Thunderbyrd

Infobox Album
Name = Thunderbyrd
Type = studio
Artist = Roger McGuinn


Released = Start date|1977
Recorded =
Genre = Rock
Length =
Label = Columbia
Producer = Don De Vito
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:k9fqxqq5ldde link]
Last album = "Cardiff Rose"
(1976)
This album = "Thunderbyrd"
(1977)
Next album = "McGuinn, Clark & Hillman"
(1978)

"Thunderbyrd" is American singer-songwriter and guitarist Roger McGuinn's 5th solo studio album, released in 1977 on the Columbia Records label. Following the success of his 1976 album "Cardiff Rose", McGuinn intended to make another album in collaboration with its producer Mick Ronson. This project however never materialized. Instead he put together a new band, Thunderbyrd, and recorded this album with them. [ cite album-notes
title = Born to Rock and Roll
albumlink = Born to Rock and Roll
year = 1991
first = Andrew
last = Sandova
pages = p. 10
format = CD booklet
publisher = Columbia
publisherid = CK 47494
mbid = 2c6dee70-9c4e-4c60-8b32-a454713e8209 ]

The album contains four original compositions by McGuinn and his old songwriting collaborator Jacques Levy. It also includes a version of Tom Pettys "American Girl", originally a hit the year before from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakerss eponymously named debut album.

"Thunderbyrd" was not well received neither by critics nor record buyers and became McGuinn's last solo album until 1990's "Back from Rio".

Track listing

# "All Night Long" (Peter Frampton, Gallagher) – 4:19
# "It's Gone" (Jacques Levy, Roger McGuinn) – 3:57
# "Dixie Highway" (Levy, McGuinn) – 3:29
# "American Girl" (Tom Petty) – 4:30
# "We Can Do It All Over Again" (Barry Goldberg, Mentor Williams) – 4:44
# "Why Baby Why" (Darrell Edwards, George Jones) – 3:48
# "I'm Not Lonely Anymore" (Levy, McGuinn) – 3:07
# "Golden Loom" (Bob Dylan) – 4:07
# "Russian Hill" (Levy, McGuinn) – 5:03

Personnel

*Roger McGuinn – vocals, guitar
*Rick Vito – guitars, vocals, dobro, harmonica
*Greg Thomas – drums, percussion
*Charlie Harrison – bass, vocals
*Marty Grebb – keyboards
*Tom Scott – saxophone
*Janis and Kristine Oliver – background vocals
*Bruce Barlow – bass
*Steve Forman – percussion

Notes