Sail Away (Sam Neely song)

"Sail Away" is a song written by Rafe Van Hoy, and first recorded by American country music artist Sam Neely. Neely's version was released in September 1977. The single peaked at number 98 on Hot Country Songs and 84 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[2] Kenny Rogers covered the song on his Love or Something Like It album.

"Sail Away"
Single by The Oak Ridge Boys
from the album The Oak Ridge Boys Have Arrived
B-side	"The Only One"[1]
Released	April 7, 1979
Genre	Country
Length	3:30
Label	MCA
Songwriter(s)	Rafe Van Hoy
Producer(s)	Ron Chancey
The Oak Ridge Boys singles chronology
"Come On In" (1978) "Sail Away" (1979) "Rhythm Guitar" (1979)

It was later covered by American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys. It was released in April 1979 as the first single from their album The Oak Ridge Boys Have Arrived. The song spent thirteen weeks on the Hot Country Songs charts and peaked at number two. In Canada, the song spent three weeks at the number one position on the RPM Country Tracks chart, reaching that position on the June 2, 1979 chart.^[3] Though not issued as a single in the United States, Rogers version was issued as one in the United Kingdom and as a result featured on his popular compilation album The Kenny Rogers Singles Album.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1979)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4]	2
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[5]	29
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary	8

Year-end charts

Chart (1979)	Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6]	39