We're of the opinion that yacht rock need not be a West Coast thing, nor does it need to be confined to jazz-rock hybrid grooves. "Smoke From a Distant Fire" by the Sanford-Townsend Band had the timing (released in 1977) and the heart-on-the-sleeve lyrics we've come to expect from the genre, so we're giving it a pass here.
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