Katie Puckrik Presents: ‘A Yacht Rock Odyssey’ Vinyl LP 2024

LP 1 - Sunshine

1. Christopher Cross Ride Like The Wind [45 Version]
2. Average White Band Whatcha Gonna Do for Me
3. The Pointer Sisters He’s So Shy
4. Bobby Caldwell What You Won’t Do For Love
5. Maxus Nobody’s Business
6. Lauren Wood Save The Man
7. Toto Africa
8. Robbie Dupree Steal Away
9. George Benson Turn Your Love Around
10. Stephen Bishop Save It For A Rainy Day
11. Carly Simon It Keeps You Runnin’
12. Bill Champlin Keys To The KingdomSIDE

LP 2 - Moonlight

1. Michael Sembello Lay Back (Menage À Trois)
2. Maria Muldaur Open Your Eyes
3. Paul Anka Walk A Fine Line
4. Little Feat Red Streamliner
5. Robert Palmer Give Me An Inch
6. Lonette McKee Maybe There Are Reasons
7. Michael McDonald I Keep Forgettin’ (Every Time You're Near)
8. Olivia Newton-John Magic
9. Diane Tell Tes Yeux
10. Kenny Rankin Creepin’
11. Pages The Sailor’s Song
12. Christopher Cross Sailing

‘A Yacht Rock Odyssey’ has been curated by TV and radio broadcaster and newspaper columnist, Katie Puckrik into four separate musical voyages of discovery that are the epitome of cool sophistication, with smooth grooves polished to perfection by session musicians and producers at their creative peak. As Katie’s intro to the genre draws you in, each of the tracks has been annotated to provide background, as she recalls her BBC TV series “I Can Go for That: The Smooth World of Yacht Rock”.

For this format of the connoisseurs’ collection, Katie has gathered 24 of the smartest, deepest cuts in the Yacht canon, along with classic tracks from the supremos of smooth. In compiling this set, her choices reflect compatibility of vibes, a musical kinship across the era, and a whiff of adults-only ennui.