Flyin' Away
Background
"Flyin' Away" is an album track on John Fogerty, the first LP he released after signing with Asylum Records. The song was recorded at Wally Heider Recording in San Francisco and engineered by David Coffin. Fogerty plays all the instruments by himself.
Collector's notes
The John Fogerty album is only available as an imported item in the USA.
Live versions
John Fogerty has never performed the song live in concert.
Critical reception
"This is one of my all-time favourite Fogerty tunes, but it could be even better. Like "Travelin' High", the guitar during the vocals is not exciting enough - just a few notes at a time. Also, the musical break in the middle is too repetitive and boring. Having said that, Fogerty's voice has rarely had such emotion and meaning to it, and the guitar before the fade-off is excellent. A sparkling gem despite flaws." -Matt Loewen.
"Its good that John returns to a guitar based song for this album closer. Although the solo could be a bit more complex, the arrangement makes this song very enjoyable." -Glenn J. Wiener.
Fans' views
"Really captures the feeling of the need to get away from it all sometimes."
Written by John Fogerty.
Recorded at Wally Heider Recording, San Francisco, CA, USA, in 1975.
Appears on the John Fogerty album.
Released in October 1975.