Fly Away With Me
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"Fly Away With Me" is a song recorded by American
singer-songwriter Sy Smith
. It was written by Sy Smith and Kay of the Foundation, and produced by Ty Macklin for Smith's third solo album, Conflict
.
Following the less successful chart performances of buzz single "Reach Down In Your Soul", the record was released as the album's first single during the first quarter of 2008 (see 2008 in music
) in North America
. "Fly Away With Me" is a slow-tempo composition featuring R&B production and soul elements. While most of the tracks featured on Conflict are mid-tempo, "Fly Away With Me" was well received by critics for its beat-driven melody. The song peaked into the Top 40 Hot Adult R&B Singles Airplay Chart at #38. Fly Away With Me is Smith's first song to chart on the Hot Adult Airplay and her second song to chart (Gladly is the first).
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singer-songwriter Sy Smith
Sy Smith
Sy Olivia Smith is an American Emmy nominated singer-songwriter. Born in New York, New York, Smith rose to fame in the late 1990s when she signed a recording contract with Hollywood Records. Smith released her first studio album Psykosoul in 2000, which spawned the singles "Gladly" and "Good N...
. It was written by Sy Smith and Kay of the Foundation, and produced by Ty Macklin for Smith's third solo album, Conflict
Conflict (album)
Conflict is the third studio album by American R&B/soul singer, Sy Smith. The album was officially released on April 1, 2008, in United States.-Recording:...
.
Overview
"I wanted this song to feel like love in the springtime. That's what the music felt like to me the first time I heard it."—Sy Smith
Sy SmithSy Olivia Smith is an American Emmy nominated singer-songwriter. Born in New York, New York, Smith rose to fame in the late 1990s when she signed a recording contract with Hollywood Records. Smith released her first studio album Psykosoul in 2000, which spawned the singles "Gladly" and "Good N...
, Soultracks
Following the less successful chart performances of buzz single "Reach Down In Your Soul", the record was released as the album's first single during the first quarter of 2008 (see 2008 in music
2008 in music
2008 was a huge year in music history with the emergence of pop superstars Lady Gaga and Katy Perry into the mainstream. Also, this is the year that is widely agreed upon by critics as the start of the fall of hip hop from the mainstream and the rise of Synthpop into the mainstream due to acts such...
) in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
. "Fly Away With Me" is a slow-tempo composition featuring R&B production and soul elements. While most of the tracks featured on Conflict are mid-tempo, "Fly Away With Me" was well received by critics for its beat-driven melody. The song peaked into the Top 40 Hot Adult R&B Singles Airplay Chart at #38. Fly Away With Me is Smith's first song to chart on the Hot Adult Airplay and her second song to chart (Gladly is the first).
Music video
The video was shot on March 13, 2008 with Shawn Carter Peterson as the director. The song aired Centric's Soul Sessions and Centric Hits shows. The imagery in this video can be described as Smith enjoys having to spend time with her husband "Shawn Carter Peterson" including playing hiding go seek, scale painting, and walking down a path in a forest.Credits and personnel
- Vocals: Sy Smith
- Writers: Sy Smith and Kay of the Foundation
- Producers: Ty Macklin