Fly Like an Eagle

Infobox Album |
Name = Fly Like an Eagle
Type = Album
Artist = Steve Miller Band


Released = May 1976
Recorded = 1975
Genre = Rock
Length = 38:07
Label = Capitol Records
Producer = Steve Miller
Reviews =
* Allmusic: Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:ymdgyl2jxpeb link]
*"Rolling Stone" (favorable) [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/stevemillerband/albums/album/258536/review/6067576/fly_like_an_eagle link]
Last album = "Living in the U.S.A"
(1973)
This album = "Fly Like an Eagle"
(1976)
Next album = "Book of Dreams"
(1977)

"Fly Like an Eagle" is the ninth studio album by the Steve Miller Band and is their best selling album having gone 4x Platinum in the United States. It was released in 1976.

In 2006 the album was re-released to celebrate its 30th Anniversary. The CD is digitally remastered and includes 3 bonus tracks and a bonus DVD features a concert performance at Mountain View, California's Shoreline Amphitheater in 2005 with over two hours of music in 5.1 Surround Sound. Guest musicians include George Thorogood and Joe Satriani. The DVD also features a lengthy interview with Steve Miller, archive footage, never-before-seen photographs, and early demo recordings.

Track listing

# "Space Intro" (Miller/Sidran) - 1:14
# "Fly Like an Eagle" (Miller) - 4:42
# "Wild Mountain Honey" (McCarty) - 4:51
# "Serenade" (Miller/McCarty) - 3:13
# "Dance, Dance, Dance" (Miller) - 2:18
# "Mercury Blues" (Douglas) - 3:30
# "Take the Money and Run" (Miller) - 2:50
# "Rock'n Me" (Miller) - 3:07
# "You Send Me" (Cooke) - 2:42
# "Blue Odyssey" (Miller) - 0:53
# "Sweet Maree" (Miller) - 4:04
# "The Window" (Miller/Cooper) - 4:20

Personnel

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* Steve Miller - vocals, Guitar, keyboards, Sitar
* Gary Mallaber - drums, percussion
* Lonnie Turner - Bass

pecial Guests

* James Cotton - Harmonica on tracks 10 & 11
* Kenny Johnson - drums on track 12
* Charles Calamise - Bass on track 12
* Curley Cooke - Guitar on track 12
* Les Dudek - Guitar on track 12
* John McFee - Dobro on track 5
* Joachim Young - B 3 Organ on tracks 2 & 12

Production

* Engineers - Mike Fusaro, Jim Gains, Win Kutz
* Produced by Steve Miller
* Executive Producer - John Palladino
* Photography - Susan McCardle, David Stahl

Other Versions

* The Spanish rock group M-Clan made a well-known version of the song "Serenade" called "Llamando a la Tierra" (Calling the Earth). The version appears three times in two different albums: "Usar y tirar" and "Sin enchufe". On the first album, there's a version in Spanish and another one with the original lyrics. On "Sin enchufe" ("Unplugged") an acoustic cover of "Serenade" with great guitar solos can be heard. Although it is not their own original work, it is one of the most popular songs of the group.