Fly Like an Eagle (album)

Stephen Thomas Erlewine in a retrospective review for AllMusic felt that "the focus brings about his strongest set of songs (both originals and covers), plus a detailed atmospheric production where everything fits." However, he said that "it still can sound fairly dated", but concluded the review by saying that "its best moments [...] are classics of the idiom." Rolling Stone voted it 1976's Best Album. Jay Cridlin of the Tampa Bay Times described "Dance, Dance, Dance" as "the best John Denver song John Denver never recorded". == Track listing ==

• Contains a brief sample from Cheech & Chong's comedy routine "Championship Wrestling" (from ''Cheech & Chong's Wedding Album'', 1974), inserted after the first verse. The sample includes the words "...c'mon, don't be nervous!" == Personnel ==

Steve Miller Band • Steve Miller – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, sitar, ARP Odyssey (on tracks 1, 2, 10, 12), producer • Lonnie Turner – bass (on all tracks but 12) • Gary Mallaber – drums (on all tracks but 12) Additional personnel • James Cotton – harmonica (on track 11) • Curley Cooke – guitar (on track 12) • Les Dudek – guitar (on track 12) • Charles Calamise – bass (on track 12) • Kenny Johnson – drums (on track 12) • John McFee – dobro (on track 5) • Joachim Young – Hammond B3 organ (on tracks 2 and 12) Technical • John Palladino – executive producer • Mike Fusaro – recording engineer • Jim Gains – mastering • Susan McCardle – photography • David Stahl – photography == Quadraphonic and original editions ==

A Quadraphonic mix of the album was available on the Quadraphonic 8-Track cartridge format (in which Track 1 - "Space Intro" is edited into "Fly Like an Eagle" as one track, and Track 6 - "Take the Money and Run" intro repeats twice). On the U.K. original vinyl release "Space Intro" does not appear on track listing. A 40-second track called "Space Odyssey" segues into "Wild Mountain Honey". == Charts ==

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