The Very Best of Leo Sayer

Stellar British-born pop singer-songwriter Leo Sayer's earliest successes include writing Giving It All Away, Who frontman Roger Daltrey's first hit as a solo artist. Leo's own version of it is featured on this definitive single-disc retrospective, along with fifteen more classic tracks. Also included are Sayer's 1973 debut single, Why Is Everybody Going Home, the follow-up, The Show Must Go On #1 in the U.K. One Man Band and Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance)
from 1975's Just A Boy. The latter became his U.S. breakthrough hit, claiming #9 on Billboard®'s Pop singles chart. Sayer was a
fixture on the U.S. Top 40 through 81, with hits including More Than I Can Say, Living In A Fantasy, and the #1 singles When I Need You, and You Make Me Feel Like
Dancing, 1977's GRAMMY® winner for BestR&B Song, all featured here.

Searching for hits in the '70s, Leo Sayer became a tender balladeer, an Elton John wannabe, a falsetto-voiced disco crooner, and a straightforward pop "entertainer." Remarkably, Sayer was good was at everything-from the Tin Pan Alley pop to the power ballads. While he will certainly be remembered for "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing," Sayer's versatility is what's immediately obvious on this compilation. And aside from its obvious nostalgic charm, The Very Best of Leo Sayer sketches a portrait of a singer not only loaded with talent and ability, but also with resourcefulness, dedication, and an ability to remake himself with a speed that might impress Madonna. Loaded with songs you may have forgotten that you loved, this package, with comprehensive liner notes and hilarious photos, is both a consummate '70s document and a very entertaining listen. --S. Duda