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'''''Kites are Fun''''' is the debut album from [[The Free Design]], released in 1967. The group was signed to the Project 3 label after a demo recording that was completed with the assistance of the band's father.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/409098/free-design/biography?mobile_redirection=false|title=The Free Design - Billboard Charts|work=billboard.com|accessdate=February 26, 2015}}</ref>
'''''Kites Are Fun''''' is the first album by [[The Free Design]], released in 1967. The group was signed to the Project 3 label after a demo recording that was completed with the assistance of the band's father.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/409098/free-design/biography?mobile_redirection=false|title=The Free Design|work=Billboard|accessdate=26 February 2015|archive-date=2 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150902032759/http://www.billboard.com/artist/409098/free-design/biography?mobile_redirection=false|url-status=live}}</ref>


The tracks are composed of precise instrumental arrangements with high ranges in complex vocal harmonies.<ref name=pop>{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/post/128726-the-free-design-kites-are-fun/|title=The Free Design - Kites Are Fun|work=popmatters.com|accessdate=February 26, 2015}}</ref> The title track was the group's only charting single, hitting #33 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Charts, and #114 Pop.
The tracks are composed of precise instrumental arrangements with high ranges in complex vocal harmonies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/post/128726-the-free-design-kites-are-fun/|title=The Free Design - Kites Are Fun|work=Pop Matters|accessdate=26 February 2015|archive-date=6 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240806143643/https://www.popmatters.com/128726-the-free-design-kites-are-fun-2496163436.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Kites Are Fun (song)|title track]] was the group's only charting single, reaching #33 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|adult contemporary]] chart and #114 on the ''Billboard'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]]/[[Bubbling Under Hot 100|Bubbling Under]] chart.{{cn|date=October 2021}}


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
# "Kites Are Fun" (Chris Dedrick)
# "[[Kites Are Fun (song)|Kites Are Fun]]" (Chris Dedrick)
# "Make the Madness Stop" (Chris Dedrick)
# "Make the Madness Stop" (Chris Dedrick)
# "When Love is Young" (Sandy Dedrick and Stephanie Dedrick)
# "When Love is Young" (Sandy Dedrick/Stephanie Dedrick)
# "The Proper Ornaments" (Chris Dedrick)
# "The Proper Ornaments" (Chris Dedrick)
# "My Brother Woody" (Chris Dedrick)
# "My Brother Woody" (Chris Dedrick)
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# "Umbrellas" (Bruce Dedrick)
# "Umbrellas" (Bruce Dedrick)
# "[[Michelle (song)|Michelle]]" ([[Lennon–McCartney]])
# "[[Michelle (song)|Michelle]]" ([[Lennon–McCartney]])
# "Never Tell the World" (Sandy Dedrick and Chris Dedrick)
# "Never Tell the World" (Sandy Dedrick/Chris Dedrick)
# "A Man and a Woman" ([[Francis Lai]])
# "A Man and a Woman" ([[Francis Lai]])
# "Stay Another Season" (Chris Dedrick)
# "Stay Another Season" (Chris Dedrick)


The title cut, released as a single, earned status on Billboard's "Bubbling Under The Top 100" and "Top 40 Easy Listening" surveys.
The title track, released as a single, was on ''Billboard''{{'}}s "[[Bubbling Under Hot 100]]" and "Top 40 Easy Listening" surveys.


==Charts==
==Charts==
The title track, released as a single, was on ''Billboard''{{'}}s "[[Bubbling Under Hot 100]]" and "Top 40 Easy Listening" surveys.
*"Kites Are Fun" - Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart #33

* "Kites Are Fun" - Billboard Pop Charts #114
*"[[Kites Are Fun (song)|Kites Are Fun]]" (song)
**''Billboard'' Top 40 Easy Listening (adult contemporary) chart: #33<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Kites Are Fun - The Free Design - Billboard Top 40 Easy Listening (Page 48) |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/60s/1968/Billboard%201968-01-06.pdf |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=2024-08-06 |archive-date=2024-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240806143639/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/60s/1968/Billboard%201968-01-06.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
**''Billboard'' pop chart: #114<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Kites Are Fun - The Free Design - Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Page 44) |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/60s/1967/Billboard%201967-12-30.pdf |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=2024-08-06 |archive-date=2024-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240519152403/https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/60s/1967/Billboard%201967-12-30.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
* Bruce Dedrick - vocals, guitar
* Bruce Dedrick - vocals, guitar
* Chris Dedrick - vocals, guitar
* Chris Dedrick - vocals, guitar
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* Ellen Dedrick - vocals
* Sandra Dedrick - vocals, keyboards
* Sandra Dedrick - vocals, keyboards
* [[Russ Savakus]] - Fender bass guitar
* Stefanie Dedrick - vocals
* [[Bill LaVorgna]] - drums
* Ralph Casale - guitar
* [[Jay Berliner]] - guitar
* [[Tony Mottola]] - guitar
* [[Marvin Stamm]] - trumpet
* Ted Weiss - trumpet
* [[Joe Wilder]] - trumpet
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* [[Rusty Dedrick]] - trumpet
* [[Bernie Glow]] - trumpet
* [[Buddy Morrow]] - trombone
* Ray Alonge - French horn
* Tony Miranda - French horn
* George Ricci - cello
* Romeo Penque - woodwind
* Ray Beckenstein - woodwind
* [[Phil Bodner]] - woodwind
* Stanley Webb - woodwind
* [[Paul Griffin (musician)|Paul Griffin]] - organ
* [[Dick Hyman]] - organ
* [[Stan Freeman]] - harpsichord
* [[Bobby Rosengarden]] - vibraphone


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"[[Kites Are Fun (song)|Kites are Fun]]" was covered by [[Tomorrow's World (band)|Tomorrow's World]] for the ''[[Songs for the Jet Set, Volume 1]]'' compilation album.<ref>[http://www.last.fm/music/Various+Artists/Songs+for+the+Jet+Set,+Volume+1 "Songs for the Jet Set, Volume 1"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240806143642/https://www.last.fm/music/Various+Artists/Songs+for+the+Jet+Set,+Volume+1 |date=2024-08-06 }}, [[Last.fm]]. Retrieved 25 April 2013.</ref>
==Notes==
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"Kites are Fun" was covered by [[Tomorrow's World (band)|Tomorrow's World]] for the ''[[Songs for the Jet Set, Volume 1]]'' compilation.<ref>[http://www.last.fm/music/Various+Artists/Songs+for+the+Jet+Set,+Volume+1 "Songs for the Jet Set, Volume 1"] on [[Last.fm]] . Retrieved April 25, 2013.</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:1967 debut albums]]

Latest revision as of 23:31, 22 December 2024

Kites Are Fun
Studio album by
The Free Design
Released6 April 1967
Recorded1967
GenreSunshine pop, baroque pop
Length42:12
LabelProject 3
ProducerEnoch Light
The Free Design chronology
Kites Are Fun
(1967) 		You Could Be Born Again
(1968)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Crawdaddy!(favorable) [2]

Kites Are Fun is the first album by The Free Design, released in 1967. The group was signed to the Project 3 label after a demo recording that was completed with the assistance of the band's father.[3]

The tracks are composed of precise instrumental arrangements with high ranges in complex vocal harmonies.[4] The title track was the group's only charting single, reaching #33 on the Billboard adult contemporary chart and #114 on the Billboard Hot 100/Bubbling Under chart.[citation needed]

Track listing

[edit]
  1. "Kites Are Fun" (Chris Dedrick)
  2. "Make the Madness Stop" (Chris Dedrick)
  3. "When Love is Young" (Sandy Dedrick/Stephanie Dedrick)
  4. "The Proper Ornaments" (Chris Dedrick)
  5. "My Brother Woody" (Chris Dedrick)
  6. "59th Street Bridge Song" (Paul Simon)
  7. "Don't Turn Away" (Chris Dedrick)
  8. "Umbrellas" (Bruce Dedrick)
  9. "Michelle" (Lennon–McCartney)
  10. "Never Tell the World" (Sandy Dedrick/Chris Dedrick)
  11. "A Man and a Woman" (Francis Lai)
  12. "Stay Another Season" (Chris Dedrick)

The title track, released as a single, was on Billboard's "Bubbling Under Hot 100" and "Top 40 Easy Listening" surveys.

Charts

[edit]

The title track, released as a single, was on Billboard's "Bubbling Under Hot 100" and "Top 40 Easy Listening" surveys.

  • "Kites Are Fun" (song)
    • Billboard Top 40 Easy Listening (adult contemporary) chart: #33[5]
    • Billboard pop chart: #114[6]

Personnel

[edit]

"Kites are Fun" was covered by Tomorrow's World for the Songs for the Jet Set, Volume 1 compilation album.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Eder, Bruce. Kites Are Fun at AllMusic
  2. ^ Crawdaddy! review[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "The Free Design". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2 September 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  4. ^ "The Free Design - Kites Are Fun". Pop Matters. Archived from the original on 6 August 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Kites Are Fun - The Free Design - Billboard Top 40 Easy Listening (Page 48)" (PDF). Billboard. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-08-06. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  6. ^ "Kites Are Fun - The Free Design - Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Page 44)" (PDF). Billboard. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  7. ^ "Songs for the Jet Set, Volume 1" Archived 2024-08-06 at the Wayback Machine, Last.fm. Retrieved 25 April 2013.


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