The Blackbyrds - Flying Start

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	I Need You Written-By – Cheryl Toney, Donald Byrd	5:30
A2	The Baby Written-By – Donald Byrd	5:17
A3	Love Is Love Written-By – Keith Killgo	4:46
A4	Blackbyrds Theme Written-By – Allan Barnes, Joe Hall, Kevin Toney	4:03
B1	Walking In Rhythm Written-By – Barney Perry	4:13
B2	Future Children, Future Hopes Written-By – Kevin Toney	4:41
B3	April Showers Written-By – Allan Barnes	3:49
B4	Spaced Out Written-By – Kevin Toney	6:11

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Festival Records Pty. Ltd.
• Distributed By – Festival Records Pty. Ltd.
• Recorded At – The Sound Factory
• Remixed At – The Sound Factory
• Mastered At – The Mastering Lab

Credits

• Art Direction – Phil Carroll, Tony Lane
• Bass – Joe Hall
• Clavinet – Kevin Toney
• Drums – Keith Killgo
• Electric Piano – Kevin Toney
• Engineer [Recording] – Jim Stern, Val Christian Garay*
• Engineer [Remix] – Val Christian Garay*
• Executive-Producer – Orrin Keepnews
• Flute – Allan Barnes
• Guitar – Barney Perry
• Mastered By – Doug Fax
• Percussion – Perk Jacobs
• Photography By – Tony Lane
• Piano – Kevin Toney
• Producer – Donald Byrd
• Saxophone [Baritone] – Jackie Kelso
• Saxophone [Soprano] – Allan Barnes
• Saxophone [Tenor] – Allan Barnes, Ernie Watts (tracks: A1)
• Synthesizer – Kevin Toney
• Trombone – Alexander Thomas, George Bohanon
• Trumpet – Bobby Bryant, Oscar Brashear
• Vocals – Bruce Fisher, Keith Barbour (tracks: B3), Keith Killgo (tracks: A1), Sigidi

Notes

Made In Australia by Festival Records Pty Ltd
Recorded and remixed at the Sound Factory, Los Angeles (August, September, October 1974).
Mastered at the Mastering Lab, Los Angeles.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): SMX.45681 2A
• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): SMX.45682 2A
• Matrix / Runout (Side A label): SMX-45681
• Matrix / Runout (Side B label): SMX-45682

Other versions

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)	Fantasy	0061.108	Germany	Unknown
LFS-80133	The Blackbyrds	Flying Start ‎(LP, Album, Promo)	Fantasy	LFS-80133	Japan	1974