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1976 studio album by The Flying Burrito Brothers
Airborne is the fifth
studio album by the
country rock group
The Flying Burrito Brothers , released in 1976.
After the release of
Flying Again to abysmal reviews, bassist and founding member
Chris Ethridge left the band and was replaced by former
Byrds bassist
Skip Battin . This left
"Sneaky" Pete Kleinow as the only original member in the band. Airborne was the band's second and last album for Columbia Records, as the label would drop the Burritos due to the lack of commercial success just after this album's release.
Track listing
"Out of Control" (
Gib Guilbeau ,
Gene Parsons ) – 3:52
"Waitin' for Love to Begin" (
Pete Kleinow , Guilbeau) – 2:48
"Toe Tappin' Music" (Guilbeau) – 3:18
"Quiet Man" (
John Prine ) – 3:51
"Northbound Bus" (
Nickey Barclay ) – 4:00
"Big Bayou" (Guilbeau) – 3:31
"Walk on the Water" (Guilbeau, Joel Scott Hill) – 3:30
"Linda Lu" (
Ray Sharpe ) – 3:07
"Border Town" (Hill, Michael Lawson) – 3:46
"She's a Sailor" (
Stevie Wonder ) – 5:02
"Jesus Broke the Wild Horse" (Steven Glick, Dennis Krause) – 3:40
Personnel
The Flying Burrito Brothers
"Sneaky" Pete Kleinow — pedal steel guitar
Skip Battin — vocals, guitar, bass
Joel Scott Hill — vocals, guitar
Gib Guilbeau — vocals, guitar, mandolin, fiddle
Gene Parsons — vocals, drums, guitar, harmonica, banjo
Additional personnel
Luis Cabaza — piano
Vabo — piano
Jamie Faunt — bass
Stevie Wonder — piano on "She's a Sailor"
Warren "Bugs" Pemberton — drums
References
Flying Burrito Brothersstudio albums Burrito Brothersstudio albums Burrito Deluxestudio albums Compilation albums Live albums Singles Related