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Fly is the second album by Yoko Ono, produced by her and John Lennon, and released in 1971. It was a complete avant-garde/Fluxus package in a gatefold sleeve that came with a full-size poster and a postcard to order Ono's book Grapefruit. Notable songs include the singles "Midsummer New York" and "Mrs. Lennon", "Hirake" aka "Open Your Box" and "Don't Worry, Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking For Her Hand in the Snow)", dedicated to Ono's daughter Kyoko Cox.

"Airmale" is the soundtrack to Lennon's film Erection, showing a building being erected in time lapsed photography, while "Fly" is the soundtrack to Ono's film Fly.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Rolling Stone	(not rated) link

Track listing

Side one

"Midsummer New York" - 3:51
"Mind Train" - 16:52

Side two

"Mind Holes" - 2:47
"Don't Worry, Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking for Her Hand in the Snow)" - 4:55
"Mrs. Lennon" - 4:12
"Hirake" - 3:31
"Toilet Piece/Unknown" - 0:30
"O'Wind (Body Is the Scar of Your Mind)" - 5:22

Side three

"Airmale" - 10:43
"Don't Count the Waves" - 5:24
"You" - 8:59

Side four

"Fly" - 22:52
"Telephone Piece" - 0:37

Reissue bonus tracks

"Between the Takes" - 1:58
"Will You Touch Me" - 2:45

Singles

"Mrs. Lennon"/"Midsummer New York" (7") (Did not chart)
"Mind Train" (Edit)/"Listen, The Snow Is Falling" (7") (Did not chart)

Personnel

Yoko Ono - vocals, claves on "Airmale" and "Don't Count the Waves"
John Lennon - guitar, piano, organ
Klaus Voorman - guitar, bass guitar, bells on "Mrs. Lennon", cymbal on "O'Wind", percussion on "Don't Count the Waves"
Bobby Keyes - claves on "O'Wind"
Eric Clapton - guitar on "Don't Worry, Kyoko"
Jim Keltner - drums, tuned drum, tabla, percussion
Ringo Starr - drums on "Don't Worry, Kyoko"
Jim Gordon - drums on "Hirake", tabla on "O'Wind"
Chris Osborne - dobro on "Midsummer New York" and "Mind Train"

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 {{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
-  Name        = Fly
+| Name        = Fly
-|  Type        = [[Album]]
+| Type        = [[Album]]
-|  Artist      = [[Yoko Ono]]
+| Artist      = [[Yoko Ono]]
-|  Cover       = Yoko Ono Fly.jpg
+| Cover       = Yoko Ono Fly.jpg
-|  Released    = 12 March 1971
+| Released    = 12 March 1971
-|  Recorded    = 1970–1971
+| Recorded    = 1970-71
-|  Genre       = [[Protopunk]], [[Avant-garde music|avant-garde]], [[Experimental music|experimental]], [[Rock music|rock]]
+| Genre       = [[Protopunk]], [[avant-garde music|avant-garde]], [[experimental music|experimental]], [[rock music|rock]]
-|  Length      = 94:52
+| Length      = 94:52
-|  Label       = [[Apple Records|Apple]] (Reissued on [[Rykodisc]])
+| Label       = [[Apple Records|Apple]] (Reissued on [[Rykodisc]])
-|  Producer    = [[John Lennon]],<br/>[[Yoko Ono]]<br/>
+| Producer    = [[John Lennon]], Yoko Ono
+| Last album  = ''[[Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band]]''<br />(1970)
-|  Reviews     = *[[Allmusic]] {{Rating|4.5|5}} [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r46034|pure_url=yes}} link] </small>
+| This album  = '''''Fly'''''<br />(1971)
-* ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' (not rated) [http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/fly-19711209 link]
-|  Last album  = ''[[Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band]]''<br/>(1970)
+| Next album  = ''[[Some Time in New York City]]''<br />(1972)<br />(with [[John Lennon]])
+}}
-|  This album  = '''''Fly'''''<br/>(1971)
-|  Next album  = ''[[Some Time in New York City]]''<br/>(1972)<br/>(with [[John Lennon]]) |}}
-'''''Fly''''' is the second album by [[Yoko Ono]]. It was produced by [[John Lennon]] and Ono, and released in 1971. It was a complete [[avant-garde]]/[[Fluxus]] package in a [[gatefold ]] [[record sleeve|sleeve]] that came with a full-size poster and a postcard to order Ono's book [[Grapefruit (book)|''Grapefruit'']]. Notable songs include the singles "Midsummer New York" and "[[Mrs. Lennon]]", "Hirake" aka "[[Open Your Box]]" and "Don't Worry, Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking For Her Hand in the Snow)", dedicated to Ono's daughter [[Kyoko Cox]].
+'''''Fly''''' is the second album by [[Yoko Ono]], produced by her and [[John Lennon]], and released in 1971. It was a complete [[avant-garde]]/[[Fluxus]] package in a [[gatefold]] [[record sleeve|sleeve]] that came with a full-size poster and a postcard to order Ono's book ''[[Grapefruit (book)|Grapefruit]]''. Notable songs include the singles "Midsummer New York" and "[[Mrs. Lennon]]", "Hirake" aka "[[Open Your Box]]" and "Don't Worry, Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking For Her Hand in the Snow)", dedicated to Ono's daughter [[Kyoko Cox]].
-"Airmale" is the soundtrack to [[John Lennon]]'s film ''Erection'', showing a building being erected in [[time lapse]]d photography, while "Fly" is the soundtrack to Ono's film "Fly".
+"Airmale" is the soundtrack to Lennon's film ''Erection'', showing a building being erected in [[time lapse]]d photography, while "Fly" is the soundtrack to Ono's film ''Fly''.
+{{Album reviews
-==Personnel==
+|rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
-*[[Yoko Ono]] – vocals, claves on "Airmale" and "Don't Count the Waves"
+|rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}} [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r46034|pure_url=yes}} link]
-*[[John Lennon]] – guitar, piano, organ
+|rev2 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
-*[[Klaus Voorman]] – bass, guitar, bells on "Mrs. Lennon", cymbal on "O'Wind", percussion on "Don't Count the Waves"
+|rev2score = (not rated) [http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/fly-19711209 link]
-*[[Bobby Keyes]] – claves on "O'Wind"
+}}
-*[[Eric Clapton]] – guitar on "Don't Worry, Kyoko"
-*[[Jim Keltner]] – drums, tuned drum, tabla, percussion
-*[[Ringo Starr]] – drums on "Don't Worry, Kyoko"
-*[[Jim Gordon (musician)|Jim Gordon]] – drums on "Hirake", tabla on "O'Wind"
-*[[Chris Osborne]] – dobro on "Midsummer New York", "Mind Train"
 ==Track listing==
 ===Side one===
-# "Midsummer New York" – 3:51
+#"Midsummer New York" - 3:51
-# "Mind Train" – 16:52
+#"Mind Train" - 16:52
 ===Side two===
-# "Mind Holes" – 2:47
+#"Mind Holes" - 2:47
-# "Don't Worry, Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking for Her Hand in the Snow)"  4:55
+#"Don't Worry, Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking for Her Hand in the Snow)" - 4:55
-# "[[Mrs. Lennon]]" – 4:12
+#"[[Mrs. Lennon]]" - 4:12
-# "[[Open Your Box|Hirake]]" – 3:31
+#"[[Open Your Box|Hirake]]" - 3:31
-# "Toilet Piece/Unknown" – 0:30
+#"Toilet Piece/Unknown" - 0:30
-# "O'Wind (Body Is the Scar of Your Mind)" – 5:22
+#"O'Wind (Body Is the Scar of Your Mind)" - 5:22
 ===Side three===
-# "Airmale" – 10:43
+#"Airmale" - 10:43
-# "Don't Count the Waves" – 5:24
+#"Don't Count the Waves" - 5:24
-# "You" – 8:59
+#"You" - 8:59
 ===Side four===
-# "Fly" – 22:52
+#"Fly" - 22:52
-# "Telephone Piece" – 0:37
+#"Telephone Piece" - 0:37
 ===Reissue bonus tracks===
-*"Between the Takes" – 1:58
+#"Between the Takes" - 1:58
-*"Will You Touch Me" – 2:45
+#"Will You Touch Me" - 2:45
 ==Singles==
-* "Mrs. Lennon"/"Midsummer New York" (7") ''(did not chart)''
+*"Mrs. Lennon"/"Midsummer New York" (7") (Did not chart)
-* "Mind Train" (edit)/"Listen, The Snow Is Falling" (7") ''(did not chart)''
+*"Mind Train" (Edit)/"Listen, The Snow Is Falling" (7") (Did not chart)
+==Personnel==
+*[[Yoko Ono]] - [[vocals]], [[claves]] on "Airmale" and "Don't Count the Waves"
+*[[John Lennon]] - [[guitar]], [[piano]], [[organ (music)|organ]]
+*[[Klaus Voorman]] - guitar, [[bass guitar]], [[bell (instrument)|bells]] on "Mrs. Lennon", [[cymbal]] on "O'Wind", [[percussion instrument|percussion]] on "Don't Count the Waves"
+*[[Bobby Keyes]] - claves on "O'Wind"
+*[[Eric Clapton]] - guitar on "Don't Worry, Kyoko"
+*[[Jim Keltner]] - [[drum kit|drums]], tuned drum, [[tabla]], percussion
+*[[Ringo Starr]] - drums on "Don't Worry, Kyoko"
+*[[Jim Gordon (musician)|Jim Gordon]] - drums on "Hirake", tabla on "O'Wind"
+*Chris Osborne - [[dobro]] on "Midsummer New York" and "Mind Train"
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