Bird in Flight
| "Bird in Flight"/"Tribal Look" | ||||
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| Single by Toyah | ||||
| Released | 1 February 1980 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Genre | New wave | |||
| Label | Safari | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Willcox, Charlie Francis, Bogen, Bush, Bray | |||
| Producer(s) | Matt Dangerfield | |||
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"Bird in Flight"/"Tribal Look" is the third single by Toyah, released on February 1, 1980, by Safari Records.[1] Neither track was featured on an album at the time, though both were added to the 2002 reissue of Sheep Farming in Barnet//The Blue Meaning, and also on the 2005 compilation album The Safari Singles Collection Part 1: 1979-1981.
In February New Musical Express wrote of "Bird in Flight": "Surprisingly gentle song by the banshee from Birmingham. It has an insidious quality that slowly gets under your skin and is a good pop song. The effective keyboards give it a desirable spacy atmosphere. Also more than a nod in Patti Smith's direction".[2]
In 2011, of "Bird in Flight", Toyah said: "I find the lyric excruciatingly wrong. But that might be because I'm older and wiser and prefer what I write today. That said, the Toyah band play it beautifully and they have given it a light, optimistic feel that really lifts the whole set. It dances into the venue and tickles your ears. I just need to ignore the lyric... it's so bloody wrong."[3]
Track listing
7" Vinyl
- A: Bird In Flight (Willcox/Francis/Bogen/Bush/Bray)
- AA: Tribal Look (Willcox/Francis/Bogen/Bush/Bray)
Catalogue Number: SAFE 22
Produced by Matt Dangerfield. Published by Sweet 'n' Sour Songs Ltd.
Both sides ran at 45RPM.
Personnel
- Toyah Willcox - vocals
- Joel Bogen - guitar
- Charlie Francis - bass
- Steve Bray - drums
- Peter Bush - keyboards
References
- ↑ "Bird in Flight / Tribal Look". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- ↑ "Bird in Flight". NME. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- ↑ "Toyah Talks Music". FSF-A Interview. Retrieved 2011-01-01.