Leo Sayer (born Gerard Hugh Sayer, 21 May 1948, Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex) is an English singer-songwriter and musician, now based in Australia, whose singing career has spanned four decades. A distinctive singer-songwriter, Sayer was a top singles and album act on both sides of the Atlantic in the 1970s. His first seven hit singles in the UK all reached the Top 10 - a feat first registered by his one-time manager, Adam Faith. From his first hit with The show must go on in 1973 to the present day, Sayer has never been missing from the charts for longer than five successive years.

Sayer has had success worldwide with his single and album releases, particularly in the UK and the U.S. He was initially discovered by David Courtney, who then co-managed him with the singer turned manager, Adam Faith. Sayer began his music career co-writing songs with David Courtney, including Giving it all away which gave Roger Daltrey of The Who his first hit as a soloist in 1973.
That same year, Sayer began his career as a recording artist. At the time of his initial chart breakthrough in the UK, with his debut hit The show must go on (Three Dog Night song), he wore a pierrot style outfit and make-up and the song shot up to number two. He had subsequent single hits with for example One man band (1974), Long tall glasses (1975) and Moonlighting (1975).

Leo Sayer: "The third and final album produced by Richard Perry had a far more organic flavour than the predecessors. Fleetwood Mac’s Lindsey Buckingham played guitar (Something fine is just him and me) and there was a slightly country tinge to tracks like Stormy Weather, Running to my freedom and Raining in my heart. But there was a lot of contrast too. Don’t look away is pure rock and Frankie Lee was written and performed with Ray Parker (of Ghostbusters fame). The album’s closer No looking back gets the big strings treatment and Billy Nichol’s I can’t stop loving you was a big hit single in the UK, Europe and Australia."

1 Stormy weather (Sayer, Snow) 2 Dancing the night away (Brown, Smith) 3 I can't stop loving you (Though I try) (Nicols) 4 La booga rooga (Fairweather-Low) 5 Raining in my heart (Bryant, Bryant) 6 Something fine (Brown) 7 Running to my freedom (Snow, Vastano) 8 Frankie Lee (Parker, Sayer) 9 Don't look away (Sayer) 10 No looking back (Sayer, Snow) Musicians: Ben Benay - guitar Ollie E. Brown - percussion Jackson Browne - vocals Lindsey Buckingham - guitar Michael Carnahan - horn Lenny Castro - percussion, conductor Bill Champlin - vocals Scott Edwards - bass Richard Felts - born Jim Gilstrap - vocals Jay Graydon - guitar Bobbye Hall - percussion James Newton Howard - clavinet Davey Johnstone - guitar Bobby Kimball - vocals Russ Kunkel - drums David Lindley - mandolin, violin, guitar (steel) Andy Fairweather Low - vocals, guitar Steve Lukather - guitar (1) (4) (7-9) David Paich - piano, Keyboards Ray Parker, Jr. - guitar Dean Parks - guitar Greg Phillinganes - piano, keyboards Jeff Porcaro - drums Steve Porcaro - synthesizer Chuck Rainey - bass Tom Saviano - saxophone, horn arrangements Leo Sayer - guitar, harmonica, vocals Leland Sklar - bass Tom Snow - piano, vocals Fred Tackett - guitar Waddy Wachtel - guitar Here World radio Have you ever been in love

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