Biography
Sailor are a British pop group, best known in the 1970s for their hit singles “A Glass of Champagne” and “Girls, Girls, Girls”, written by the group’s lead singer and 12-string guitar player, Georg Kajanus. Sailor first came together in 1973 with the addition of musicians Henry Marsh (ex-Gringo) and Grant Serpell (ex-Affinity).
Album & Cover
The group’s first UK single was “Traffic Jam” from their first album, Sailor. “A Glass of Champagne”, issued late the following year from the Trouble album, reached #2 in the UK Singles Chart. The follow-up, “Girls, Girls, Girls”, also made the Top 10, but of their subsequent singles, only “One Drink Too Many” , from The Third Step album, registered in the UK Top 40.
Although “The Third Step” did not contain the degree of single success as the “Trouble” album the year before, it did provide SAILOR with some of its best live songs which were firm favourites at concerts. “One Drink Too Many” and “Give Me La Samba”, containing some of Georg’s best and most amusing lyrics opened many of the shows on the 1976/77 tours. The haunting quality of “Quay Hotel” and “Melancholy” also stand out as powerful works, giving “The Third Step” its own unique personality. http://www.sailor-music.com
Cover Location: Hipgnosis Studio, London, UK
Who Did What: Photography P. Christopherson/S. Thorgerson
Label: Epic EPC81637(UK)
Source: Vinyl. Album. Cover. Art, The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue: Aubrey Powell
Tracklist
| Side One One Drink Too Many Give Me La Samba Cool Breeze Two Ladies On The Corner Dancing |
Side Two Stiletto Heels Out Of Money Hanna Quay Hotel Melancholy |
Credits
Arranged By [Vocal And Instrumental Arrangements], Effects [Special] – Sailor
Bass, Electric Piano [Nickelodeon], Synthesizer [Synthesised Brass And Reed], Vocals – Henry Marsh
Drums, Percussion, Vocals – Grant Serpell
Engineer [Associate] – Bernie O’Gorman, Damion Korner
Piano, Electric Piano [Nickelodeon], Synthesizer [Synthesised Strings], Organ [Calliope], Xylophone, Vocals – Phil Pickett
Producer, Engineer, Mixed By – Jeffrey Lesser
Twelve-String Guitar, Charango, Harmonium, Piano, Lead Vocals, Words By, Music By, Written-By, Directed By – Georg Kajanus
