''Can You Fly'' is the second album by singer-songwriter

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. It was released in 1992 on

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. ''Can You Fly'' appeared on ''

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''s year-end list of the ten best albums of 1992,Allen, Jim
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'' Fast Folk Musical Magazine'', 6:9-10, (February 1993) p.12-13 and ''

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''s Robert Christgau later dubbed it "a perfect album". In order to finance the recording of the album, Johnston sold some farmland that he inherited from his grandfather. This decision is mentioned in the opening lines of the first track, "Trying to Tell You I Don't Know". The song "California Thing" appeared on the soundtrack of the film ''

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'', starring

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and

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. "The Lucky One" was covered by

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on her 1998 album '' Got No Shadow''.

Track listing

All songs written by

. #"Trying to Tell You I Don't Know" – 4:24 #"In the New Sunshine" – 2:45 #"Tearing Down This Place" – 4:10 #"Remember Me" – 2:54 #"Wheels" – 3:18 #"The Lucky One" – 3:09 #"Can You Fly" – 4:34 #"Responsible" – 5:28 #"The Mortician's Daughter" – 3:56 #"Sincere" – 4:18 #"Down in Love" – 3:04 #"California Thing" – 3:03 #"We Will Shine" – 4:39

Personnel

– vocals, guitar, bass *

Graham Maby Graham Maby (born 1 September 1952), is an English bass guitar player. He has recorded and toured with Joe Jackson since his first album, appearing on most of Jackson's albums and tours. He has continued to record and tour with Jackson even w ...

– bass, electric guitar, background vocals * Brian Doherty – drums, percussion *Alan Bezozi – drums, tambourine, wind chimes, percussion, keyboard *Knut Bohn – guitar, organ, percussion, background vocals *Kevin Salem – guitar, background vocals *Jared Michael Nickerson – bass *Bob Rupe – guitar *Jimmy Lee – guitar *

Marshall Crenshaw Marshall Howard Crenshaw (born November 11, 1953) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist best known for hit songs such as " Someday, Someway," a US top 40 hit in 1982, " Cynical Girl," and " Whenever You're on My Mind." He ...

– guitar, bass *

Chris Stamey Christopher Charles Stamey (born December 6, 1954) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. After a brief time playing with Alex Chilton, as well as Mitch Easter under the name Sneakers, Stamey formed The dB's with Peter ...

– electric guitar * Dave Schramm – lap steel *James MacMillan – bass *

Jane Scarpantoni Jane Scarpantoni (born 1960)https://www.myheritage.com/names/jane_scarpantoni is a classically trained American cello player who has played on a number of alternative rock albums. She was a member of Hoboken, New Jersey's Tiny Lights in the mid-1 ...

– cello *Kenny Margolis – accordion *Syd Straw - vocals

References

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