Flight of the Cosmic Hippo

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Allmusic	[1]

In his Allmusic review, music critic Brian Mansfield wrote of the album "The Flecktones continue to make it look easy."[1]

All songs by Béla Fleck unless otherwise noted.

1. "Blu-Bop" (The Flecktones) – 4:22
2. "Flying Saucer Dudes" – 4:51
3. "Turtle Rock" – 4:12
4. "Flight of the Cosmic Hippo" – 4:29
5. "The Star Spangled Banner" (Francis Scott Key, arr. The Flecktones) – 2:35
6. "Star of the County Down" (P.D., arr. The Flecktones) – 4:21
7. "Jekyll and Hyde (and Ted and Alice)" – 7:04
8. "Michelle" (John Lennon/Paul McCartney) – 5:10
9. "Hole in the Wall" – 4:40
10. "Flight of the Cosmic Hippo (Reprise)" – 2:14

• Béla Fleck – banjo (tracks 2, 4-10), electric banjo (tracks 1, 3), synth (track 1)
• Howard Levy – diatonic harmonica (tracks 2, 3, 5-8, 10), piano (tracks 2-5, 7-10), synthesizers (tracks 1, 2, 4-6, 9), harp in a cup (track 4), harp through micro synth (track 2), double ocarina (track 9), Hammond B-3 organ (track 6)
• "Future Man" – Synth-Axe Drumitar
• Victor Wooten – 4-string, 5-string fretless (tracks 4, 5, 7, 8, 10) and 6-string electric basses

• "The Star Spangled Banner" was arranged during the Battle of Wadi Al-Batin in Iraq and was recorded a day after the battle started.
• "Jekyll and Hyde (and Ted and Alice)" references the novella The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde as well as the film Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice.

• Produced and mixed by Béla Fleck with the Flecktones
• Bil VornDick – engineer, mixing
• Carlos Grier – editing
• Denny Purcell – mastering
• Mark Nevers – assistant engineer
• Keith Odle – mixing assistant
• Richard Battaglia – assistant engineer, mixing assistant
• Mark Tucker – photography
• Elvis Wilson – design
• Laura LiPuma – art direction
• Mark Fox – artwork