World Radio
Studio album by Leo Sayer
Released
May 1982
Recorded
1982; Sunset Sound, Los Angeles; Atlantic Studios, New York City
Genre
Soft rock
Length
41:26
Label
Chrysalis (UK), Warner Bros. (USA)
Producer
Arif Mardin
Leo Sayer chronology
Living in a Fantasy,
(1980)
World Radio,
(1982)
Have You Ever Been in Love,
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source
Rating
Allmusic
World Radio is the ninth album by the English singer-songwriter, Leo Sayer, and was released in May 1982. It was (including the greatest hits compilation album, The Very Best of Leo Sayer) his tenth successive Top 50 chart entry in the UK Albums Chart, in a period of a little over eight years.
Track listing edit:
"Heart (Stop Beating in Time)" (Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb) - 4:35,
"Paris Dies in the Morning" (Leo Sayer, Andrew McCrorie-Shand) - 3:53,
"Have You Ever Been in Love" (Andy Hill, Peter Sinfield, John Danter) - 3:45,
"Rumours" (G. Mark, R. Smith) - 3:55,
"Heroes" (Sayer, David Courtney) - 4:21,
"'Til You Let Your Heart Win" (A. Willis, L. Wood) - 4:41,
"End of the Game" (Sayer, Courtney) - 3:28,
"Wondering Where the Lions Are" (Bruce Cockburn) - 3:28,
"We've Got Ourselves in Love" (Sayer, Courtney) - 3:54,
"World Radio" (Sayer, Courtney) - 5:26,
Personnel edit:
Musicians edit:
Leo Sayer - guitar, harmonica, vocals,
Robin Beck - background vocals,
Harry Bluestone - concert master,
Michael Boddicker - synthesizer,
Robbie Buchanan - piano,
Bob Christianson - synthesizer,
Sammy Figueroa - percussion,
Steve George - background vocals,
Lani Groves - background vocals,
Ralph Hammer - guitar,
David Hungate - bass,
Steve Khan - guitar,
Abraham Laboriel - bass,
Will Lee - bass,
Marcy Levy - background vocals,
Steve Lukather - guitar,
Gene Orloff - concert master,
Richard Page - background vocals,
Dean Parks - guitar,
Jeff Porcaro - drums,
James Stroud - Linn programming, fairlight, synclavier, synth programming,
Production edit:
Producer: Arif Mardin,
Assistant engineers: Terry Christian, Lewis Hahn, Jay Messina, Michael O'Reilly, Gray Russell,
Mixing: Jerry Lee Smith,
Mastering: George Marino,
Charts edit:
Album edit:
Year
Chart
Position
1982
UK Albums Chart
30
Singles edit:
Year
Singles
Chart
Position
1982
"Have You Ever Been in Love"
UK Singles Chart
10
1982
"Heart (Stop Beating in Time)"
UK Singles Chart
22
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