Fly by Night (album)

Fly by Night
Studio album by Rush
Released	February 15, 1975 May 6, 1997 (remastered CD)
Recorded	December 1974 - January 1975
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal, progressive rock
Length	37:18
Label	Anthem (Canada), Mercury
Producer	Rush and Terry Brown
Rush chronology
Rush (1974) Fly by Night (1975) Caress of Steel (1975)

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Fly by Night is the second studio album by the Canadian rock band Rush, released in February 1975.

Contents 1 Music and lyrics 2 Production details 3 Track listing 3.1 Side One 3.2 Side Two 4 Personnel 5 Chart positions 6 Sales certifications 7 Singles 8 Discography 9 Remaster details 10 External links 11 References

Music and lyrics

This was the first Rush album to feature drummer Neil Peart. In addition to drumming duties, Peart also took on the job of lyricist by default, leading the band to adopt a more literary lyrical style that differed significantly from the debut album. The songs "By-Tor & the Snow Dog" and "Rivendell" are examples of the inclusion of fantasy themes into Rush's music.

"By-Tor & the Snow Dog" was inspired by Rush roadie Howard Ungerleider's story of him staying at Anthem records owner Ray Danniels' house, where Danniels' German Shepherd growled at him, and a tiny dog also owned by Danniels tried to jump on him. Ungerleider told Rush about it and they thought it was hilarious.

"Anthem" features lyrics inspired by the philosophy of Ayn Rand, whose influence on Peart's writing would reach its apogee on the band's 1976 album 2112. The autobiographical "Fly by Night" is based on Peart's experience of briefly moving from Canada to London as a young musician (before joining Rush). The original hand-penned lyrics for both "Anthem" and "Fly by Night" include different or additional lyrics not sung in the original songs. The original lyrics to "Fly by Night" include a prologue which is not found in the final song.

The song "By-Tor & the Snow Dog" at the end of side one of the original LP has a recording of jingle sounds which continues into the locked groove and thus plays indefinitely on manual record players.

Production details

Fly by Night was recorded at Toronto Sound Studios in Toronto. Rush also recorded parts of their first album at the same studio. However, since the first album sessions the studio had upgraded its equipment from one-inch eight-track to two-inch analog 16-track master tape recorders, allowing the group to have far more flexibility in overdubbing and mixing. Pictures shown on the Fly by Night album artwork indicate that the studio used a 16-track recorder made by Studer and a Neve mixing console, a combination that was widely considered to be state of the art by audio engineers. These were the preferred brands by many top studios worldwide up through the mid 1990s when digital recording equipment became the standard. Fly by Night is the band's first album to be produced by Terry Brown, who had remixed the band's debut album. Brown would maintain this role through 1982's Signals. The high fidelity recording of Fly by Night was very positive in moving the band forward in a direction that piqued the interest of audiophiles who would seek out this type of recording while also getting familiar with the band's material. Fly by Night set an early standard of excellence in this area not often prioritized by the harder rock bands of the mid 1970's rock era.

Track listing

Side One

Side Two

Personnel

• Geddy Lee – bass, classical guitar, vocals
• Alex Lifeson – acoustic and electric guitars
• Neil Peart – drums and percussion

Chart positions

Country	Chart	Position
U.S.	Billboard 200	113

Sales certifications

Country	Organization	Sales
U.S.	RIAA	Platinum (1,000,000)

Singles

Information
"Fly By Night" Released: May 1975 Written by: Geddy Lee & Neil Peart Produced by: Rush and Terry Brown Chart positions:
"Making Memories" Released: May 1977 Written by: Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson & Neil Peart Produced by: Rush and Terry Brown Chart positions:

Discography

Country	Label	Format	Catalog
Canada	Mercury	Vinyl	SRM 1-1023
Canada	Anthem	Vinyl	ANR 1-1002
Canada	Capitol	Vinyl	ANR 1-602
Canada	Anthem	CD	ANMD 1076
Canada	Mercury	8 Track	MC8 1-1023
Canada	Anthem	8 Track	8AN 1-1023
Canada	Mercury	Cassette	MC4 1-1023
Canada	Anthem	Cassette	4AN 1-1002
Canada	Anthem	Cassette	4AN 1-602
Canada	Anthem	CD	ANC 1-1002
Canada	Anthem	CD	WANK 1002
Canada	Anthem	CD	ANMD 1002
Canada	Anthem	CD	D -108203
U.S.	Mercury	CD	534624

Remaster details

A remaster was issued in 1997.

• The tray has a picture of the star with man painting (mirroring the album cover of Retrospective I) with "The Rush Remasters" printed in all capital letters just to the left. All remasters from Rush through Permanent Waves are like this.
• The packaging of the remastered CD reinstates the original back cover and inner sleeve (including Neil Peart's handwritten lyrics and credit sheet) absent from the first CD issue.

External links

• Official Rush Home Page
• Rush at Resist

References

Rush Geddy Lee Alex Lifeson Neil Peart John Rutsey Jeff Jones Studio albums Rush Fly by Night Caress of Steel 2112 A Farewell to Kings Hemispheres Permanent Waves Moving Pictures Signals Grace Under Pressure Power Windows Hold Your Fire Presto Roll the Bones Counterparts Test for Echo Vapor Trails Snakes & Arrows Clockwork Angels Extended plays Feedback Live albums All the World's a Stage Exit...Stage Left Grace Under Pressure Tour A Show of Hands Different Stages Rush in Rio R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour Snakes & Arrows Live Time Machine 2011: Live in Cleveland Singles "Not Fade Away" "Finding My Way" "In the Mood " "Fly by Night" "The Necromancer" "Lakeside Park" "The Twilight Zone" "2112 " "A Passage to Bangkok" "Closer to the Heart" "Xanadu" "Cinderella Man" "The Trees" "Circumstances" "The Spirit of Radio" "Freewill" "Entre Nous" "Limelight" "Tom Sawyer" "Vital Signs" "New World Man" "Subdivisions" "Distant Early Warning" "Red Sector A" "Afterimage" "The Big Money" "Mystic Rhythms" "Manhattan Project" "Marathon" "Time Stand Still" "Mission" "Show Don't Tell" "The Pass" "Dreamline" "Roll the Bones" "Heresy" "Ghost of a Chance" "Stick It Out" "Nobody's Hero" "Cold Fire" "Test for Echo" "Half the World" "Driven" "Secret Touch" "One Little Victory" "Summertime Blues" "Far Cry" "Spindrift" "The Larger Bowl" "Caravan" Live videos Exit...Stage Left Grace Under Pressure Tour A Show of Hands Rush in Rio R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour Rush Replay X 3 Snakes & Arrows Live Time Machine 2011: Live in Cleveland Album compilations Rush Through Time Archives Chronicles Retrospective I Retrospective II The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974-1987 Gold Retrospective III: 1989-2008 Working Men Video compilations Through the Camera Eye Chronicles Tours Roll the Bones Tour Counterparts Tour Test for Echo Tour Vapor Trails Tour R30: 30th Anniversary Tour Snakes & Arrows Tour Time Machine Tour Related articles Discography Awards History Instrumentals Equipment Victor My Favorite Headache A Work in Progress Anatomy of a Drum Solo Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road "Fear" series Cygnus X-1 duology Hugh Syme The Fifth Order of Angels Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage Book Category Portal