Worlds Away (Pablo Cruise album)

Worlds Away is the fourth and most successful album by the California soft rock group Pablo Cruise. The album charted higher than any other of the band's albums, reaching #6 in the United States. Three singles were released from the album: "Love Will Find a Way", "Don't Want to Live Without It" and "I Go to Rio", reaching #6, #21, and #46 respectively. The title track, "Worlds Away" was not released as a single, but remains a favorite among many fans of the band today.[3]

Worlds Away
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 26, 1978
RecordedThe Record Plant, Sausalito, Redwing Sound, Los Angeles; mixed at Studio 55 and The Sound Factory, Los Angeles
GenrePop rock, soft rock, yacht rock
Length39:55
LabelA&M
ProducerBill Schnee
Pablo Cruise chronology
A Place in the Sun
(1977)
Worlds Away
(1978)
Part of the Game
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideC[2]

Before the album was recorded, original bassist Bud Cockrell left the band and was replaced by Bruce Day.

Track listing

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All tracks written by Cory Lerios and David Jenkins, except where noted.

Side One

  1. "Worlds Away" (Lerios, Bruce Day, Bob Brown) - 3:45
  2. "Love Will Find a Way" - 4:11
  3. "Family Man" - 4:58
  4. "Runnin'" - 6:30

Side Two

  1. "Don't Want to Live Without It" - 4:37
  2. "You're Out to Lose" (Jenkins, Lerios, Michael McDonald) - 3:28
  3. "Always Be Together" - 5:01
  4. "Sailing to Paradise" (Jenkins, Lerios, David Batteau) - 3:26
  5. "I Go to Rio" (Peter Allen, Adrienne Anderson) - 3:59

Charts

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Chart (1978) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 7
United States (Billboard 200) 6

Personnel

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Pablo Cruise
Sidemen

Production

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References

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  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: P". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 10, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ allmusic ((( Pablo Cruise > Discography > Main Albums )))
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 227. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.