Fly Like an Eagle

by Steve Miller Band, Steve Miller

Overview

Steve Miller had started to essay his classic sound with The Joker, but 1976's Fly Like an Eagle is where he took flight, creating his definitive slice of space blues. The key is focus, even on an album as stylishly, self-consciously trippy as this, since the focus brings about his strongest set of songs (both originals and covers), plus a detailed atmospheric production where everything fits. It still can sound fairly dated -- those whooshing keyboards and cavernous echoes are certainly of their time -- but its essence hasn't aged, as "Fly Like an Eagle" drifts like a cool breeze, while "Take the Money and Run" and "Rock 'n Me" are fiendishly hooky, friendly rockers. The rest of the album may not be quite up to those standards, but there aren't any duds, either, as "Wild Mountain Honey" and "Mercury Blues" give this a comfortable backdrop, thanks to Miller's offhand, lazy charm. Though it may not quite transcend its time, it certainly is an album rock landmark of the mid-'70s and its best moments (namely, the aforementioned singles) are classics of the idiom. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	05/18/2018
Label:	Capitol
UPC:	0602567239055
Rank:	40739

Tracks

1. Space (Intro)
2. Fly Like an Eagle
3. Wild Mountain Honey
4. Serenade
5. Dance, Dance, Dance
6. Mercury Blues
7. Take the Money and Run
8. Rock'n Me
9. You Send Me
10. Blue Odyssey
11. Sweet Maree
12. The Window

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Steve Miller Band   Primary Artist
Steve Miller   Primary Artist,Sitar,Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Synthesizer,Roland Synthesizer
Les Dudek   Guest Artist,Dobro,Guitar,Slide Guitar
James Cotton   Guest Artist,Harmonica
Kenny Lee Lewis   Guitar
James "Curly" Cooke   Guitar,Guitar (Rhythm)
John McFee   Dobro,Guitar
Lonnie Turner   Bass,Guitar
Norton Buffalo   Congas,Harmonica
Billy Preston   Bass (Electric)
George Thorogood   Guitar,Vocals
Gary Mallaber   Drums,Percussion
Ken Johnson   Drums
Charles Calmese   Bass
Joe Satriani   Guitar
Charles Calamise   Bass
Carlos Reyes   Harp,Violin
Joachim Jymm Young   Organ,Keyboards,Organ (Hammond)
Kenny Johnson   Drums
Joseph Wooten   Keyboards
Gordy Knudtson   Drums
Nolan Gasser   Piano

Technical Credits

Steve Miller Band   Performer
Steve McCarty   Composer
Steve Miller   Composer,Producer
Joseph Cooper   Composer
Kevin Reeves   Digital Transfers
Chris McCarty   Composer
Chick Corea   Composer
Clarence Paul   Composer
Ed Townsend   Composer
Ed Cherney   Mixing Engineer
John Palladino   Executive Producer
Sam Cooke   Composer
Robert Geddins   Composer
Peter Mew   Mastering,Preparation,Balance Engineer
K.C. Douglas   Composer
Mike Fusaro   Engineer,Track Engineer
Dave Stahl   Back Cover,Photography
Bob Norberg   Remastering
Ben Sidran   Composer
Scott Boorey   Mixing Engineer
Brad S. Miller   Executive Producer
John Van Hamersveld   Artwork
John Paladino   Executive Producer
Win Kutz   Assistant,Mixing Assistant
Tom Size   Mixing Engineer
Susan McCardle   Photography
Casarini   Artwork,Art Direction
Steve Paine   Producer
Brenda Harwell Cooper   Composer
Jim Gains   Mixing Engineer
Jim Gaines   Mixing,Mastering