Sails (Orleans)

[craigdobbins]

For those of you who may not have heard the original by Orleans. This was from the same album as "Still The One", a massive hit in 1976. Both Chet and Steve Wariner recorded "Sails", and didn't have to change much- it's all there. Of course, Chet also recorded "Dance With Me", another great Orleans song, written by John and Johanna Hall.

Hope you enjoy,

Craig

[BillB]

Thanks for sharing, Craig!
Those other two songs are very familiar to a lot of people, but most of them can't tell you the name of the band that did them. I was playing Sails one time, and a lady said to me, "Isn't that a Chet Atkins song?" I explained to her that it also had words and was originally done by Orleans, and I also told her about Steve Wariner doing it with vocals. Turned out that she was also a fan of Steve's, but she didn't have the album with Sails. I'm guessing that she probably does now.

Bill B.

[Randy Finney]

and didn't have to change much- it's all there.

Indeed, "Sails", and the others you mention are very well written tunes. I have always thought that "Sails" works much better as an instrumental than a vocal tune. For me, it has that "sounds-as-if-the-lyrics-were-added-later" feel - even though it is a singable/memorable melody.

I wonder if Chet may have felt this and was attracted to the tune for this reason?

In any case, Chet sure had good taste!

Randy