Fly Away (John Denver song)

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"Fly Away"
Fly Away - John Denver.jpg
Single by John Denver
from the album Windsong
B-side "Two Shots"
ReleasedNovember 1975
Genre Country folk, soft rock
Length4:13
Label RCA Records
Songwriter(s) John Denver
Producer(s) Milt Okun
John Denver singles chronology
"Calypso"
(1975)
"Fly Away"
(1975)
"Christmas for Cowboys"
(1975)

"Fly Away" is a 1975 song written and performed by John Denver featuring vocals by Olivia Newton-John. [1] Released as a single from the Windsong album, "Fly Away" peaked at No.13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and spent two weeks atop the adult contemporary chart in early-1976, Denver's sixth No.1 on this chart. [2] "Fly Away" also peaked at No.12 on the country chart. [3]

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Background

The song is an ode to longing for simpler times and a simpler way of life. [4] Record World said that "this ballad contains the unmistakable Denver vocal charm with the added bonus of Olivia Newton-John joining in on the chorus." [5] Rolling Stone magazine remarked, "At this point, John Denver albums are as numerous as potted plants in the apartments of these urbanites, and both are symptoms of the same longing. The singer acknowledges his average listener in 'Fly Away'." [4]

Chart performance

Chart (1975–76)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 10013
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening1
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles12
Canadian RPM Top Singles13
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary2
Canadian RPM Country Tracks28

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References

  1. Only Olivia's album information regarding "Fly Away"
  2. Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)
  3. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 103.
  4. 1 2 John Denver's Windsong from SuperSeventies
  5. "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. December 6, 1975. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-08.