would become the Beach Boys' Mount Vernon and Fairway fairy tale EP. In 2021, Wilson ranked Sail Away third on his list of "5 Albums I Can't Live Without" for Spin magazine. "Burn On" is heard over the opening credits of the 1989 movie Major League. According to the film's director, David S. Ward, he chose the song because it was the only one he knew of that was about Cleveland, Ohio, which is where the movie takes place. The chorus of the song, "burn on, big river, burn on," refers to when the Cuyahoga River caught fire due to pollution in 1969. The song "Old Man" can be heard in the closing credits of Noah Baumbach's 2017 film The Meyerowitz Stories. Track listing Charts Personnel Randy Newman – piano, vocals Ry Cooder – slide guitar on "Last Night I Had a Dream" and "You Can Leave Your Hat On" Russ Titelman – guitar Jim Keltner – drums Gene Parsons – drums Earl Palmer – drums Chris Ethridge – bass guitar Wilton Felder – bass guitar Jimmy Bond – bass guitar Milt Holland – percussion Louis Kaufman – concertmaster Abe Most – alto saxophone on "Lonely at the Top" Technical Lenny Waronker – co-producer Russ Titelman – co-producer Randy Newman – arranger Emil Newman – conductor on "Sail Away" and "Burn On" Larry Marks – conductor on "Old Man" Lee Herschberg – engineer, mixing Bruce Botnick – engineer Bob Kovach – engineer Donn Landee – engineer Harold "Lanky" Linstrot – engineer Judy Maizel – production assistant Trudy Portch – production assistant Mike Salisbury – graphics, photography References 1972 albums Randy Newman albums Albums produced by Lenny Waronker Albums produced by Russ Titelman Reprise Records albums Rhino Records albums Self-covers albums Albums recorded at United Western Recorders Albums arranged by Randy Newman Albums conducted by Randy Newman