"Sail Away" is a song written by Rafe Van Hoy, and first recorded by American
country music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...
artist
Sam Neely. Neely's version was released in September 1977. The single peaked at number 98 on
Hot Country Songs and 84 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100. Kenny Rogers covered the song on his ''
Love or Something Like It
''Love or Something Like It'' is the fifth studio album by country music superstar Kenny Rogers, released in 1978. It was Rogers' fourth #1 hit album.
Overview
The album's title cut (" Love or Something Like It") also topped the charts. Though th ...
'' album.
It was later covered by American country music group
The Oak Ridge Boys
The Oak Ridge Boys are an American country and gospel vocal quartet originating in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The group was founded in the 1940s as the Oak Ridge Quartet. They became popular in Southern gospel during the 1950s. Their name was chang ...
. It was released in April 1979 as the first single from their album ''
The Oak Ridge Boys Have Arrived''. The song spent thirteen weeks on the
Hot Country Songs charts and peaked at number two. In Canada, the song spent three weeks at the number one position on the ''
RPM
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Standards
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'' Country Tracks chart, reaching that position on the June 2, 1979 chart.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
Songs about boats
Songs about oceans and seas
1977 singles
1979 singles
1977 songs
Sam Neely songs
Kenny Rogers songs
The Oak Ridge Boys songs
Elektra Records singles
MCA Records singles
Song recordings produced by Ron Chancey
Songs written by Rafe Van Hoy
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