''Flying Again'' is the fourth studio album by the country rock group

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, released in 1975. After

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' death in 1973, posthumous interest in the Burrito Brothers' music grew. This interest caused the band's original label,

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, to release the compilation album '' Close Up the Honky-Tonks'' in 1974. Since Rick Roberts had dissolved the Flying Burrito Brothers after a brief 1973 European tour with no original members, former manager Eddie Tickner started to think about the possibilities of reviving the band. After Tickner received booking interest from a number of clubs, founding members

"Sneaky" Pete Kleinow Peter E. "Sneaky Pete" Kleinow (August 20, 1934 – January 6, 2007) was an American country-rock musician. He is best known as a member of the band The Flying Burrito Brothers and as a session musician playing pedal steel guitar for such ar ...

and

Chris Ethridge John Christopher Ethridge (February 10, 1947 – April 23, 2012) was an American country rock bass guitarist. He was a member of the International Submarine Band (ISB) and The Flying Burrito Brothers, and co-wrote several songs with Gram Pars ...

agreed to re-form the Burritos. They hired former

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drummer

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, guitarist Joel Scott Hill from

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, and fiddler

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to round out the "refried" Burritos. Tickner then got the new band a deal with Columbia Records, of which ''Flying Again'' was their label debut. Despite having two original members, the sound of this album is markedly different from the albums released by the original incarnation. The best examples of this are on the tracks "Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music)" and "Hot Burrito #3". "Dim Lights" is much faster and more rocking than the version recorded by the original lineup that would appear in 1976. While bassist Chris Ethridge had a significant hand in the writing of "Hot Burrito #1" and #2, #3 is a jarring departure from the style of the first two songs. The lyrics are written more as a caricature of the first two. Joel Scott Hill handled lead vocals on most of the tracks, with Gib Guilbeau on three (Including a sprightly version of "Why Baby Why") and Gene Parsons on one. "Building Fires" was released as a single.

Track listing

# "Easy to Get On" (Bob Brown, Joel Scott Hill) – 3:18 # "Wind and Rain" (

) – 4:28 # "

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" (

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, Darrell Edwards) – 2:24 # "

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" (Max Fidler,

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, Rose Lee Maphis) – 2:16 # " You Left the Water Running" (

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, Oscar Frank,

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) – 2:23 # "Building Fires" (Dan Penn,

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) – 4:18 # "Sweet Desert Childhood" (Gene Parsons) – 3:44 # "Bon Soir Blues" (Gib Guilbeau, Thad Maxwell) – 4:11 # "River Road" (Gib Guilbeau) – 2:59 # "Hot Burrito #3" (

, Gib Guilbeau, Joel Scott Hill,

Pete Kleinow Peter E. "Sneaky Pete" Kleinow (August 20, 1934 – January 6, 2007) was an American country-rock musician. He is best known as a member of the band The Flying Burrito Brothers and as a session musician playing pedal steel guitar for such ar ...

, Gene Parsons) – 2:07

Personnel

;The Flying Burrito Brothers *

- pedal steel guitar *

- bass * Joel Scott Hill - vocals, guitar *

- vocals, fiddle, guitar *

- vocals, drums, guitar, harmonica with: *

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- piano, organ

References

{{Authority control The Flying Burrito Brothers albums 1975 albums Albums produced by Norbert Putnam Columbia Records albums