Birds Flying Away

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Birds Flying Away
MJBirdsFlying.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 2000
Genre Folk
Length39:53
Label Mason Jennings
Bar/None (reissue)
Producer Ed Ackerson, Mason Jennings
Mason Jennings chronology
Mason Jennings
(1997)
Birds Flying Away
(2000)
Century Spring
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Pitchfork (7.0/10) [2]

Birds Flying Away is the second album by Mason Jennings. [3] [4] It was released in January 2000 by the label Bar/None.

Contents

While writing this album, the drummer Chris Stock left and was replaced. [5] Jennings had another setback for six months when he contracted mononucleosis, which delayed the release of the album. [6]

Jennings is compared to Dave Matthews in a New York Times review. [7] Unlike the debut, the album included several songs with political themes. [8]

Critical reception

City Pages called Birds Flying Away Jennings's best album, in a 2016 ranking, writing that "his blend of acoustic storytelling, historical themes, and funky instrumentation (there’s an alto-saxophone solo on the politically/historically charged 'Black Panther') makes for a perfect mix." [9]

Track listing

  1. "Confidant" - 3:47
  2. "United States Global Empire" - 3:02
  3. "Ballad for My One True Love" - 4:32
  4. "Black Panther" - 3:58
  5. "Dr. King" - 3:24
  6. "Stars Shine Quietly" - 3:49
  7. "Birds Flying Away" - 3:13
  8. "The Mountain" - 4:15
  9. "Duluth" - 3:03
  10. "Train Leaving Gray" - 2:20
  11. "The Light" - 4:23

Personnel

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References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. Pitchfork Media review Archived 12 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine
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