Fly Away (John Denver song)

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"Fly Away" is a 1975 song written and performed by John Denver, with Olivia Newton-John (uncredited) on backup vocals.[1] Released as a single from the Windsong album, "Fly Away" peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1976.[2] It also spent two weeks atop the adult contemporary chart, Denver's sixth #1 on this chart.[3]

The song is an ode to longing for simpler times and a simpler way of life.[4] Rolling Stone magazine remarks, "At this point, John Denver albums are as numerous as potted plants in the apartments of these urbanites, and both are symptoms of the same longing. The singer acknowledges his average listener in 'Fly Away'."[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Only Olivia's album information regarding "Fly Away"
  2. ^ Fly Away chart placement on Songfacts
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)
  4. ^ a b John Denver's Windsong from SuperSeventies
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