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If You Like Piña Coladas: “NOW” Series Celebrates Yacht Rock on New Volume

July 15, 2019 By Joe Marchese 10 Comments

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Shimmering guitars, breezy horns, smooth keyboards, and crisp vocals on well-crafted songs with catchy choruses: all of those qualities might have once described “soft rock” or “adult-oriented rock,” but more recently the genre has experienced a resurgence as “yacht rock.”  Though the term was originally intended in a pejorative way, it’s come to be accepted by many of the progenitors of the genre including Michael McDonald and John Oates.  There’s an entire book on the yacht rock phenomenon, a touring group known as The Yacht Rock Revue, and a popular yearly SiriusXM radio station that sets sail every summer.  Now, Sony Music Entertainment and Universal Music Group are getting into the act with a new volume of their jointly-produced, long-running series.  NOW That’s What I Call Yacht Rock features 18 of the most popular songs associated with yacht rock.  It’s due on August 2, the same date as NOW That’s What I Call Music! 71.

NOW That’s What I Call Yacht Rock is packed with classic, melodic delights from artists steeped in pop, rock, R&B, and jazz (not to mention country and the blues) – reflecting the diversity of the so-called yacht rock genre.  Alongside Kenny Loggins’ anthem “This Is It” (co-written by, and featuring, Michael McDonald), the set includes radio staples from bands (Toto’s “Africa,” Looking Glass’ “Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl),” Climax Blues Band’s “Couldn’t Get It Right,” Little River Band’s “Cool Change”) and singer-songwriters (Dave Mason’s “We Just Disagree,” Dan Fogelberg’s “Longer,” Rupert Holmes’ “Escape (The Piña Colada Song)”) alike.  Never mind that many of these songs and artists don’t fit into one simple box or even style, and most of the tracks are quite sophisticated in composition and production; 10cc’s “I’m Not in Love” is a masterpiece of studio wizardry while Holmes’ “Escape” is a witty, urbane story song.  What these 18 songs have in common is their ability to transport listeners, decades later, to a time when melody reigned supreme in popular music.

NOW That’s What I Call Yacht Rock hits stores on CD, LP, and digital platforms on August 2.  You can pre-order and peruse the track listing below.

Various Artists, NOW That’s What I Call Yacht Rock (Sony/Universal, 2019) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

  1. Feels So Good – Chuck Mangione
  2. Africa – Toto
  3. This Is It – Kenny Loggins
  4. Cool Change – Little River Band
  5. Baby I Love Your Way (Live) – Peter Frampton
  6. Baby Come Back – Player
  7. Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl) – Looking Glass
  8. Escape (The Piña Colada Song) – Rupert Holmes
  9. What You Won’t Do for Love – Bobby Caldwell
  10. Couldn’t Get It Right – Climax Blues Band
  11. How Long – Ace
  12. I Just Wanna Stop – Gino Vannelli
  13. We Just Disagree – Dave Mason
  14. Crazy Love – Poco
  15. Jackie Blue – The Ozark Mountain Daredevils
  16. Love Will Find a Way – Pablo Cruise
  17. I’m Not in Love – 10cc
  18. Longer – Dan Fogelberg

Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: 10cc, Dan Fogelberg, Dave Mason, Kenny Loggins, Peter Frampton, Poco, Rupert Holmes, The Climax Blues Band, Various Artists

Joe Marchese

JOE MARCHESE (Editor) joined The Second Disc shortly after its launch in early 2010, and has since penned daily news and reviews about classic music of all genres. In 2015, Joe formed the Second Disc Records label. Celebrating the great songwriters, producers and artists who created the sound of American popular song, Second Disc Records, in conjunction with Real Gone Music, has released newly-curated collections produced by Joe from iconic artists such as Johnny Mathis, Bobby Darin, Laura Nyro, Melissa Manchester, Chet Atkins, and many others. He has contributed liner notes to reissues from a diverse array of artists, among them Nat "King" Cole, Paul Williams, Lesley Gore, Dusty Springfield, B.J. Thomas, The 5th Dimension, Burt Bacharach, The Mamas and the Papas, Carpenters, Perry Como, Rod McKuen, Doris Day, Jackie DeShannon, and Andy Williams, and has compiled releases for talents including Robert Goulet and Keith Allison of Paul Revere and the Raiders. Over the past two decades, Joe has also worked in a variety of capacities on and off Broadway as well as at some of the premier theatres in the U.S., including Lincoln Center Theater, George Street Playhouse, Paper Mill Playhouse, Long Wharf Theatre, and the York Theatre Company. He has felt privileged to work on productions alongside artists such as the late Jack Klugman, Eli Wallach, Arthur Laurents, Betty Comden and Adolph Green. In 2009, Joe began contributing theatre and music reviews to the print publication The Sondheim Review, and in 2012, he joined the staff of The Digital Bits as a regular contributor writing about film and television on DVD and Blu-ray. Joe currently resides in the suburbs of New York City.

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Comments

  1. Steven says

    July 15, 2019 at 3:11 pm

    No Christopher Cross….come on.

    Reply
    • Gootsy says

      July 15, 2019 at 3:48 pm

      My thought, exactly… “Ride Like The Wind” and “Sailing” (duh!) are Yacht Rock staples !

      Reply
      • Joe Marchese says

        July 15, 2019 at 3:55 pm

        I suspect licensing issues are the reason for the non-appearance of Christopher Cross (and other yacht rock staples like Michael McDonald and the McDonald-era Doobie Brothers). The NOW! series is a joint venture between Sony and Universal, whereas those artists’ catalogues are controlled by Warner Music Group.

        Reply
    • Rich says

      July 15, 2019 at 4:53 pm

      Remember…this is being released by Sony/Universal…Christopher Cross, Michael McDonald et al are on Warners…that is most likely the reason why they are not being included…

      Reply
  2. William says

    July 15, 2019 at 4:34 pm

    Is it April Fool’s Day? Can’t wait for the “Now That’s What I Call Cargo Shorts Dad-Rock!” edition. Also, where is the Jimmy Buffett?

    Reply
    • Kenny says

      July 16, 2019 at 9:02 am

      THE Jimmy Buffett will be in London in September, Don’t know where he is at the moment

      Reply
  3. Rob Maurer says

    July 15, 2019 at 5:59 pm

    12/18 (or 2/3) NYACHT Rock.

    Reply
  4. Peter Haas says

    July 15, 2019 at 8:16 pm

    How Long Is pub rock. I’m Not in Love is just pop.
    Whatevs.

    Reply
    • Jarmo Keranen says

      July 17, 2019 at 4:38 am

      To my ears Ace’s How Long sounds like 10cc and just pop. Not pub rock at all!

      Reply
  5. Dave Tanner says

    July 16, 2019 at 1:55 pm

    Now thats what I call Bandwagon Jumping….

    Reply

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