Now, you might be saying… “what is Yacht Rock?” Well in case you don’t know, yacht rock is music primarily created between 1976 and ’84, that can be characterized as smooth and melodic and typically combines elements of jazz, rhythm and blues, and rock. Think of artists like Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, 10CC, Steely Dan, Christopher Cross and Pablo Cruise. Think of the soft rock sounds of “AM Gold.” We’ll be featuring a selection of these songs throughout the weekend, and to better help you understand the music and sound of “Yacht Rock”, you can hear a sampling of songs below and check out the list of songs and artist you might hear over the weekend.
“Yacht Rock Music Sampler”
| I’m Not In Love | 10CC |
| The Things We Do For Love | 10CC |
| How Long | Ace |
| Even the Night Are Better | Air Supply |
| Time Passages | Al Stewart |
| Year Of The Cat | Al Stewart |
| Eye In The Sky | Alan Parsons Project |
| How Much I Feel | Ambrosia |
| The Biggest Part Of Me | Ambrosia |
| You’re The Woman (You and I) | Ambrosia |
| A Horse With No Name | America |
| Daisy Jane | America |
| Sister Golden Hair | America |
| Ventura Highway | America |
| You Can Do Magic | America |
| Lonely Boy | Andrew Gold |
| So In To You | Atlanta Rhythm Section |
| Spooky | Atlanta Rhythm Section |
| Guilty | Barbara Streisand [+] Barry Gibb |
| Just Another Day In Paradise | Bertie Higgins |
| Key Largo | Bertie Higgins |
| Lovely Day | Bill Withers |
| The Tide Is High | Blondie |
| Ride Captain Ride | Blues Image |
| Sentimental Lady | Bob Welch |
| What You Won’t Do for Love | Bobby Caldwell |
| Jojo | Boz Scaggs |
| Lido Shuffle | Boz Scaggs |
| Lowdown | Boz Scaggs |
| Baby I’m A Want You | Bread |
| Everything I Own | Bread |
| Make It With You | Bread |
| The Way It Is | Bruce Hornsby & The Range |
| Anticipation | Carly Simon |
| Coming Around Again | Carly Simon |
| You Belong To Me | Carly Simon |
| You’re So Vain | Carly Simon |
| Baby, What A Big Surprise | Chicago |
| Call On Me | Chicago |
| Just You ‘N’ Me | Chicago |
| Saturday In The Park | Chicago |
| Wishing You Were Here | Chicago |
| My Girl (Gone Gone Gone) | Chilliwack |
| Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can | Christopher Cross |
| Never Be The Same | Christopher Cross |
| Ride Like The Wind | Christopher Cross |
| Sailing | Christopher Cross |
| Feels So Good | Chuck Mangione |
| Couldn’t Get It Right | Climax Blues Band |
| Just A Song Before I Go | Crosby Stills Nash |
| Southern Cross | Crosby Stills Nash |
| Longer | Dan Fogelberg |
| We Just Disagree | Dave Mason |
| Goodbye Girl | David Gates |
| I.G.Y. | Donald Fagen |
| New Frontier | Donald Fagen |
| The Captain of the Heart | Double |
| Sharing The Night Together | DR. Hook |
| When You’re In Love With A Beautiful | Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show |
| After The Love Has Gone | Earth, Wind & Fire |
| Two Tickets To Paradise | Eddie Money |
| I’d Really Love To See You Tonight | England Dan [+] John Ford Coley |
| Love Is the Answer | England Dan [+] John Ford Coley |
| Nights Are Forever without You | England Dan [+] John Ford Coley |
| We’ll Never Have to Say Goodbye | England Dan [+] John Ford Coley |
| All By Myself | Eric Carmen |
| Never Gonna Fall In Love Again | Eric Carmen |
| Kiss You All Over | Exile |
| Just Remember I Love You | Firefall |
| You Are The Woman | Firefall |
| Dreams | Fleetwood Mac |
| Everywhere | Fleetwood Mac |
| You Make Loving Fun | Fleetwood Mac |
| Sweetheart | Frankie & The Knockouts |
| Dream Weaver | Gary Wright |
| Love Is Alive | Gary Wright |
| Breezin’ | George Benson |
| Give Me The Night | George Benson |
| Baker Street | Gerry Rafferty |
| Right Down The Line | Gerry Rafferty |
| I Just Wanna Stop | Gino Vannelli |
| Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald | Gordon Lightfoot |
| Just The Two of Us | Grover Washington Jr. |
| I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do) | Hall & Oates |
| Kiss On My List | Hall & Oates |
| One on One | Hall & Oates |
| Rich Girl | Hall & Oates |
| Sara Smile | Hall & Oates |
| She’s Gone | Hall & Oates |
| Shannon | Henry Gross |
| Route 101 | Herb Alpert |
| Rock The Boat | Hues Corporation |
| Doctor My Eyes | Jackson Browne |
| Somebody’s Baby | Jackson Browne |
| Yah Mo Be There | James Ingram |
| Handyman | James Taylor |
| Her Town Too | James Taylor |
| Shower the People | James Taylor |
| Thunder Island | Jay Ferguson |
| Miracles | Jefferson Starship |
| Runaway | Jefferson Starship |
| Changes In Latitudes, Changes In | Jimmy Buffett |
| Come Monday | Jimmy Buffett |
| Fins | Jimmy Buffett |
| Margaritaville | Jimmy Buffett |
| Steppin’ Out | Joe Jackson |
| Believe It Or Not (Theme from the | Joey Scarbury |
| Calypso | John Denver |
| I Can See Clearly Now | Johnny Nash |
| Swayin’ to the Music | Johnny Rivers |
| Heart to Heart | Kenny Loggins |
| This Is It | Kenny Loggins |
| Whenever I Call You Friend | Kenny Loggins [+] Stevie Nicks |
| I Like Dreamin’ | Kenny Nolan |
| When I Need You | Leo Sayer |
| You Make Me Feel Like Dancing | Leo Sayer |
| All Night Long | Lionel Richie |
| Cool Change | Little River Band |
| Lonesome Loser | Little River Band |
| Reminiscing | Little River Band |
| The Night Owls | Little River Band |
| Where Were You When I Was Falling | Lobo |
| Danny’s Song | Loggins & Messina |
| Vahevala | Loggins & Messina |
| Brandy (You’re A Fine Girl) | Looking Glass |
| You Don’t Have To Be A Star | Marilyn McCoo [+] Billy Davis, Jr. |
| Hearts | Marty Balin |
| Break My Stride | Matthew Wilder |
| This Night Won’t Last Forever | Michael Johnson |
| I Gotta Try | Michael McDonald |
| I Keep Forgettin’ | Michael McDonald |
| Sweet Freedom | Michael McDonald |
| Wildfire | Michael Murphy |
| Lotta Love | Nicolette Larson |
| Dancin’ Shoes | Nigel Olsson |
| American Dream | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
| Magic | Olivia Newton John |
| Dance With Me | Orleans |
| Still The One | Orleans |
| Jackie Blue | Ozark Mountain Daredevils |
| A Place in the Sun | Pablo Cruise |
| Love Will Find a Way | Pablo Cruise |
| Whatcha Gonna Do? | Pablo Cruise |
| I Go Crazy | Paul Davis |
| Arrow Through Me | Paul McCartney |
| With A Little Luck | Paul McCartney |
| Baby Come Back | Player |
| Crazy Love | Poco |
| Let Me Love You Tonight | Pure Prairie League |
| Hearts On Fire | Randy Meisner |
| Just When I Needed You Most | Randy VanWarmer |
| You Can’t Change That | Ray Parker, Jr. [+] Raydio |
| Chuck E’s In Love | Ricky Lee Jones |
| (Your Love is Lifting Me) Higher and | Rita Coolidge |
| Hot Rod Hearts | Robbie Dupree |
| Steal Away | Robbie Dupree |
| Every Kind of People | Robert Palmer |
| Escape (The Pina Colada Song) | Rupert Holmes |
| Him | Rupert Holmes |
| Chevy Van | Sammy Johns |
| Smoke From A Distant Fire | Sanford Townsend Band |
| Diamond Girl | Seals & Crofts |
| Get Closer | Seals & Crofts |
| Summer Breeze | Seals & Crofts |
| I Got to Know | Starbuck |
| Moonlight Feels Right | Starbuck |
| Deacon Blues | Steely Dan |
| Do It Again | Steely Dan |
| Hey, Nineteen | Steely Dan |
| Peg | Steely Dan |
| Reelin’ In the Years | Steely Dan |
| On And On | Stephen Bishop |
| Save It For A Rainy Day | Stephen Bishop |
| The Joker | Steve Miller Band |
| Somebody’s Knockin’ | Terri Gibbs |
| Minute by Minute | The Doobie Brothers |
| Takin’ It To The Streets | The Doobie Brothers |
| What A Fool Believes | The Doobie Brothers |
| It Keeps You Runnin’ | The Doobie Brothers [+] Michael |
| I Can’t Tell You Why | The Eagles |
| New Kid In Town | The Eagles |
| One Of These Nights | The Eagles |
| Tequila Sunrise | The Eagles |
| Hello It’s Me | Todd Rundgren |
| I Saw The Light | Todd Rundgren |
| 99 | Toto |
| Africa | Toto |
| Georgy Porgy | Toto |
| Rosanna | Toto |
| Love Is the Answer | Utopia |
| The Hustle | Van McCoy |
| Magnet and Steel | Walter Egan |
