Flying High On Your Love is an album by the Memphis, Tennessee-based funk band the Bar-Kays.
| Flying High On Your Love | ||||
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| Released | November 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 1977 | |||
| Studio | Ardent Recording Studios, Memphis, Tennessee | |||
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| Length | 36:26 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | Allen Jones | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Record Guide | [2] |
Released on Mercury Records in the fall of 1977, the album charted at number seven on the Billboard Soul Album charts. It was the first album by the band to be certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States.[3] Considered by many fans to be the Bar-Kays' best album overall, if featured two hit singles, "Let's Have Some Fun" and "Attitudes", as well as popular track "You Can't Run Away," which received significant radio play. The album opener "Shut the Funk Up", and its closing title track "Flying High on Your Love" were equally popular. The album's success, along with their previous album, and acclaimed concert performances on tour with Parliament-Funkadelic, established the Bar-Kays as one of the key bands of the funk genre in the late 1970s.
Track listing
edit- All songs written by The Bar-Kays.
- "Shut the Funk Up" 4:20
- "Standing on the Outside" 4:18
- "Woman of the Night" 3:50
- "Whatever It Is" 2:10
- "Can't Keep My Hands Off You" 3:20
- "Let's Have Some Fun" 6:05
- "Attitudes" 2:01
- "You Can't Run Away" 4:50
- "Flying High on Your Love" 3:50
Charts
edit| Chart (1978) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard 200[4] | 47 |
| Billboard US Soul[4] | 7 |
Singles
edit| Year | Single | Chart positions[5] | |
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| 1978 | "Attitudes" | 22 | |
| "Let's Have Some Fun" | 11 | ||
Samples
editEazy-E sampled "Let's Have Some Fun" on his song "No More ?'s" on his debut album Eazy-Duz-It in 1988.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ a b c Hanson, Amy. The Bar Kays: Flying High On Your Love > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1979. p. 23.
- ^ Gordon, Ellen A. (22 Sep 1993). "Bar-Kays Are Back and Real Funky, Too". New Pittsburgh Courier. No. 76. p. B1.
- ^ a b "The Bar Kays US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
- ^ "The Bar Kays US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-14.