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"Orinoco Flow", also released as "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)", is a song by Irish singer-songwriter Enya from her second studio album, Watermark (1988). It was released on 3 October 1988 by WEA Records in the United Kingdom and by Geffen Records in the United States the following year.
While the song is conceptually similar to the many charity supergroup singles released in the mid 1980s, "Sailing Away" has its origins as a television advertisement and was not a charity record. [1] The song uses the melody of the Māori folk song "Pokarekare Ana", and is bookended with a verse of the original song. [2]
The song was sampled on Krayzie Bone's song "Paradise" released in 2008. The song can be partially heard in the 2022 Michael Bay movie Ambulance. [15] Also covered by George Benson on his album, Songs and Stories. Daveed Diggs covered the song in Trolls Band Together in the medley number Vacay Island.
"Sail Away" (Sam Neely song), 1977; covered by the Oak Ridge Boys, 1979 "Sail Away" (Urban Cookie Collective song) , 1994 " Orinoco Flow (Sail Away) ", a 1988 song by Enya
The 1980s produced chart-topping hits in pop, hip-hop, rock, and R&B. Here's a list of the best songs from the time, ranging from Toto to Michael Jackson.
"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.
"Come Sail Away" is a song by American rock group Styx, written and sung by singer and songwriter Dennis DeYoung and featured on the band's seventh album The Grand Illusion (1977). Upon its release as the lead single from the album, "Come Sail Away" peaked at #8 in January 1978 on the Billboard Hot 100 , and helped The Grand Illusion achieve ...
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