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| • | Sail On, Sailor was the final song recorded for the 1973 Beach Boys album Holland. The song was written over a period of two years by Beach Boy Brian Wilson, along with Van Dyke Parks (Brian's lyricist for Smile), then-Beach Boys manager Jack Rieley, Ray Kennedy, and Tandyn Almer (composer of the Association's "Along Comes Mary").
When the Beach Boys submitted the original version of Holland to Warner Brothers in October 1972, the album was rejected by the company for lacking a potential hit single. After discussion among Warners executives, an associate, Van Dyke Parks, said that he had a tape of a song that he had cowritten with Brian Wilson entitled "Sail On, Sailor." Warners then told the Beach Boys to drop what the company perceieved as the weakest track, "We Got Love," and replace it with the Wilson-Parks tune. The song eventually featured contributions (some dating back from 1971) from Ray Kennedy and Tandyn Almer, and underwent some lyrical revision from Beach Boys manager Jack Rieley.
"Sail On, Sailor" was recorded in late October 1972, some time after the Beach Boys had left Holland. However, Brian Wilson was not involved at all with the song's recording sessions, leaving the basic track to be recorded by Brian's brother Carl and ex-Flame and then-Beach Boys members Ricky Fataar and Blondie Chaplin. The lead vocal was first attempted by Dennis Wilson, who sang the vocal once before leaving to go surfing. Carl was the next to attempt a vocal, but he then suggested that Chaplin make an attempt. After two takes, Carl decided that Chaplin's vocal would feature as the lead.
"Sail On, Sailor" was released as a single in 1973, backed with "Only With You." However, the single only reached #79 on the singles charts. "Sail On, Sailor"/"Only With You" was rereleased in 1975, and ended up charting higher at #49. The song is still regarded as one of the Beach Boys' best songs of the 1970's, and one of Brian Wilson's last classic songs he wrote for the group.
Source: [wikipedia: sail on, sailor]
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