Sailcat was the brainchild of Southern rock veteran John Wyker, who enlisted the aid of pals Chuck Leavell, Court Pickett and guitarist/producer Pete Carr in taking Muscle Shoals by storm and recording this quasi-rock opera about a motorcycle tramp who just wants to settle down. Much to Wyker's amazement-he had actually thrown the tapes to "Motorcycle Mama" in a trash can at one point-the thing became a hit, going to #38 on the album charts in 1972 and notching a #12 hit with the title cut.