Flying (Grammatrain album)

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Flying
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 6, 1997
Studio Ardent Music (Memphis, Tennessee)
Genre
Length46:10
Label ForeFront
Producer John Hampton
Grammatrain chronology
Lonely House
(1995)
Flying
(1997)
Live 120798
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Flying is the second studio album by American rock band Grammatrain, released on July 6, 1997 on ForeFront Records. A music video was made for the song "Peace". [5] The music video included on the WWJD (What Would Jesus Do?) compilation VHS in 1998 and the track "Pain" was included on the CD release of the WWJD compilation on November 4, 1997.

Contents

During an interview on Jesus Freaks: Vinyl to Digital in 2021, drummer Paul Joseph Roraback said Flying was recorded in two months. [6]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Grammatrain; all music is composed by Grammatrain.

No.TitleLength
1."Jonah [a] "2:41
2."Less of Me [a] "2:48
3."Flying [a] "5:11
4."Rocketship"2:24
5."Peace"4:13
6."Pain [a] "4:46
7."Sell Your Soul"3:22
8."Fuse [a] "3:47
9."Spiderweb"3:16
10."Found In You"4:44
11."For Me [b] " (song ends at 3:49 and is followed by five minutes of silence)8:49
12."Hidden Track1"0:04
Total length:46:10
a live recording appears on Live 120798 (1999)
a live acoustic recording appears on Grammatrain demo CD (1994)

Reception

Flying received mixed to positive reviews from critics. Alex Figgis of Cross Rhythms described the album as "carefully crafted so as to leave the listener in no doubt as to Grammatrain's faith in Christ, yet sensitive enough to lovingly challenge those left standing in the dark. Excellent." [3] In 1999, "Pain" was nominated for the "Hard Music Recorded Song" award at the 30th Annual GMA Dove Awards. [7] [8]

Personnel

Grammatrain

Additional musicians

Production

Notes

1. Named "[Hidden Track]" on CD metadata and not written on the track listing; named "Pop" on digital releases.

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References

  1. "Flying - Grammatrain". AllMusic . Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  2. "Grammatrain, "Flying" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Figgis, Alex (December 1, 1997). "Review: Grammatrain - Flying". Cross Rhythms . Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  4. "Grammatrain Review by The Phantom Tollbooth". The Phantom Tollbooth. Archived from the original on January 19, 1998. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmqDmrcuPLc
  6. https://jesusfreakspodcast.buzzsprout.com/1223213/8255609-paul-roraback-grammatrain
  7. https://cmnexus.org/awards/Dove_Awards/1999
  8. "Grammatrain Official Website". Archived from the original on April 29, 1999.