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  2. Cats on the Coast - Wikipedia

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    In a review for AllMusic, Dave Lynch wrote: "Some great music from Sea Level was still to come, but the best moments of Cats on the Coast wouldn't be topped." [2]Exposé's Peter Thelen stated that, with the album, "there... seemed to be a new emphasis on the vocal material, which seemed to be changing from a country funk sound into more of a funky white soul a la Boz Scaggs.

  3. Sea Level (band) - Wikipedia

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    Sea Level was an American rock band from Macon, Georgia. Formed in 1976, the band was an offshoot of the Allman Brothers Band . Between 1977 and 1980, the band released five studio albums which incorporated elements of funk , blues and Latin music .

  4. Sailor (song) - Wikipedia

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    "Sailor" is the title of the English-language rendering of the 1959 schlager composition "Seemann (Deine Heimat ist das Meer)" originally written in German by Werner Scharfenberger and lyricist Fini Busch : featuring lyrics in English by Norman Newell (writing as David West), "Sailor" would in 1961 afford Petula Clark her first UK #1 hit ...

  5. Marianne (Terry Gilkyson song) - Wikipedia

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    During the 1956–57 American calypso craze, the Easy Riders, Burl Ives, and other interpreters of folk music further popularized the song, generally under the title "Marianne". [2] Harry Belafonte recorded the track on at least three albums. [3] "Mary Ann" continued to be a favorite with steel bands and calypso entertainers at Caribbean ...

  6. Northwest Passage (song) - Wikipedia

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    The song appears on an album of the same name released by Rogers in 1981, and is considered one of the classic songs in Canadian music history. When Peter Gzowski of CBC's national radio program Morningside asked Canadians to pick an alternative national anthem , "Northwest Passage" was the overwhelming choice of his listeners.

  7. 26 Miles (Santa Catalina) - Wikipedia

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    "26 Miles (Santa Catalina)" is a popular song by the 1950s and 1960s pop band The Four Preps. The band's biggest hit, it reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100, number six on the Billboard R&B chart, [2] and number 11 in Canada in 1958. [3]

  8. Ebb Tide (song) - Wikipedia

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    In 1954, Roy Hamilton reached number five on the US Best Sellers in Stores chart. [3] In 1958, Frank Sinatra recorded a Nelson Riddle arranged interpretation of the song as part of his album, "Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely". [4] In 1965, the Righteous Brothers vocal version was the most successful, peaking at number five on the US Hot ...

  9. Poinciana (song) - Wikipedia

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    Orchestra leader Jerry Wald was a rare early aficionado of the song, and Wald's showcasing of "Poinciana" during his 1943 gig at the Hotel New Yorker has been credited with boosting its profile, [4] [5] "Poinciana" being recorded in 1943 by Glenn Miller with his Army Air Force Band, with three 1944 recordings of the song afforded hit status ...