Free Flying Soul
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Free Flying Soul is the ninth studio album from Christian alternative rock band The Choir, released in 1996. It earned the band its first Dove Award win, in 1997.
. All music by Derri Daugherty
, unless otherwise noted.
"The Chicken" begins and ends with excerpts (performed very unmelodically, particularly at the end) of an old hymn, "Love Lifted Me".
Tim Chandler
is credited with writing one word of the lyrics to "Leprechaun" ("chlorophyll"). Wayne Everett is credited with writing a few words of the lyrics to "The Warbler".
(Note: Michaels does not actually appear on the album at all, except to play a lyricon part on "Salamander".)
Track listing
All lyrics by Steve HindalongSteve Hindalong
Steve Hindalong is an American drummer, percussionist, songwriter and producer best known for his work with the alternative rock band The Choir...
. All music by Derri Daugherty
Derri Daugherty
Derri Daugherty is an American record producer, songwriter, guitarist and singer, best known as the lead singer and guitarist for band The Choir....
, unless otherwise noted.
- "Salamander" (Music by Daugherty, Hindalong) – 3:24
- "Polar Boy" (Music by Daugherty, Tim ChandlerTim ChandlerTim Chandler is a bass guitar player, best known for his work with the rock bands Daniel Amos, The Swirling Eddies and The Choir....
, Hindalong) – 4:34 - "Sled Dog" (Music by Daugherty, Hindalong, Chandler) – 3:00
- "Away With The Swine" – 3:01
- "The Ocean" – 4:16
- "If You're Listening" – 5:40
- "The Chicken" (Music by Chandler, Daugherty, Hindalong) – 6:26
- "Slow Spin" (Music by Chandler, Hindalong) – 1:48
- "Leprechaun" (Music by Chandler, Hindalong) – 2:47
- "Yellow-Haired Monkeys" (Music by Daugherty, Hindalong) – 1:29
- "Butterfly" – 4:05
- "The Warbler" (Music by Hindalong) – 4:07
"The Chicken" begins and ends with excerpts (performed very unmelodically, particularly at the end) of an old hymn, "Love Lifted Me".
Tim Chandler
Tim Chandler
Tim Chandler is a bass guitar player, best known for his work with the rock bands Daniel Amos, The Swirling Eddies and The Choir....
is credited with writing one word of the lyrics to "Leprechaun" ("chlorophyll"). Wayne Everett is credited with writing a few words of the lyrics to "The Warbler".
The Choir
- Derri DaughertyDerri DaughertyDerri Daugherty is an American record producer, songwriter, guitarist and singer, best known as the lead singer and guitarist for band The Choir....
- Lead vocals, guitars - Steve HindalongSteve HindalongSteve Hindalong is an American drummer, percussionist, songwriter and producer best known for his work with the alternative rock band The Choir...
- Drums, percussion, lead vocal on "Slow Spin" - Tim ChandlerTim ChandlerTim Chandler is a bass guitar player, best known for his work with the rock bands Daniel Amos, The Swirling Eddies and The Choir....
- Bass guitar, guitars - Dan Michaels - lyriconLyriconThe Lyricon is an electronic wind instrument, the first wind controller to be constructed.Invented by Bill Bernardi , it was manufactured by a company called Computone Inc in Massachusetts...
(Note: Michaels does not actually appear on the album at all, except to play a lyricon part on "Salamander".)
Additional musicians
- Wayne Everett - Bongos, hand claps
- Scott PearsonScott PearsonScott Pearson is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player.-Playing career:Scott Pearson played his junior hockey with the Kingston Canadians, Kingston Raiders and the Niagara Falls Thunder of the OHL from 1985–1989, playing in 216 games, and recording 228 points , while in 34 post-season...
- Hand claps - Jenny Gullen - Background vocals
- Marc ByrdMarc ByrdMarc Byrd is an American musician, writer, and producer best known as one-half of the post-rock/ambient duo Hammock, along with former Common Children band-mate Andrew Thompson....
- Background vocals - Phil MadeiraPhil MadeiraPhil Madeira is an American songwriter, producer, musician and singer from Nashville, Tennessee. He was raised in Barrington, Rhode Island and attended Taylor University, which he graduated from in 1975....
- Chamberlain strings, flutes - Jerry ChamberlainJerry ChamberlainJerry Chamberlain , is a United States singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer, best known for his work with the rock bands Daniel Amos and The Swirling Eddies ....
- Background vocals - Sharon McCall - Background vocals
Production
- Producers - Steve HindalongSteve HindalongSteve Hindalong is an American drummer, percussionist, songwriter and producer best known for his work with the alternative rock band The Choir...
, Derri DaughertyDerri DaughertyDerri Daugherty is an American record producer, songwriter, guitarist and singer, best known as the lead singer and guitarist for band The Choir.... - Engineers - Daugherty, Skye McCaskey
- Mixers - Paul Salvo at Scrimshaw Sound, except "The Ocean" and "Slow Spin" mixed by Daugherty at Neverland StudiosNeverland StudiosNeverland Studios is an American recording studio owned and operated by musician and songwriter Derri Daugherty.Neverland was originally built in Los Alamitos, California, but eventually settled in Nashville, Tennessee when Daugherty relocated there in the early 1990s...
- Inspiration and additional production - Tim ChandlerTim ChandlerTim Chandler is a bass guitar player, best known for his work with the rock bands Daniel Amos, The Swirling Eddies and The Choir....
and Wayne Everett - Cover and creature photos - Norman Jean Roy. The flying creature on the cover of the album was brought on tour with the band, and it hung inside Steve HindalongSteve HindalongSteve Hindalong is an American drummer, percussionist, songwriter and producer best known for his work with the alternative rock band The Choir...
's bass drumBass drumBass drums are percussion instruments that can vary in size and are used in several musical genres. Three major types of bass drums can be distinguished. The type usually seen or heard in orchestral, ensemble or concert band music is the orchestral, or concert bass drum . It is the largest drum of...
. - Art direction and design - Jim Dantzler at Flywheel Design
- Art coordination - Dan Michaels
- Styling and creature hunt - Gina Gigglio
- Clock photo - Michaels. The cat clockClockA clock is an instrument used to indicate, keep, and co-ordinate time. The word clock is derived ultimately from the Celtic words clagan and clocca meaning "bell". A silent instrument missing such a mechanism has traditionally been known as a timepiece...
featured in the inner booklet is Dan Michaels' own.