My Life, When I Came Home This Morning, Long Tall Glasses, Another Time, Solo, Giving It All Away, Reasons (bonus track), Praise The Land (bonus track) & Leo´s Story Part 2 (bonus track).
Musicians on the Just A Boy "Expanded" album: Leo Sayer and others.
Silverbird "Expanded"
RPM Records 2002
Tracks: Innocent Bystander, Goodnight Old Friend, Drop Back, Silver Bird, Show Must Go On, Dancer, Tomorrow, Don't Say It's Over, Slow Motion, Oh Wot A Life, Why Is Everybody Going Home, Living In America (bonus track), Quicksand (single a-side/bonus track) & Leo's Story (part 1/dialogue - bonus track).
Musicians on the Silverbird "Expanded" album: Leo Sayer and others.
20 Greatest Hits
Repertoire Records 2000
Tracks: Show Must Go On, One Man Band, Long Tall Glasses, 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, Raining In My Heart, More Than I Can Say, Living In A Fantasy, Have You Ever Been In Love, Heart, Orchard Road, Till You Come Back To Me, Unchained Melody, Bye Bye Now My Sweet Love & Cool Touch.
Musicians on the 20th Greatest Hits album: Leo Sayer and others.
The Very Best Of Leo Sayer
Rhino Records 2000
Tracks: The Show Must Go On, Giving It All Away, One Man Band, Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance), Moonlighting, You Make Me Feel Like Dancing - (single version), When I Need You, How Much Love, Endless Flight, Thunder In My Heart, Easy To Love, Raining In My Heart, I Can't Stop Loving You (Though I Try), Living In A Fantasy, More Than I Can Say & Have You Ever Been In Love?.
Musicians on the The Very Best Of Leo Sayer album: Leo Sayer and others.
The Very Best of Leo Sayer
Hit Records 2000
Tracks: When I Need You, You Make Me Feel Like Dancing, Raining In My Heart, How Much Love, Dancing The Night Away, Thunder In My Heart, I Cant Stop Loving You (Though I Try), One Man Band, Giving It All Away, Train, Let It Be, Long Tall Glasses, Moonlighting & The Show Must Go On.
Musicians on the Very Best Of Leo Sayer album: Leo Sayer and others.
Live
BMG Records 2000
The Tracks are: To be updated.
Musicians on the Live album: Leo Sayer and others.
Live In London
Blueprint Records 1999
Tracks: The Show Must Go On, Moonlighting, I Cant Stop Loving You (Though I Try), Raining In My Heart, Orchard Road, Blame it on the Night, Giving it All Away, One Man band, Endless Flight, Easy To Love, More Than I Can Say, Thunder In My Heart, You Make Me Feel Like Dancing, When I Need You, Long Tall Glasses, How Much Love & No Looking Back.
Musicians on the Live In London album: Leo Sayer and others.
Original Gold
Disky Records 1999
Tracks: The Show Must Go On, One Man Band, Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance), You Make Me Feel Like Dancing, Why Is Everybody Going Home?, Giving It All Away, 'Til You Come Back to Me, Easy To Love, Moonlighting, Reflections, Raining in My Heart, No Business Like Love Business, Train, Dancing The Night Away, I Can't Stop Loving You (Though I Try), When I Need You, Orchard Road, Thunder In My Heart, More Than I Can Say, Darlin´, How Much Love, Oh Girl, Sea Of Heartbreak, Heart (Stop Beating in Time), Time Ran Out On You, Never Had A Dream Come True, Have You Ever Been In Love, Your Love Still Brings Me To My Knees, Living In A Fantasy, Unchained Melody, When I Need You, Orchard Road, Thunder in My Heart, More Than I Can Say, Darlin', How Much Love, Oh Girl, Sea of Heartbreak , Heart (Stop Beating in Time), Time Ran Out on You, Never Had a Dream Come True, Have You Ever Been in Love , Your Love Still Brings Me to My Knees, Living in a Fantasy & Unchained Melody.
Musicians on the Original Gold album: Leo Sayer and others.
The Definitive Hits Collection
Universal Music 1999
Tracks: The Show Must Go On, One Man Band, Long Tall Glasses, Giving It All Away, 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, Dancing The Night Away, Raining In My Heart, More Than I Can Say, Living In A Fantasy, Have You Ever Been In Love, Heart (Stop Beating In Time) & Orchard Road.
Musicians on the The Definitive Hits Collection album: Leo Sayer and others.
The Best Of Leo Sayer
Disky Records 1998
Tracks: 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, I Can't Stop Loving You, Raining In My Heart, More Than I Can Say, Have You Ever Been In Love, Heart (Stop Beating In Time), Orchard Road, Till You Come Back To Me & Unchained Melody.
Musicians on the Best Of Leo Sayer album: Leo Sayer and others.
You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
Laserlight Records 1997
Tracks: How much love, You Make Me Feel Like Dancing, Reflections, No Business Like Love Business, I Hear The Laughter, Magdalena, Moonlight, Long Tall Glasses, Hold On To My Love, Paris Dies In The Morning, Rumours, Wonder Where The Lions Are, I Think We Fell In Love Too Fast, Endless Flight & Dancin' The Night Away.
Musicians on the You Make Me Feel Like Dancing album: Leo Sayer and others.
You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
WEA Records 1997
Tracks: You Make Me Feel Like Dancing, Thunder In My Heart, Living In A Fantasy, Dancing The Night Away, How Much Love, When I Need You, Giving It All Away, The Bells Of St. Mary's, In My Life & Let It Be.
Musicians on the You Make Me Feel Like Dancing album: Leo Sayer and others.
The Very Best Of
Go On Deluxe Records 1996
Tracks: You Make Me Feel Like Dancing, More Than I Can Say, When I Need You, Orchard Road, Thunder In My Heart and others.
Musicians on the The Very Best Of album: Leo Sayer and others.
1977 & 1978
Disky Records 1996
Tracks: CD1: Thunder In My Heart, Easy to Love, Leave Well Enough Alone, I Want You Back, It's Over, Fool For Your Love, World Keeps on Turning, There Isn't Anything Else, Everything I've Got & We Can Start All Over Again. CD2: Stormy Weather, Dancing the Night Away, I Can't Stop Loving You, La Booga Rooga, Raining in My Heart, Something Fine, Running To My Freedom, Frankie Lee, Don't Look Away & No Looking Back.
Musicians on the 1977 & 1978 album: Leo Sayer and others.
20 Great Love Songs
Disky Records 1996
Tracks: When I Need You, Orchard Road, Raining In My Heart, Unchained Melody, More Than I Can Say, Oh GirlLet It Be, How Beautiful You Are, I Can't Stop Loving You, Dancing The Night Away, Giving It All Away, Have You Ever Been In Love, Heart (Stop Beating In Time), Don't Wait Until Tomorrow, Till You Come Back To Me, I Will Not Stop Fighting, Never Had A Dream Come True, Sea Of Heartbreak, No Looking Back & Only Dreaming.
Musicians on the 20 Great Love Songs album: Leo Sayer and others.
The Show Must Go On
Rhino Records 1996
Tracks: The Show Must Go On, Oh Wot a Life, Innocent Bystander, Why Is Everybody Going Home?, Giving It All Away, One Man Band, Train, The Bells of St. Mary's, In My Life, Solo, Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance), Moonlighting, I Will Not Stop Fighting, The Last Gig of Johnny B. Goode, Unlucky in Love, Streets of Your Own, Another Year, Let It Be, You Make Me Feel Like Dancing (Single Version), When I Need You, How Much Love, Endless Flight, Thunder In My Heart, I Want You Back, Easy To Love, I Can't Stop Loving You (Though I Try), Raining in My Heart, Dancing The Night Away, Tonight the Sky's About to Cry, Oh Girl, Living In A Fantasy, Where Did We Go Wrong, More Than I Can Say, Have You Ever Been in Love, Paris Dies in the Morning, End of the Game, Heart (Stop Beating in Time), 'Til You Come Back to Me & Orchard Road.
Musicians on the The Show Must Go On album: Leo Sayer and others.
Collection
Castle Records 1992
Tracks: Leo Sayer and others.
Musicians on the Collection album: To be updated.
Cool Touch
EMI Records 1990
Tracks: Cool Touch, Rely On Me, Young And In Love, Paperback Town, Going Home, My Favourite, I Can't Stop, Heaven Knows, Agents Of The Heart & Suki's Missing.
Musicians on the Cool Touch album: Leo Sayer and others.
Cool Touch
EMI Records 1990
Tracks: Cool Touch, Rely On Me, Young And In Love, Paperback Town, Going Home, My Favourite, I Can't Stop, Heaven Knows, Agents Of The Heart & Suki's Missing.
Musicians on the Cool Touch album: Leo Sayer and others.
Have You Ever Been In Love
Warner Bros 1983
Tracks: 'Til You Come Back To Me, Sea of Heartbreak, More Than I Can Say, Darlin', Don't Wait Until Tomorrow, How Beautiful You Are, Orchard Road, Aviation, Heart (Stop Beating in Time), Your Love Still Brings Me to My Knees, Have You Ever Been in Love, Wounded Heart, Love Games & Never Had a Dream Come True.
Musicians on the Have You Ever Been In Love album: Leo Sayer and others.
World Radio
Chrysalis Records 1982
Tracks: Heart, Paris Dies In The Morning, Have You Ever Been in Love, Rumours, Heroes, 'Til You Let Your Heart Win, The End Of The Game, Wondering Where The Lions Are, We've Got Ourselves in Love & World Radio.
Musicians on the World Radio album: Leo Sayer and others.
World Radio
Chrysalis Records 1981
Tracks: Heart, Paris Dies In The Morning, Have You Ever Been in Love, Rumours, Heroes, 'Til You Let Your Heart Win, The End Of The Game, Wondering Where The Lions Are, We've Got Ourselves in Love & World Radio.
Musicians on the World Radio album: Leo Sayer and others.
Living In A Fantasy
Warner Bros 1980
Tracks: Time Ran Out On You, Where Did We Go Wrong, You Win I Lose, More Than I Can Say, Millionaire, Once In A While, Living In A Fantasy, She's Not Coming Back, Let Me Know & Only Foolin'.
Musicians on the Living In A Fantasy album: Leo Sayer and others.
The Very Best of Leo Sayer
Chrysalis Records 1979
Tracks: When I Need You, You Make Me Feel Like Dancing, Raining In My Heart, How Much Love, Dancing The Night Away, Thunder In My Heart, I Cant Stop Loving You (Though I Try), One Man Band, Giving It All Away, Train, Let It Be, Long Tall Glasses, Moonlighting & The Show Must Go On.
Musicians on the Very Best Of Leo Sayer album: Leo Sayer and others.
Here
Warner Bros 1979
Tracks: The World Has Changed, When The Money Runs Out, The End, Lost Control, An Englishman In The USA, Who Will The Next Fool Be, Work, Oh Girl, Ghosts & Takin' The Easy Way Out.
Musicians on the Here album: Leo Sayer and others.
Leo Sayer
Warner Bros 1978
Tracks: Stormy Weather, Dancing the Night Away, I Can't Stop Loving You, La Booga Rooga, Raining in My Heart, Something Fine, Running To My Freedom, Frankie Lee, Don't Look Away & No Looking Back.
Musicians on the Leo Sayer album: Leo Sayer and others.
Thunder In My Heart
Warner Bros 1977
Tracks: Thunder In My Heart, Easy to Love, Leave Well Enough Alone, I Want You Back, It's Over, Fool For Your Love, World Keeps on Turning, There Isn't Anything Else, Everything I've Got & We Can Start All Over Again.
Musicians on the Thunder In My Heart album: Leo Sayer and others.
Endless Flight
Chrysalis Records 1976
Tracks: Hold On To My Love, You Make Me Feel Like Dancing, Reflections, When I Need You, No Business Like Love Business, I Hear The Laughter, Magdalena, How Much Love, I Think We Fell in Love Too Fast & Endless Flight.
Musicians on the Endless Flight album: Leo Sayer and others.
Another Year
Warner Bros 1974
Tracks: Unlucky In Love, The Last Gig Of Johnny B. Goode, On The Old Dirt Road, I Will Not Stop Fighting, Moonlighting, Streets Of Your Town, The Kids Grown Up, Only Dreaming & Another Year.
Musicians on the Another Year album: Leo Sayer and others.
Just A Boy
Warner Bros 1974
Tracks: Telepath, Train, The Bells of St. Marys, One Man Band, In My Life, When I Came Home This Morning, Long Tall Glasses, Another Time, Solo & Giving It All Away.
Musicians on the Just A Boy album: Leo Sayer and others.
Silverbird
The Hit Label 1973
Tracks: Innocent Bystander, Goodnight Old Friend, Drop Back, Silverbird, The Show Must Go On, The Dancer, Tomorrow, Don't Say it's Over, Slow Motion, Oh Wot a Life & Why is Everybody Going Home.
Musicians on the Silverbird album: Leo Sayer and others.