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Flying Again
Flying Again
Studio album by The Flying Burrito Brothers
Released	October 1975
Genre	Country rock
Length	32:08
Label	Columbia
Producer	Norbert Putnam, Glen Spreen
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Flying Again is the fourth studio album by the country rock group The Flying Burrito Brothers, released in 1975.

After Gram Parsons' death in 1973, posthumous interest in the Burrito Brothers' music grew. This interest caused the band's original label, A&M Records, to release the compilation album Close Up the Honky-Tonks in 1974. Since Rick Roberts had dissolved the Flying Burrito Brothers after a brief 1973 European tour with no original members, former manager Eddie Tickner started to think about the possibilities of reviving the band.

After Tickner received booking interest from a number of clubs, founding members "Sneaky" Pete Kleinow and Chris Ethridge agreed to re-form the Burritos. They hired former Byrds drummer Gene Parsons, guitarist Joel Scott Hill from Canned Heat, and fiddler Gib Guilbeau to round out the "refried" Burritos. Tickner then got the new band a deal with Columbia Records, of which Flying Again was their label debut.

Despite having two original members, the sound of this album is markedly different from the albums released by the original incarnation. Joel Scott Hill handled lead vocals on most of the tracks, with Gib Guilbeau on three and Gene Parsons on one. "Building Fires" was released as a single.

Track listing

"Easy to Get On" (Bob Brown, Joel Scott Hill) – 3:18
"Wind and Rain" (Gene Parsons, Gib Guilbeau) – 4:28
"Why Baby Why" (George Jones, Darrell Edwards) – 2:24
"Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music)" (Max Fidler, Joe Maphis, Rose Lee Maphis) – 2:16
"You Left the Water Running" (Dan Penn, Oscar Frank, Rick Hall) – 2:23
"Building Fires" (Dan Penn, Johnny Christopher, Jim Dickinson) – 4:18
"Sweet Desert Childhood" (Gene Parsons) – 3:44
"Bon Soir Blues" (Gib Guilbeau, Thad Maxwell) – 4:11
"River Road" (Gib Guilbeau) – 2:59
"Hot Burrito #3" (Chris Ethridge, Gib Guilbeau, Joel Scott Hill, Pete Kleinow, Gene Parsons) – 2:07

Personnel

The Flying Burrito Brothers

"Sneaky" Pete Kleinow - pedal steel guitar, string arrangements
Chris Ethridge - bass
Joel Scott Hill - vocals, guitar; lead vocals (tracks 1, 2, 4–6, 10)
Gib Guilbeau - vocals, guitar, fiddle; lead vocals (tracks 3, 8, 9)
Gene Parsons - vocals, drums, tambourine, guitar, harmonica; lead vocals (track 7)

with:

Spooner Oldham - piano, organ

References

^ Ruhlmann, William. Flying Again at AllMusic
^ Wall, Mick (February 2011). "The Flying Burrito Bros - Flying Again / Airborne". Classic Rock. Vol. 154. London, UK: Future plc. p. 89.

[Allmusic-1] Ruhlmann, William. Flying Again at AllMusic

[2] Wall, Mick (February 2011). "The Flying Burrito Bros - Flying Again / Airborne". Classic Rock. Vol. 154. London, UK: Future plc. p. 89.

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-'''''Flying Again''''' is an [[album]] by the [[country rock]] group [[The Flying Burrito Brothers]], released in 1975.
+'''''Flying Again''''' is the fourth [[studio album]] by the [[country rock]] group [[The Flying Burrito Brothers]], released in 1975.
-After [[Gram Parsons]]' death in 1973, posthumous interest in his music grew.  This interest caused the band's original label, [[A&M Records]], to release the compilation album ''[[Close Up the Honky Tonks|Close Up the Honky-Tonks]]''. Since Rick Roberts had dissolved the Flying Burrito Brothers after a brief 1973 European tour with no original members, former manager Eddie Tickner started to think about the possibilities of reviving the band.
+After [[Gram Parsons]]' death in 1973, posthumous interest in the Burrito Brothers' music grew.  This interest caused the band's original label, [[A&M Records]], to release the compilation album ''[[Close Up the Honky Tonks|Close Up the Honky-Tonks]]'' in 1974. Since Rick Roberts had dissolved the Flying Burrito Brothers after a brief 1973 European tour with no original members, former manager Eddie Tickner started to think about the possibilities of reviving the band.
-After Tickner received booking interest from a number of clubs, founding members [[Sneaky Pete Kleinow|"Sneaky" Pete Kleinow]] and [[Chris Ethridge]] agreed to re-form the Burritos. They hired former [[The Byrds|Byrds]] drummer [[Gene Parsons]], Joel Scott Hill from [[Canned Heat]], and [[Gib Guilbeau]] to round out the "refried" Burritos. Tickner then got the new band a deal with Columbia Records, of which ''Flying Again'' was their label debut.
+After Tickner received booking interest from a number of clubs, founding members [[Sneaky Pete Kleinow|"Sneaky" Pete Kleinow]] and [[Chris Ethridge]] agreed to re-form the Burritos. They hired former [[The Byrds|Byrds]] drummer [[Gene Parsons]], guitarist Joel Scott Hill from [[Canned Heat]], and fiddler [[Gib Guilbeau]] to round out the "refried" Burritos. Tickner then got the new band a deal with Columbia Records, of which ''Flying Again'' was their label debut.
-Despite having two original members, the sound of this album is markedly different than the albums released by the original incarnation.  The best examples of this are on the tracks "Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music)" and "Hot Burrito #3."   Dim Lights is much faster and more rocking than the version recorded by the original lineup that would appear years later.  While bassist Chris Ethridge had a significant hand in the writing of Hot Burrito 1 and 2, Part 3 is a jarring departure from the style of the first two episodes.  The lyrics are written more as a caricature of the first two.  "Building Fires" was released as a single.
+Despite having two original members, the sound of this album is markedly different from the albums released by the original incarnation. Joel Scott Hill handled lead vocals on most of the tracks, with Gib Guilbeau on three and Gene Parsons on one.  "Building Fires" was released as a single.
 ==Track listing==
-# "Easy to Get On" (Traditional) – 3:18
+# "Easy to Get On" (Bob Brown, Joel Scott Hill) – 3:18
-# "Wind and Rain" (Gene Parsons/Gib Guilbeau) – 4:28
+# "Wind and Rain" ([[Gene Parsons]], [[Gib Guilbeau]]) – 4:28
-# "[[Why Baby Why]]" (Darrell Edwards/[[George Jones]]) – 2:24
+# "[[Why Baby Why]]" ([[George Jones]], Darrell Edwards) – 2:24
-# "Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music)" (Max Fidler/[[Joe Maphis]]) – 2:16
+# "[[Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music)]]" (Max Fidler, [[Joe Maphis]], Rose Lee Maphis) – 2:16
-# "You Left the Water Running" (Oscar Frank/Rick Hall/[[Dan Penn]]) – 2:23
+# "[[You Left the Water Running]]" ([[Dan Penn]], Oscar Frank, [[Rick Hall]]) – 2:23
-# "Building Fires" (Johnny Christopher/Dan Penn) – 4:18
+# "Building Fires" (Dan Penn, [[Johnny Christopher]], [[Jim Dickinson]]) – 4:18
 # "Sweet Desert Childhood" (Gene Parsons) – 3:44
-# "Bon Soir Blues" (Gib Guilbeau) – 4:11
+# "Bon Soir Blues" (Gib Guilbeau, Thad Maxwell) – 4:11
 # "River Road" (Gib Guilbeau) – 2:59
-# "Hot Burrito #3" (Chris Ethridge/Gib Guilbeau/[[Joel Scott Hill]]/Pete Kleinow/Gene Parsons) – 2:07
+# "Hot Burrito #3" ([[Chris Ethridge]], Gib Guilbeau, Joel Scott Hill, [[Sneaky Pete Kleinow|Pete Kleinow]], Gene Parsons) – 2:07
 ==Personnel==
+;The Flying Burrito Brothers
-* [["Sneaky" Pete Kleinow]]: pedal steel guitar
+* [["Sneaky" Pete Kleinow]] - pedal steel guitar, string arrangements
-* [[Chris Ethridge]]: bass
+* [[Chris Ethridge]] - bass
-* Joel Scott Hill: vocals, guitar
+* Joel Scott Hill - vocals, guitar; lead vocals <small>(tracks 1, 2, 4–6, 10)</small>
-* [[Gib Guilbeau]]: vocals, fiddle
-* [[Gene Parsons]]: vocals, drums, guitar, harmonica
+* [[Gib Guilbeau]] - vocals, guitar, fiddle; lead vocals <small>(tracks 3, 8, 9)</small>
+* [[Gene Parsons]] - vocals, drums, tambourine, guitar, harmonica; lead vocals <small>(track 7)</small>
+with:
+*[[Spooner Oldham]] - piano, organ
-==References==
+== References ==
-{{Reflist|refs=
+{{Reflist}}
+{{The Flying Burrito Brothers}}
-<ref name=Allmusic>{{Allmusic |class=album |id=r7531 |tab=review |last=Ruhlmann |first=William |label=''Flying Again''}}</ref>
+{{Authority control}}
-}}
-[[Category:The Flying Burrito Brothers albums|Flying Again]]
+[[Category:The Flying Burrito Brothers albums]]
-[[Category:1975 albums|Flying Again]]
+[[Category:1975 albums]]
+[[Category:Albums produced by Norbert Putnam]]
 [[Category:Columbia Records albums]]

v t e The Flying Burrito Brothers
Chris Hillman Sneaky Pete Kleinow Gram Parsons Chris Ethridge Michael Clarke Bernie Leadon Rick Roberts Al Perkins Byron Berline Floyd "Gib" Guilbeau Gene Parsons Bobby Cochran Skip Battin Mickey McGee John Beland Brian Cadd
Flying Burrito Brothers studio albums	The Gilded Palace of Sin (1969) Burrito Deluxe (1970) The Flying Burrito Bros (1971) Flying Again (1975) Airborne (1976) Eye of a Hurricane (1994) California Jukebox (1997) Sons of the Golden West (1999)
Burrito Brothers studio albums	Hearts on the Line (1981) Sunset Sundown (1982)
Burrito Deluxe studio albums	Georgia Peach (2002) The Whole Enchilada (2004) Disciples of the Truth (2007)
Compilation albums	Close Up the Honky Tonks (1974) Sleepless Nights (1976) Hot Burritos! The Flying Burrito Brothers Anthology 1969–1972 (2000)
Live albums	Last of the Red Hot Burritos (1972) Sin City (1976) Live from Tokyo (1979) Cabin Fever (1985) Live from Europe (1986) Gram Parsons Archives Vol.1: Live at the Avalon Ballroom 1969 (2007)
Singles	"Almost Saturday Night"
Related	The Byrds The Desert Rose Band The Scottsville Squirrel Barkers