Performer: The Blackbyrds
Genre: Jazz / Funk / Soul
Album: Flying Start
Released: 1975
Style: Jazz-Funk, Funk
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Rating: 4.3
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Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	I Need You Vocals – Keith KillgoWritten By – Cheryl Toney, Donald Byrd	5:30
A2	The Baby Written By – Donald Byrd	5:17
A3	Love Is Love Written By – Keith Killgo	4:46
A4	Blackbyrd's Theme Vocals – Bruce Fisher, Sigidi, The BlackbyrdsWritten By – Joe Hall, Allan Barnes, Kevin Toney	4:03
B1	Walking In Rhythm Vocals – Sigidi, The BlackbyrdsWritten By – Barney Perry	4:13
B2	Future Children, Future Hopes Written By – Kevin Toney	4:41
B3	April Showers Vocals – Keith BarbourWritten By – Allan Barnes	3:49
B4	Spaced Out Written By – Kevin Toney	6:11

Companies, etc.

• Published By – Blackbyrd Music
• Recorded At – The Sound Factory
• Remixed At – The Sound Factory
• Mastered At – The Mastering Lab

Credits

• Art Direction – Phil Carroll
• Baritone Saxophone – Jackie Kelso
• Bass – Joe Hall
• Drums – Keith Killgo
• Engineer [Recording] – Jim Stern, Val Christian Garay*
• Executive Producer – Orrin Keepnews
• Flute, Saxophone [Tenor], Saxophone [Soprano] – Allan Barnes
• Guitar – Barney Perry
• Liner Notes – Jesse Fax
• Mastered By – Doug Fax*
• Mixed By [Remixed By] – Val Christian Garay*
• Percussion – Perk Jacobs
• Photography By – Tony Lane
• Piano [Acoustic], Electric Piano, Clavinet, Synthesizer [Arp] – Kevin Toney
• Producer – Donald Byrd
• Tenor Saxophone – Ernie Watts
• Trombone – Alexander Thomas, George Bohanon
• Trumpet – Bobby Bryant, Oscar Brashear

Notes

℗ 1974 Fantasy Records

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: GEMA
• Matrix / Runout (Etched Side A): BLPS 19197 - A
• Matrix / Runout (Etched Side B): BLPS 19197 - B

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
F-9472	The Blackbyrds	Flying Start ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Fantasy	F-9472	US	1974
FT 522, 0C 062 • 96392	The Blackbyrds	Flying Start ‎(LP, Album)	Fantasy, Fantasy	FT 522, 0C 062 • 96392	UK	1974
F-5998	The Blackbyrds	Flying Start ‎(LP, Album)	Fantasy	F-5998	France	1974
0061.108	The Blackbyrds	Flying Start ‎(LP, Album)	Fantasy	0061.108	Germany	Unknown
LFS-80133	The Blackbyrds	Flying Start ‎(LP, Album, Promo)	Fantasy	LFS-80133	Japan	1974