"Fly Away" is a song written by

David Foster David Walter Foster (born November 1, 1949) is a Canadian record producer, composer, arranger, and musician. He has won 16 Grammy Awards from 47 nominations. His career began as a keyboardist for the pop group Skylark in the early 1970s befor ...

and

Carole Bayer Sager Carole Bayer Sager (born Carol Bayer on March 8, 1944) is an American lyricist, singer, songwriter, and painter. Early life and career Carole Bayer was born in New York City, to Anita Nathan Bayer and Eli Bayer. Her family was Jewish. She gradu ...

. It was originally recorded by

Mariya Takeuchi is a Japanese singer, songwriter, and record producer. With over 16 million records sold, Takeuchi is one of the List of best-selling music artists in Japan#10 million to 19 million records, best-selling music artists in Japan and is deemed th ...

for her 1980 album ''Love Songs''.

Peter Allen version

Peter Allen covered the song for his 1980 album ''

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''. The song is Allen's only

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entry, peaking at No. 55.

Chart performance

Stevie Woods version

Stevie Woods covered the song for his 1981 album ''

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''. The song is Woods' final

entry, peaking at No. 84.

Chart performance

References

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