Wings of an Eagle

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"Wings of an Eagle"
Single by Russell Morris
A-side "Wings of an Eagle"
B-side "Satisfy You"
ReleasedNovember 1972
RecordedChannel 9's TCS Studios
Genre Pop rock
Length3:51
Label His Masters Voice/ EMI Music (Australia)
Songwriter(s) Russell Morris
Producer(s) Peter Dawkins
Russell Morris singles chronology
"Live with Friends"
(1972)
"Wings of an Eagle"
(1972)
"Let's Do It"
(1975)

"Wings of an Eagle" is a song written and recorded by Australian singer Russell Morris. Not to be confused with the American Metrocolor film The Wings of Eagles or Ken Follett's novel On Wings of Eagles, the song was produced by Peter Dawkins. It was released in November 1972 and peaked at number 9 on the Australian Go-Set chart in January 1973, becoming Morris' sixth top twenty. [1] It was Morris' final release on the His Master's Voice/ EMI label, before signing with Wizard Records.

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Australian music journalist Ian McFarlane said the song was "brilliant". [2]

The song is about Reincarnation, according to Morris, an eagle is often represented in Aboriginal Dreamtime stories as carrying the soul before it is let go to its next life.

Track listing

7" Single

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1972/73)Position
Australian Artist Go-Set Chart [3] 9

Year-end charts

Chart (1973)Position
Australian Artist Go-Set Chart [4] 15

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References

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