<Li> Adult - oriented rock </Li> <Li> adult contemporary music </Li> <P> Yacht rock (originally known as the West Coast Sound or adult - oriented rock) is a broad music style and aesthetic identified with soft rock . Yacht rock was one of the commercially successful genres of its era, existing between the late 1970s and early 1980s . Drawing on sources such as smooth soul, smooth jazz, R&B, funk, and disco, common stylistic traits include high - quality production, clean vocals, and a focus on light, catchy melodies . Initially used pejoratively, its name was derived from its association with the popular Southern Californian leisure activity of sailing . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Christopher Cross--"Sailing" (1980) According to IGN's Spence D. and Brian Linder, the song "fits the whole concept of Yacht Rock to a' T ."' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Problems playing this file? See media help . </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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