The Blackbyrds - Flying Start FLAC

1	April Showers Vocals – Keith BarbourWritten-By – Allan Barnes	3:49
2	Blackbyrds' Theme Vocals – Bruce Fisher, Sigidi, The BlackbyrdsWritten-By – Allan Barnes, Joe Hall, Kevin Toney	4:03
3	Future Children, Future Hopes Written-By – Kevin Toney	4:41
4	The Baby Written-By – Donald Byrd	5:17
5	I Need You Tenor Saxophone – Ernie WattsVocals – Keith KillgoWritten-By – Cheryl Toney, Donald Byrd	5:30
6	Walking In Rhythm Vocals – Sigidi, The BlackbyrdsWritten-By – Barney Perry	4:13
7	Spaced Out Written-By – Kevin Toney	6:11
8	Love Is Love Written-By – Keith Killgo	4:46

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
F-9472	The Blackbyrds	Flying Start ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Fantasy	F-9472	US	1974
FT 522, 0C 062 • 96392	The Blackbyrds	Flying Start ‎(LP, Album)	Fantasy, Fantasy	FT 522, 0C 062 • 96392	UK	1974
F-5998	The Blackbyrds	Flying Start ‎(LP, Album)	Fantasy	F-5998	France	1974
0061.108	The Blackbyrds	Flying Start ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Fantasy	0061.108	Germany	1980
L-35412, F-9472	The Blackbyrds	Flying Start ‎(LP, Album)	Fantasy, Fantasy	L-35412, F-9472	Australia	1974

• Art Direction – Phil Carroll
• Art Direction, Photography By – Tony Lane
• Baritone Saxophone – Jackie Kelso
• Bass – Joe Hall
• Drums – Keith Killgo
• Executive-Producer – Orrin Keepnews
• Flute, Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Allan Barnes
• Guitar – Barney Perry
• Liner Notes – Jesse Fax
• Mastered By – SR
• Mastered By [Engineer] – Doug Fax
• Percussion – Perk Jacobs
• Piano [Acoustic], Electric Piano, Clavinet, Synthesizer [Arp] – Kevin Toney
• Producer – Donald Byrd
• Recorded By, Engineer – Jim Stern
• Recorded By, Remix, Engineer – Val Christian Garay
• Trombone – Alexander Thomas, George Bohanon
• Trumpet – Bobby Bryant, Oscar Brashear

CD4 quadraphonic LP. "SR" in runouts indicates Quad remastering by Stan Ricker, possibly at JVC Cutting Center.

© Fantasy/Prestige/Milestone Records, 1975
Quadradisc trademark used by permission of RCA Corporation.

Recorded and remixed at the Sound Factory, Los Angele (August, September, October 1974).
Mastered at the Mastering Lab, Los Angeles (Engineer - Doug Fax)

Special thanks to:
Larry Mizell (Sky High Productions), Chuck Davis, Dave Hassinger, Carol Campbell, Terrie Birns.

The Blackbyrds use the ARP String Ensemble, Pro Soloist, and Odyssey synthesizers.

℗ 1974, Fantasy Records
Tenth and Parker
Berkeley, Ca. 94710

• Matrix / Runout (Matrix side A, on label): FPM-4004-A
• Matrix / Runout (Matrix side B, on label): FPM-4004-B
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched): S FPM-4001-A 1A SR B 2
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched): S FPM-4004-B-1A SR A5
• Rights Society: BMI

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Fantasy Records
• Copyright (c) – Fantasy/Prestige/Milestone Records
• Produced For – Blackbyrd Productions
• Recorded At – The Sound Factory
• Mixed At – The Sound Factory
• Mastered At – The Mastering Lab
• Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
• Published By – Blackbyrd Music