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Can You Fly
''Can You Fly'' is the second album by singer-songwriter Freedy Johnston. It was released in 1992 on Bar/None Records. ''Can You Fly'' appeared on ''Fast Folk''s year-end list of the ten best albums of 1992,Allen, Jim"The Ten Best Albums of 1992" '' Fast Folk Musical Magazine'', 6:9-10, (February 1993) p.12-13 and ''The Village Voice''s Robert Christgau later dubbed it "a perfect album". In order to finance the recording of the album, Johnston sold some farmland that he inherited from his grandfather. This decision is mentioned in the opening lines of the first track, "Trying to Tell You I Don't Know". The song "California Thing" appeared on the soundtrack of the film ''Heavy'', starring Liv Tyler and Deborah Harry. "The Lucky One" was covered by Mary Lou Lord on her 1998 album '' Got No Shadow''. Track listing All songs written by Freedy Johnston. #"Trying to Tell You I Don't Know" – 4:24 #"In the New Sunshine" – 2:45 #"Tearing Down This Place" – 4:10 #"Remember Me" – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freedy Johnston
Freedy Johnston (born Frederic John Fatzer in 1961) is a New York City–based singer-songwriter originally from Kinsley, Kansas. Johnston's songs are often about troubled loners, and cover topics like heartbreak, alienation, and disappointment. Known for his songcraft, he has been described as a "songwriter's songwriter". Early life Johnston was raised in the small town of Kinsley, Kansas. His interest in music was hampered by the fact that there were no record shops or music stores in his hometown. When he was 16, he bought his first guitar from a mail-order catalog, and at 17 had a friend drive him 35 miles to the nearest record store to buy an Elvis Costello album he had read about. When he graduated high school, and left to attend the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, he immersed himself in the new wave music scene there. Music career Johnston moved to New York City in 1985. With the typing skills he had acquired in high school, he supported himself in New Yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |