SAIL
AWAY
(final LP)
Cover
illustration by Yuriko Hirose
This is the 5th
released Splinter album and the second after leaving Dark Horse Records.
This LP was released in Japan only, on Columbia Records in 1981. The
same LP was released in the U.K. in 1980 on the Bellaphon label but with
no title. It had pictures
of the Splinter members instead of a painting on the cover and the same
track listing with the exception of "Pigalle" being replaced by the song
"All That Love".
Catalog
#: Columbia YX-7292-AX, released July 1, 1981 (Japan only)
label side 1 | label
side 2 | insert
sheet front | insert
sheet back
SIDE
1:
1. Innocent
[Robert
J. Purvis & William Elliott] (4:08)
lead vocals: Bill Elliott & Bob Purvis
2. Plane
Leaving Tokyo [Robert J. Purvis]
(3:59)
lead vocal: Bill Elliott
3. Another
Time Another Place [Robert
J. Purvis] (3:54)
lead vocal: Bob Purvis
4. Too Far
Down The Line [Robert
J. Purvis] (3:48)
lead vocal: Bill Elliott
5. Take It Or
Leave It [Robert
J. Purvis & William
Elliott] (3:40)
lead vocal: Bob Purvis
SIDE
2:
1. Passing
Through [Robert
J. Purvis & William
Elliott] (4:10)
lead vocal: Bob Purvis
2. Touch
Yet Never Feel [Robert
J. Purvis] (3:30)
lead vocal: Bill Elliott
3. Don't Leave
Me Now [Robert
J. Purvis] (2:48)
lead vocal: Bill Elliott
4. Pigalle
[Robert
J. Purvis] (4:22)
lead vocal: Bob Purvis
5. Sail Away
[Robert
J. Purvis] (4:29)
lead vocal: Bill Elliott
Bill Elliott: vocals & backing vocals
Bob Purvis: vocals & backing vocals, rhythm guitars
Alan Hodge: guitars
Dave Quinn: bass guitar
Alan Eden: drums
Jo Partridge: acoustic & electric guitars, and mandolin
Mel Collins: horns
Jack Emblow: accordion
Dave Katz Organisation: strings
Roger Rettig: pedal steel guitar
©1981 Columbia Records
Arranged and produced by: Jimmy Horowitz. Courtesy of Gaff
Management Ltd.
Recorded at: Sawmills Studio Golant, Cornwall (February 1980 -
backing tracks) and Regents Park Studio, London (March 1980 - vocals)
Engineers: Jerry Boys and Rob Arenstein
Thanks to everyone that
helped us to make this album and Johnny Nomura in particular.