Yacht Rock Essentials
A curated collection of the finest yacht rock tracks from the 1970s and 1980s, featuring smooth production, jazz-inflected harmonies, and iconic soft rock melodies. Perfect for breezy days and high-fidelity relaxation.
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Tracks
- Sailing · Christopher Cross
- Rosanna · Toto
- Peg · Steely Dan
- What a Fool Believes · The Doobie Brothers
- Lowdown · Boz Scaggs
- I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near) · Michael McDonald
- Biggest Part of Me · Ambrosia
- Reminiscing · Little River Band
- Ride Like the Wind · Christopher Cross
- How Long · Ace
- You Make Loving Fun · Fleetwood Mac
- Hold the Line · Toto
- FM (No Static at All) · Steely Dan
- Minute by Minute · The Doobie Brothers
- Slow Dancer · Boz Scaggs
- Baker Street · Gerry Rafferty
- Cool Night · Paul Davis
- Heart to Heart · Kenny Loggins
- Georgy Porgy · Toto
- Escape (The Piña Colada Song) · Rupert Holmes
- Baby Come Back · Player
- Just the Two of Us · Grover Washington Jr. feat. Bill Withers
- Year of the Cat · Al Stewart
- Sweet Freedom · Michael McDonald
- Lido Shuffle · Boz Scaggs
- Africa · Toto
- Doctor My Eyes · Jackson Browne
- Long Train Runnin' · The Doobie Brothers
- Key Largo · Bertie Higgins
- Sara Smile · Daryl Hall & John Oates
- I'm Not in Love · 10cc
- Chuck E.'s In Love · Rickie Lee Jones
- Human Nature · Michael Jackson
- Never Be the Same · Christopher Cross
- Steal Away · Robbie Dupree
- Deacon Blues · Steely Dan
- You Can Go Your Own Way · Fleetwood Mac
- This Is It · Kenny Loggins
- You Belong to the City · Glenn Frey
- Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) · Christopher Cross
- Look for the Silver Lining · The Doobie Brothers
- Show Me the Way · Peter Frampton
- Jackie Blue · Ozark Mountain Daredevils
- Right Down the Line · Gerry Rafferty
- Any World (That I'm Welcome To) · Steely Dan
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Based on the prompt: The yacht rock essentials — smooth 70s and 80s soft rock, jazz-tinged, impeccably produced. Steely Dan, Toto, Michael McDonald, Christopher Cross.