| Flyin' High | ||||
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| Released | December 1976 | |||
| Studio | Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Sheffield, Alabama | |||
| Genre | Southern rock | |||
| Length | 37:45 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | David Hood, Jimmy Johnson | |||
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| AllMusic |    [1] |
Flyin' High is the second album by the American Southern rock band Blackfoot, released in 1976.
All tracks are written by Rickey Medlocke and Jakson Spires, except tracks 2, 3 and 6 by Medlocke, Spires and Charlie Hargrett
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Feelin' Good" | 2:47 |
| 2. | "Flyin' High" | 4:20 |
| 3. | "Try a Little Harder" | 4:48 |
| 4. | "Stranger on the Road" | 2:43 |
| 5. | "Save Your Time" | 3:43 |
| 6. | "Dancin' Man" | 3:38 |
| 7. | "Island of Life" | 4:07 |
| 8. | "Junkie's Dream" | 3:57 |
| 9. | "Madness" | 4:56 |
| 10. | "Mother" | 2:46 |
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