Fly Like an Eagle
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| Studio album by Steve Miller Band | ||
| Released | May 1976 | |
| Recorded | 1975 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 38:04 | |
| Label | Capitol Records | |
| Producer(s) | Steve Miller | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Steve Miller Band chronology | ||
| Living in the U.S.A (1973) |
Fly Like an Eagle (1976) |
Book of Dreams (1977) |
Fly Like an Eagle is the ninth and best known album by the Steve Miller Band. It was released in 1976.
In 2003, the album was ranked number 450 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
In 2006 the album was re-released to celebrate its 30th Anniversary. The CD is digitally remastered and includes 3 bonus tracks and a bonus DVD features a concert performance at Mountain View, California's Shoreline Amphitheater in 2005 with over two hours of music in 5.1 Surround Sound. Guest musicians include George Thorogood and Joe Satriani. The DVD also features a lengthy interview with Steve Miller, archive footage, never-before-seen photographs, and early demo recordings.
[edit] Track listing
- "Space Intro" (Miller/Sidran) - 1:14
- "Fly Like an Eagle" (Miller) - 4:55
- "Wild Mountain Honey" (Miller) - 4:51
- "Serenade" (Miller/McCarty) - 3:13
- "Dance, Dance, Dance" (Miller) - 2:17
- "Mercury Blues" (Douglas) - 3:30
- "Take the Money and Run" (Miller) - 2:51
- "Rock 'n' Me" (Miller) - 3:09
- "You Send Me" (Cooke) - 2:42
- "Blue Odyssey" (Miller) - 0:53
- "Sweet Maree" (Miller) - 4:04
- "The Window" (Miller/Cooper) - 4:19
[edit] Personnel
- Steve Miller - Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Sitar
- Gary Mallaber - Drums, Percussion
- Lonnie Turner - Bass
- James Cotton - Harmonica on tracks 10 & 11
- Kenny Johnson - Drums on track 12
- Charles Calamise - Bass on track 12
- Curley Cooke - Guitar on track 12
- Les Dudek - Guitar on track 12
- John McFee - Dobro on track 5
- Joachim Young - B 3 Organ on tracks 2 & 12
- Engineers - Mike Fusaro, Jim Gains, Win Kutz
- Produced by Steve Miller
- Executive Producer - John Paladino
- Photography - Susan McCardle, David Stahl
[edit] Miscellanea
- University of North Texas athletic teams use "Fly Like an Eagle" as their theme tune (the Eagle is the school mascot).
- The movie Space Jam used Seal's version of "Fly Like an Eagle" in it.
- The US Postal Service used the title song, Fly Like an Eagle, in a television ad campaign.
