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Music | This Bay Area band was ‘yacht rock’ way before ‘yacht rock’ was a thing
Pablo cruise brings its soft-rock hits to guild theatre.
For Bay Area band Pablo Cruise , however, the connection to the genre has been longer — and more literal — than for most.
“Our headquarters was an 82-foot schooner in the Corinthian Yacht Club in Tiburon,” says Cory Lerios, who co-founded Pablo Cruise in 1973. “So, we were definitely yacht rockers back before yacht rock was a term.”
From that base, the band has delivered some defining gems in what is now known as the yacht rock genre, which celebrates the smooth a.m. radio staples of the ‘70s and early ‘80s delivered by such artists as Toto, Nicolette Larson, Poco and the Little River Band.
Most notably, Pablo Cruise was responsible for the meticulously produced soft-rock numbers “Whatcha Gonna Do?” and “Love Will Find a Way,” both of which were Top 10 hits and rank as first-tier yacht rock staples.
Those songs — which sound as good today as they did when they first came out in the late ‘70s — are two of the biggest reasons why fans will turn out to see Pablo Cruise when it performs May 9 at the Guild Theatre in Menlo Park. Showtime is 8 p.m. and tickets are $49, guildtheatre.com . The group also plays May 8 at the Felton Music Hall and May 10 at the Mystic Theatre in Petaluma, pablocruise.com .
The Menlo Park show will be a homecoming for Lerios, who now lives in Thousands Oaks but was born in San Francisco and grew up in nearby Palo Alto. It was on the Peninsula where he began playing piano and joined his first bands in junior high school.
“I never really thought I would make a career of it,” Lerios says of playing music. “But one thing led to another and I kind of never looked back.”
He’d find his first taste of real success as a member of Stoneground, a Concord-based rock act that released a number of albums on the Warner Bros. records label in the 1970s. After a few years, however, Lerios and two other Stoneground members — vocalist-guitarist David Jenkins and drummer Steve Price — would leave the fold and go on to form Pablo Cruise with the help of bassist Bud Cockrell (previously of the Bay Area act It’s a Beautiful Day).
One thing to note from that list of original band members is that none of them are, in fact, named Pablo Cruise. Neither are any other of the current or former members, for that matter. So, it’s probably a good time to pause and clear up the origin of the moniker, which Lerios says has certainly drawn plenty of questions over the years.
“The truth is that it was a nickname of a buddy of mine from Colombia, South America,” he says. “It was just a nickname I gave him — Pablo Cruise. He was a very bright guy, very charismatic. And I just called him Pablo Cruise.”
So, when it came time to name this new post-Stoneground outfit, Lerios remembered his ol’ pal’s nickname and thought it fit in with one of the trends of the era.
“It was kind of at that point where you had Fleetwood Mac, Jethro Tull — a lot of two names for these bands — and Pablo Cruise just had a great ring to it,” Lerios reckons.
Whatever they called themselves, these four musicians were bound to get discovered at some point — given that they were all great players and wrote memorable tunes. So, not surprisingly, it wasn’t all that long before A&M came knocking and Pablo Cruise was thrilled to sign with such a well-regarded record label.
“A&M was notable for sticking with a band,” Lerios says. “Today, labels barely sign bands. But they don’t support bands like they did a lot of back in the day. They supported tours. They supported the making of the record, the travel — all kinds of things that they don’t do anymore.”
The result was the band’s 1975 eponymous debut, which eeked its way into the Billboard 200 and began setting the foundation for the success that would later come. It didn’t produce any hit singles, but it did give listeners a wonderful 12½-minute instrumental number called “Ocean Breeze” that drew plenty of spins at album oriented radio (AOR) stations.
“If you want to check out some deep Pablo Cruise, you should listen to that — because it’s a phenomenal piece of music,” Lerios says. “And that (song) really got us going. Still, everywhere we play now, people ask to hear ‘Ocean Breeze,’ which is always nice to know that people have gone that deep into the repertoire.”
A second album, titled “Lifeline,” followed in 1976 and managed to hoist the band a bit further up the charts, but Pablo Cruise still lacked that hit to really take it to the next level.
All of that would change with the third album, 1977’s “A Place in the Sun,” although not overnight. In fact, the first single released from that album was “Atlanta June” and it didn’t live up to expectations. Oh, but the B-side was a catchy little number called “Whatcha Gonna Do?”
“(Radio stations) played ‘Atlanta June’ and it got some acclaim, but it didn’t really take off the way they’d hoped,” Lerios remembers. “So, somebody flipped it over and put on ‘Whatcha Gonna Do?’ and, all of sudden, it started to blow up.”
The song slowly climbed the charts, eventually breaking into the top 10. The group then scored a second hit with the album’s terrific title track.
“When it gets to that point, everything changes,” Lerios says. “The phones really start to ring. You are getting offers to be on TV shows. All of a sudden, it’s like you’ve arrived.”
The band quickly followed up that album with another winner, 1978’s “Worlds Away,” which produced three hits – including the slam-dunk single “Love Will Find a Way.”
Both albums, “A Place in the Sun” and “Worlds Away,” would be certified platinum.
That would be the zenith of the band’s career, although it did produce two more albums — 1979’s “Part of the Game” and 1981’s “Reflector” — which still did quite well on the charts. The same could not be said of the band’s last studio record, 1983’s “Out of Our Hands,” which failed to chart as listeners had moved on from Pablo Cruise-style soft rock to other styles of music.
“There was a certain instrumentation, a certain form of writing that was predominant back then,” Lerios says of the a.m. hits of the era. “Then, all of a sudden, like the Knack, Johnny Rotten and all these bands came in and punk rock kind of took over and just squashed soft rock.”
By the mid ‘80s, the band members parted ways.
“Success can change things and as we just evolved in our lives, Dave (Jenkins) and I weren’t hitting it anymore,” Lerios says. “We really weren’t writing a lot. And what we were writing, we didn’t really like – and nobody else seemed to like it either.
“I had other aspirations and I know Dave did. So, we split. We didn’t necessarily break up the band. We just went different directions.”
Lerios managed a really cool second act in Hollywood, scoring films and TV shows. In that realm, his credits include the 1993 Wesley Snipes action flick “Boiling Point,” the awesome 1991 horror epic “Child’s Play 3” and, most famously, “Baywatch.”
Jenkins also experienced a good deal of post-Pablo success, including spending a few years in the country group Southern Pacific and recording with Hawaiian vocalist Kapono Beamer.
About 20 years ago, Lerios and Jenkins decided to give Pablo Cruise another shot and they’ve been peddling the soft rock to eager crowds ever since. Yet, it’s not just the old-school fans who are showing up. Pablo Cruise — which now consists of Lerios, Jenkins, bassist Larry Antonino, drummer Sergio Gonzalez and vocalist Robbie Wyckoff — is also seeing a healthy contingent of younger listeners.
“One of my jokes is that ‘you are too young to be here,’” Lerios says. “Kids come up and say, ‘My parents played this music in the house all the time. I love it. Big fan.’
“You know, music — even though we try to compartmentalize it and try to give it a decade or a whatever – good music is good music.”
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Buffett's music embodies a carefree lifestyle that mirrors the feel and attitude of yacht rock. His iconic song Margaritaville instantly puts listeners in a vacation mindset, a unique characteristic that has garnered it extensive praise and airplay over the years. The passing of Jimmy Buffett, an American legend, touched the hearts of many.
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Yacht Rock has become the muse of a great number of tribute bands, and is the current subject of a short-run channel on Sirius XM. Here is a stab at the Top 100 Songs of Yacht Rock — not necessarily in rank order, with a few more added for honorable mention.
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Yacht rock playlist. Furthermore, click on this link to find a website that rates the top 100 yacht rock songs of all time. In addition, the commentary is brilliant! Lastly, consider it Anchors AWEIGH and you can thank us later!!!!! In fact, I'm sure many of these amazing tunes will make your new yachty playlist.
The greatest Yacht Rock songs of all time
20. "Lonely Boy" (1977), Andrew Gold. The Southern Californian's biggest hit, reaching No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100. Yacht rock tracks often tell stories, and "Lonely Boy" is one of the great ...
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Sailing Songs
Here are some of the best sailing songs that are included in our playlists below. Rich Girl - Hall & Oates. Southern Cross - Crosby, Stills, & Nash. Peaceful Easy Feeling - Eagles. Africa - TOTO. Steve Winwood - Higher Love. Running on Empty - Jackson Browne. Into the Mystic - Van Morrison. Smooth Operator - Sade.
Underrated Yacht Rock Songs
The following list features some less known yacht rock tunes that deserve your undivided attention. Well, only if you're into this sort of groove. ... Best known for his chart-topping "Ghostbusters" single from 1984, Ray Parker, Jr. has also enjoyed a career as a session guitarist and as the leader of Raydio, a funky R&B band that released four ...
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Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes. The hit song 'Escape (The Pina Colada Song)' is a must for any yacht rock playlist. Rupert Holmes originally titled the tune 'People Need Other People,' and if you listen closely to the lyrics, they paint the picture of a couple in turmoil despite its cheery melody.
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1,865 likes, 79 comments - smoothwavetunes on August 20, 2024: "" I need a love that's strong, I'm so tired of being alone. *Foolish Heart* by Steve Perry was one of his successful solo singles after leaving Journey, reaching No. 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1984. #StevePerry #FoolishHeart #ClassicHits #80sMusic #YachtRock #Shorts #MusicVibes #RetroTunes #FeelGoodMusic #TimelessTunes"".
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10. "Summer Breeze" (1972), Seals & Crofts". Long considered one of the great "summer songs" ever recorded. And summer-themed tunes from the 1970s tend to lend themselves to the yacht rock moniker ...
My Top 100 "Yacht Rock" songs
There are many different schools of thought on what "Yacht Rock" really is. Many different artists and songs fall under the wide range of the term. To me, it is what used to be called "soft rock". The term came in to play around 2005. Artists like Christopher Cross, Kenny Loggins, Toto and even some of Billy Joel's music got slapped with this label.
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Seals & Crofts - 'Summer Breeze'. Summer Breeze - Seals & Croft #1 Hit (1972) Before The Isley Brothers recorded a slick cover, 'Summer Breeze' was an irresistible folk pop song by Seals & Crofts. While mostly a folk song, its summer vibes and gorgeous melody make for a perfect yacht rock number.
10 of the Best Yacht Rock Songs of All Time
8. "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" by Hall & Oates. A sultry, funk-infused hit, "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" by Hall & Oates, showcases the duo's signature blend of pop and ...
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Do you even yacht rock. Matt Fish. Aug 28, 2024. 7. Share this post. BONUS PLAYLIST (August 2024): Soft Rock Singalong! bestmusicofalltime.substack.com. Copy link. Facebook. Email. ... I'm a super fan of the latter group. I consider them one of (if not the) greatest bands of their generation. At the time, I thought Chicago a nice throw-in ...
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Putting aside its self-aware inauthenticity, "Africa" is an infectious, 8x platinum AOR monster. 5. "Reminiscing" by Little River Band. Released in the summer of 1978 and reaching up to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100, "Reminiscing" was guitarist Graeham Goble 's nostalgic take on the swing band era.
Top 24 Yacht Rock Songs
Here's my Top 24 Yacht Rock Songs. 24. England Dan and John Ford Coley - I'd Really Love To See You Tonight. 23. Herb Alpert - Route 101. 22. Jay Ferguson - Thunder Island. 21. Boz Scaggs - JoJo.
The greatest Yacht Rock songs of all time
Popular in the late 1970s and into the '80s, there are some notable tunes of the ilk (smooth rhythms, light or "breezy" vocals, well-polished and produced) from earlier in the '70s that fall into ...
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Pablo Cruise brings its clool yacht rock sound to Guild in Menlo Park
Those songs — which sound as good today as they did when they first came out in the late '70s — are two of the biggest reasons why fans will turn out to see Pablo Cruise when it performs May ...
Pete Showman's Tune Collection
Over 200 mostly old-time tunes are provided in this collection of sheet music notation, midi files, and notes that include history on many of the tunes. The Tunes Collection is arranged alphabetically by title. Click on the blue or gray bar to close or open a list. If you can't find a tune, use the search box at the top of this page to see if ...
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What would you consider to be the top 5 quintessential yacht rock tunes? In no particular order, here are my picks: Sailing-Christopher Cross. Southern Cross-CSN. Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)-The Looking Glass. Summer Breeze-Seals and Crofts. Thunder Island-Jay Ferguson. Honorable Mentions:
Deemed almost unanimously as the quintessential Yacht Rock tune by the few publications that have taken the time to dive into this same endeavor , What a Fool Believes stands out as one of the grooviest rock tunes to ever achieve mainstream success. Featuring the quintessential Yacht Rock vocalist, Michael McDonald, the song topped charts across North America and became one of the most ...
20. "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)," Looking Glass (1972) Like "Summer Breeze" (found later in our list of Top 50 Yacht Rock Songs), Looking Glass' tale of an alluring barmaid in a busy harbor town ...
Buffett's music embodies a carefree lifestyle that mirrors the feel and attitude of yacht rock. His iconic song Margaritaville instantly puts listeners in a vacation mindset, a unique characteristic that has garnered it extensive praise and airplay over the years. The passing of Jimmy Buffett, an American legend, touched the hearts of many.
Yacht Rock has become the muse of a great number of tribute bands, and is the current subject of a short-run channel on Sirius XM. Here is a stab at the Top 100 Songs of Yacht Rock — not necessarily in rank order, with a few more added for honorable mention.
Yacht rock playlist. Furthermore, click on this link to find a website that rates the top 100 yacht rock songs of all time. In addition, the commentary is brilliant! Lastly, consider it Anchors AWEIGH and you can thank us later!!!!! In fact, I'm sure many of these amazing tunes will make your new yachty playlist.
20. "Lonely Boy" (1977), Andrew Gold. The Southern Californian's biggest hit, reaching No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100. Yacht rock tracks often tell stories, and "Lonely Boy" is one of the great ...
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Here are some of the best sailing songs that are included in our playlists below. Rich Girl - Hall & Oates. Southern Cross - Crosby, Stills, & Nash. Peaceful Easy Feeling - Eagles. Africa - TOTO. Steve Winwood - Higher Love. Running on Empty - Jackson Browne. Into the Mystic - Van Morrison. Smooth Operator - Sade.
The following list features some less known yacht rock tunes that deserve your undivided attention. Well, only if you're into this sort of groove. ... Best known for his chart-topping "Ghostbusters" single from 1984, Ray Parker, Jr. has also enjoyed a career as a session guitarist and as the leader of Raydio, a funky R&B band that released four ...
Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes. The hit song 'Escape (The Pina Colada Song)' is a must for any yacht rock playlist. Rupert Holmes originally titled the tune 'People Need Other People,' and if you listen closely to the lyrics, they paint the picture of a couple in turmoil despite its cheery melody.
1,865 likes, 79 comments - smoothwavetunes on August 20, 2024: "" I need a love that's strong, I'm so tired of being alone. *Foolish Heart* by Steve Perry was one of his successful solo singles after leaving Journey, reaching No. 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1984. #StevePerry #FoolishHeart #ClassicHits #80sMusic #YachtRock #Shorts #MusicVibes #RetroTunes #FeelGoodMusic #TimelessTunes"".
10. "Summer Breeze" (1972), Seals & Crofts". Long considered one of the great "summer songs" ever recorded. And summer-themed tunes from the 1970s tend to lend themselves to the yacht rock moniker ...
There are many different schools of thought on what "Yacht Rock" really is. Many different artists and songs fall under the wide range of the term. To me, it is what used to be called "soft rock". The term came in to play around 2005. Artists like Christopher Cross, Kenny Loggins, Toto and even some of Billy Joel's music got slapped with this label.
Seals & Crofts - 'Summer Breeze'. Summer Breeze - Seals & Croft #1 Hit (1972) Before The Isley Brothers recorded a slick cover, 'Summer Breeze' was an irresistible folk pop song by Seals & Crofts. While mostly a folk song, its summer vibes and gorgeous melody make for a perfect yacht rock number.
8. "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" by Hall & Oates. A sultry, funk-infused hit, "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" by Hall & Oates, showcases the duo's signature blend of pop and ...
Do you even yacht rock. Matt Fish. Aug 28, 2024. 7. Share this post. BONUS PLAYLIST (August 2024): Soft Rock Singalong! bestmusicofalltime.substack.com. Copy link. Facebook. Email. ... I'm a super fan of the latter group. I consider them one of (if not the) greatest bands of their generation. At the time, I thought Chicago a nice throw-in ...
Putting aside its self-aware inauthenticity, "Africa" is an infectious, 8x platinum AOR monster. 5. "Reminiscing" by Little River Band. Released in the summer of 1978 and reaching up to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100, "Reminiscing" was guitarist Graeham Goble 's nostalgic take on the swing band era.
Here's my Top 24 Yacht Rock Songs. 24. England Dan and John Ford Coley - I'd Really Love To See You Tonight. 23. Herb Alpert - Route 101. 22. Jay Ferguson - Thunder Island. 21. Boz Scaggs - JoJo.
Popular in the late 1970s and into the '80s, there are some notable tunes of the ilk (smooth rhythms, light or "breezy" vocals, well-polished and produced) from earlier in the '70s that fall into ...
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Those songs — which sound as good today as they did when they first came out in the late '70s — are two of the biggest reasons why fans will turn out to see Pablo Cruise when it performs May ...
Over 200 mostly old-time tunes are provided in this collection of sheet music notation, midi files, and notes that include history on many of the tunes. The Tunes Collection is arranged alphabetically by title. Click on the blue or gray bar to close or open a list. If you can't find a tune, use the search box at the top of this page to see if ...