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Silverbird
Pop · 1973 · 11 tracks

Silverbird

Leo Sayer

Theatrical art-pop with a melancholic heart. A debut defined by soaring falsetto, vaudevillian drama, and surprisingly dark existential lyrics.

1973 · Chrysalis

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A poignant blend of theatrical drama and quiet, existential loneliness.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks
01
Innocent Bystander
3:03
02
Goodnight Old Friend
2:50
03
Drop Back
3:29
04
Silverbird
1:14
05
The Show Must Go On
3:34
06
The Dancer
4:29
07
Tomorrow
4:12
08
Don’t Say It’s Over
3:14
09
Slow Motion
1:44
10
Oh Wot a Life
2:54
11
Why Is Everybody Going Home?
4:13
Moments Worth Listening For
The jarring transition from the jaunty circus rhythm to the desperate vocal strain in The Show Must Go On.
The haunting, skeletal piano arrangement that carries the weight of the title track interlude.
The way the final track Why Is Everybody Going Home? dissolves into a lonely, echoing fade-out.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Silverbird sound next to the rest of Leo Sayer's catalogue?

Existential+2.3σ

The writing leans far further into existential than the rest of the catalogue.

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