Sailing

According to the Sailing Songfacts, Stewart recorded his version of this Sutherland Brothers song at the Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Muscle Shoals, Alabama with a choir assembled by Bob Crewe, the Four Seasons' producer. It became his third UK chart-topper and the following year, it was revived following it's use as the theme music for a BBC TV documentary series about the HMS Ark Royal, this time peaking at #3. The combined sales of the 2 releases meant this is Stewart's biggest ever selling single in the UK with 955,111 copies sold.

[Verse 1] I am sailing, I am sailing Home again 'cross the sea I am sailing stormy waters To be near you, to be free [Verse 2] I am flying, I am flying Like a bird 'cross the sky I am flying, passing high clouds To be with you, to be free [Chorus] Can you hear me, can you hear me Thro' the dark night, far away I am dying, forever crying To be with you, who can say Can you hear me, can you hear me Thro' the dark night far away I am dying, forever crying To be with you, who can say [Verse 3] We are sailing, we are sailing Home again 'cross the sea We are sailing stormy waters To be near you, to be free [Outro] Oh Lord, to be near you, to be free Oh (My) Lord, to be near you, to be free Oh Lord Oh Lord, to be near you, to be free Oh (My) Lord, to be near you, to be free Oh Lord