Sorry for the lack of updates fellas, but I assure you I still love yacht rock and have many gems left to share. To make up for lost time, I recently made a 26 track playlist over on 8tracks of yacht rock (past, recent and present) that covers various bands and artists from the 70's to the present day. A few aren't even American, and a few have been mentioned in past posts...but overall I think this playlist is as good a distillation as your gonna get of what I love in the genre, so enjoy!
The Ideal 101: Westcoast-AOR, AKA Yacht Rock
"Twenty six gems, some obscure and some not, of smooth sailin' yacht rock / Westcoast goodness from the 70's through the modern day. Includes artists such as Gino Vannelli, Ole Børud, Robbie Dupree, and many many more!"
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Tracklist:
1. 'We Own The Night' - Geyster
Album: Radio Geyster 1977
Year: 2011
2.'Union Square' - Paul Bertolino
Album: Where The Buildings Hit The Sky
Year: 2012
3. '1978 (Leave The Radio On)' - Ed Motta
Album: AOR
Year: 2013
4. 'Soul Detective' - Bernard Oattes
Album: Soul Detective
Year: 1994
5. 'Mystery Girl' - Bugatti & Musker
Album: The Dukes
Year: 1982
6. 'Coming Down From Love' - Bobby Caldwell
Album: Cat In The Hat
Year: 1980
7. 'Simone' - Boz Scaggs
Album: Middle Man
Year: 1980
8. 'Why' - Robbie Dupree
Album: Carried Away
Year: 1989
9. 'I Know You'll Bring Us Back' - The Diogenes Club
Album: The Diogenes Club
Year: 2011
10. 'Jojo (Cover)' - Arnold McCuller
Album: Fly Away: The Songs Of David Foster
Year: 2009
11. 'Gettin' To The Good Part' - Herbie Hancock
Album: Lite Me Up
Year: 1982
12. '311' - Hiroshima
Album: Go
Year: 1987
13. 'Another Sun' - Yutaka
Album: Another Sun
Year: 1993
14. 'U Turn' - Joe Sample
Album: Spellbound
Year: 1989
15. 'One More Try' - Ole Børud
Album: Shakin' The Ground
Year: 2008
16. 'Seven Years' - Nate Williams
Album: Got To Let Go
Year: 2014
17. 'Golden Girl' - Jakata
Album: Light The Night
Year: 1984
18. 'And Love Goes On' - Earth, Wind & Fire
Album: Faces
Year: 1980
19. 'The Years' - Bruce Hibbard
Album: Time Waits
Year: 2000
20. 'Look Who's Lonely Now (Cover)' - Ricky Peterson
Album: Night Watch
Year: 1990
21. 'No One There' - Eric Tagg
Album: Dreamwalkin'
Year: 1982
22. 'Give It Up' - Lava
Album: Cruisin'
Year: 1981
23. 'Ride On Time (Cover)' - Gene Miller
Album: Tatsuro Songs From L.A. 2
Year: 1991
24. 'Tomorrow's Girls' - Donald F
agen
Album: Kamakiriad
Year: 1993
25. 'Where Am I Going' - Gino Vannelli
Album: Storm At Sunup
Year: 1975
26. 'Sunset' - Makoto Matsus
hita
Album: First Light
Year: 1981