Who sings come sail away

All those Styx songs were written and sung by the band’s co-founder and former lead singer and keyboardist Dennis DeYoung. Styx still tours today but only includes two band members from their 1975 to 1983 golden era — guitarist-singers Tommy Shaw and James “JY” Young.

DeYoung, who was replaced as the band’s lead singer in 1999 by guitarists Tommy Shaw and J.Y.Young, still holds out hope for a final reunion with Styx. DeYoung recently released his latest — and final — studio set, 26 East, Vol. … In the beginning it was my band, my idea, but now it’s really Tommy Shaw’s band.

The song is a personal one for DeYoung, who wrote it about struggling to break through to the next level with Styx. … In a 2020 Songfacts interview with Dennis DeYoung, he talked about the meaning behind this song. “‘Come Sail Away’ is a song about yearning to be in a better place,” he said.