Gary Brooker - No More Fear Of Flying (1979) - €7,99

Gary Brooker, MBE, (born 29 May 1945) is an English singer, songwriter, pianist and founder and lead singer of the rock band Procol Harum.
Brooker was the clear leader until the band broke up in 1977. Brooker started a solo career and released the album No More Fear of Flying in 1979.

After 10 albums with Procol Harum, lead singer, composer, and keyboard player Gary Brooker launched his solo career with this album. Of course, there were Brooker's familiar characteristics -- the steady piano work, the butterscotch soul voice. But he switched lyric partners for this set (except for the title track), trading longtime Procol wordsmith Keith Reid for Pete Sinfield, who had performed the same function for Procol contemporaries King Crimson and Emerson, Lake and Palmer.
Brooker also tried a couple of tunes by Stiff Records pub-rocker Mickey Jupp (Jupp's versions are better) and Murray Head's "Say It Ain't So, Joe".
The result was a varied set that succeeded in sounding like something other than Procol Harum's 11th album, although it did not demonstrate that Gary Brooker solo was going to be an improvement over the group.

In some ways it was, but it also found Brooker expanding his horizons and doing what he could to break free of how the public expected him to sound. And to a certain extent he succeeded.
Favorite cut by far is the catchy title cut which is full of unrealized commercial potential.
Also like Pilot and Give Me Something To Remember You By which carry Brooker's signature sound on their notes; the delightful Savannah; and the very uncharacteristic Angelina. Those I don't really care for are Say It Ain't So Joe, Let Me In, the awful Get Up and Dance, and the lame Switchboard Susan.


Side A
A1. Savannah - 3:32
A2. Pilot - 4:31
A3. (No More) Fear Of Flying - 5:22
A4. Get Up And Dance - 3:35
A5. Give Me Something To Remember You By - 4:20

Side B
B1. Say It Ain’t So Joe - 3:47
B2. Old Manhattan Melodies - 4:18
B3. Angelina - 4:15
B4. Let Me In - 3:13
B5. Switchboard Susan - 4:29


Companies, etc.

• Record Company – Ariola Benelux B.V.
• Manufactured By – Ariola Benelux B.V.
• Distributed By – Ariola Benelux B.V.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Chrysalis Records Ltd.
• Pressed By – EMI Uden – 40123
• Pressed By – EMI Uden – 40124
• Published By – Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
• Published By – Bluebeard Music
• Published By – Rondor Music
• Published By – Island Music
• Recorded At – Air Studios
• Recorded At – Strawberry Studios South
• Mixed At – Air Studios
• Mixed At – Strawberry Studios South

Credits

• Arranged By, Producer – George Martin
• Art Direction [Sleeve Co-ordination] – Peter Wagg
• Backing Vocals [Backing Vocalists] – Claire Torry, Dave Reilly, Richard Myhill, Stephanie De Sykes
• Bass – Bruce Lynch
• Drums – Dave Mattacks
• Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Tim Cuthbertson, Tony Spatch
• Engineer [Recording Engineer] – Steve Nye
• Guitar – Tim Renwick
• Harmonica – Chris Smith 
• Horns – Gonzalez
• Keyboards – Gary Brooker
• Pedal Steel Guitar – B.J. Cole
• Photography By [Inner Photo] – Allan Ballard
• Producer – George Martin
• Sleeve, Design, Photography By – Hipgnosis 

Notes
Release:  1979
Genre:  Pop
Label:  Chrysalis ‎Records
Catalog#  51.1224
Prijs:  €7,99

Vinyl:  Goed
Cover:  Goed

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