''Aviator'' was the debut album by rock band

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. Released in early 1979, ''Aviator'' was co-produced by the band and Robin Lumley from the British jazz-fusion band,

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Track listing

All tracks composed by Aviator # "Your Loving is My Home" (3:30) # "Keep Your Heart Right" (6:21) # "Evil Eye" (3:20) # "Time Traveller" (2:59) # "Silver Needles" (6:07) # "Cleveland Ohio" (5:01) # "Country Morning" (6:14) # "Greed" (3:02) # "Morning Journey" (6:58)

Personnel

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Jack Lancaster Jack Lancaster was a British composer, record producer and musician. In the late 1960s, Lancaster co-founded the British rock group Blodwyn Pig with Jethro Tull (band), Jethro Tull guitarist Mick Abrahams and in the late 1970s he was a member o ...

- lyricon, soprano, alto and tenor saxophones, computone, synthesizer * Mick Rogers - guitar, vocals * John G. Perry - bass, bass pedals, vocals *

Clive Bunker Clive William Bunker (born 30 December 1946) is a British drummer. He is best known as the original drummer of the rock band Jethro Tull, playing in the band from 1967 until 1971. Never a self-professed technical drummer, Bunker engaged with ...

- drums, percussion ;Technical *

David Tickle David Tickle (born 6 September 1959) is a British record producer and engineer. As a producer, he is noted for his work with Split Enz, and in Canada, for his mid-1980s work with Red Rider, Platinum Blonde and Gowan. He later produced Joe Cock ...

, Roger T. Wake, Stephen W. Tayler - engineer

References

1979 debut albums Aviator (British band) albums Harvest Records albums EMI America Records albums {{1970s-jazz-album-stub