Originating from southern California, “Yacht Rock” is mellow soft rock music from the 1970s and 1980s, incorporating jazz fusion, harmonized vocals, and bouncy rhythms. The name came from a 2005 web series of that title, influencing musicologists to further analyze. There’s playlists, countdowns, online polls, cover bands, podcasts, and streaming stations branding yacht rock. At the helm of my own interpretation, I crafted a 10 song playlist in chronological order, to lyrically make you feel you’re on a yacht.

Theme Song: "Dance Track", composed by Jessica Ann Catena

Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5vgXVcoUhspT3Vx12X3JuB?si=641514c7a8884bdc

Songs Mentioned:
“Closer to Home (I’m Your Captain)” - Grand Funk Railroad (1970)
“Ride Captain Ride” - Blues Image (1970)
“Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl)” - Looking Glass (1972)
“Sail On, Sailor” - The Beach Boys (1973)
“Reelin’ in the Years” - Steely Dan (1973-1974)
“Black Water” - The Doobie Brothers (1974)
“Love Will Keep Us Together” - Captain & Tennille (1975)
“Come Sail Away” - Styx (1977-1978)
“Escape (The Pina Colada Song)” - Rupert Holmes (1979-1980)
“Sailing” - Christopher Cross (1979, 1980)

Yacht or Nacht - song survey: https://www.yachtornyacht.com/

Masterclass' Yacht Rock article: https://www.masterclass.com/articles/yacht-rock-guide#what-is-yacht-rock

Wikipedia's Yacht Rock entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yacht_rock

Sirius/XM's Yacht Rock channel: https://www.siriusxm.com/channels/yacht-rock-311?intcmp=OTHER_NA_sxm

Amazon Music - Yacht Rock Playlist: https://music.amazon.com/playlists/B01J4WJN0C?ref_=dmm_acq_mrn_d_ds_z_-c_c_601504487185_g_120309761644&gclid=CjwKCAjww8mWBhABEiwAl6-2RU8zjv0BpZxdINeIj6Irm9IanYSaK_eQTVaICt2c6g5WEUObxShJqhoC4rgQAvD_BwE

Pandora - Yacht Rock station: https://www.pandora.com/genre/yacht-rock

Yacht Rock Revue: https://www.yachtrockrevue.com/tour

Yacht Rock web series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMTI8vg7A5U