Flying Start (album)
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Flying Start is the second album by the American rhythm and blues and jazz-funk fusion group The Blackbyrds
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. Includes their Top Ten Hit Walking in Rhythm
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The Blackbyrds
The Blackbyrds were an American rhythm and blues and jazz-funk fusion group, formed in Washington, D.C. in 1973.-History:The group was inspired by trumpeter Donald Byrd and featured some of his Howard University students: Kevin Toney , Keith Killgo , Joe Hall , Allan C. Barnes , and Barney Perry...
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Reception
Produced by Donald ByrdDonald Byrd
Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II, is an American jazz and rhythm and blues trumpeter. A sideman for many other jazz musicians of his generation, Byrd is best known as one of the only bebop jazz musicians who successfully pioneered the funk and soul genres while simultaneously remaining a...
. Includes their Top Ten Hit Walking in Rhythm
Walking in Rhythm
"Walking in Rhythm" is a smooth rhythm and blues & jazz song by The Blackbyrds. The song tells the tale of a man who is passionately desperate to get back home to his female companion. The song charted in March 1975 and reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100. The tune was similarly well...
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Track listing
- "I Need You" (Donald ByrdDonald ByrdDonaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II, is an American jazz and rhythm and blues trumpeter. A sideman for many other jazz musicians of his generation, Byrd is best known as one of the only bebop jazz musicians who successfully pioneered the funk and soul genres while simultaneously remaining a...
, Kevin ToneyKevin ToneyKevin Toney is an American pianist and composer, known as an original member of The Blackbyrds and now is a solo artist and performer.-Biography:...
) - "The Baby" (Donald ByrdDonald ByrdDonaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II, is an American jazz and rhythm and blues trumpeter. A sideman for many other jazz musicians of his generation, Byrd is best known as one of the only bebop jazz musicians who successfully pioneered the funk and soul genres while simultaneously remaining a...
) - "Love Is Love" (Keith Killgo)
- "Blackbyrds' Theme" (Kevin ToneyKevin ToneyKevin Toney is an American pianist and composer, known as an original member of The Blackbyrds and now is a solo artist and performer.-Biography:...
, Allan Barnes) - "Walking in RhythmWalking in Rhythm"Walking in Rhythm" is a smooth rhythm and blues & jazz song by The Blackbyrds. The song tells the tale of a man who is passionately desperate to get back home to his female companion. The song charted in March 1975 and reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100. The tune was similarly well...
" (Kevin ToneyKevin ToneyKevin Toney is an American pianist and composer, known as an original member of The Blackbyrds and now is a solo artist and performer.-Biography:...
, Allan Barnes) - "Future Children, Future Hopes" (Kevin ToneyKevin ToneyKevin Toney is an American pianist and composer, known as an original member of The Blackbyrds and now is a solo artist and performer.-Biography:...
) - "April Showers" (Allan Barnes)
- "Spaced Out" (Kevin ToneyKevin ToneyKevin Toney is an American pianist and composer, known as an original member of The Blackbyrds and now is a solo artist and performer.-Biography:...
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Personnel
- The BlackbyrdsThe BlackbyrdsThe Blackbyrds were an American rhythm and blues and jazz-funk fusion group, formed in Washington, D.C. in 1973.-History:The group was inspired by trumpeter Donald Byrd and featured some of his Howard University students: Kevin Toney , Keith Killgo , Joe Hall , Allan C. Barnes , and Barney Perry...
- Vocals - Kevin ToneyKevin ToneyKevin Toney is an American pianist and composer, known as an original member of The Blackbyrds and now is a solo artist and performer.-Biography:...
- Piano (Acoustic), Electric Piano, Clavinet, Synthesizer (Arp) - Joe Hall - Bass
- Keith Killgo - Drums
- Allan Barnes - Flute, Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone
- Barney Perry - Guitar
- Perk Jacobs - Percussion
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1975 | U.S. Album Chart Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
30 |
| 1975 | Top R&B/Black Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
5 |
| 1975 | Jazz Albums | 2 |
Single
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1975 | "Walking in Rhythm" | Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
6 |
| 1975 | "Walking in Rhythm" | Hot Soul Singles Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
4 |
| 1975 | "Walking in Rhythm" | Easy Listening | 5 |
Samples & Covers
- MC LyteMC LyteMC Lyte is an American rapper who first gained fame in the late-1980s becoming the first solo female rapper to release a full album with 1988's critically acclaimed Lyte as a Rock.-Early life:...
sampled "Spaced Out" on her song "Cappucino" on her album Eyes on ThisEyes on ThisEyes on This is the second album by MC Lyte. It was released on September 12, 1989, almost a year after her classic debut album Lyte as a Rock, for First Priority and Atlantic Records and featured production from her brothers, Audio Two, as well as The King of Chill and Nat Robinson...
in 1989.