"Sail On" is a Commodores song written by Lionel Richie from their 1979 album Midnight Magic.
Released as the first of three singles from the album, it was produced by both Commodores and James Anthony Carmichael.
The song reached the top ten on both the US and UK music charts that same year.
[3] Richie later recorded the song with Tim McGraw for 2012's Tuskegee.
"[5] Billboard called it "a surprising country flavored ballad" and said that "the subdued backing featuring prominent guitar and keyboards and the slick country intonations to Lionel Richie's vocal carry the melody.