Fly Me Courageous
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| Studio album by Drivin' N' Cryin' | ||||
| Released | January 8, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1990 in Kiva Recording Studio, Memphis, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Southern Rock, Hard Rock | |||
| Length | 39:23 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Producer | Geoff Workman | |||
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| Allmusic |   |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B-) |
| Kerrang! |  |
Fly Me Courageous is the fourth studio album by the Hard Rock/Southern Rock band Drivin' N' Cryin', released on January 8, 1991 by Island Records. The album is the band's most commercially successful release, in part due to the title track striking a patriotic chord with the United States during the start of the Persian Gulf War. In 1995, Fly Me Courageous was certified gold.
Originally, Andy Johns was going to be the producer of the album. Drivin' N Cryin' was impressed by Johns' work with Rod Stewart and Cinderella and wanted him to produce Fly Me Courageous. However, Johns fell ill, so they chose Geoff Workman to be the producer.
Fly Me Courageous was released during the outbreak of the Persian Gulf War. In turn, the album's title track was interpreted as a pro-war song. "Fly Me Courageous" reached #15 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. Drivin' N Cryin's guitarist Kevn Kinney said of the song's success:
In addition to the title track, the song "Build a Fire" was also a commercial success for the band, reaching #15 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and receiving regular rotation on MTV.
Tom Demalon of Allmusic called Fly Me Courageous Drivin' N Cryin's "finest moment, both commercially and artistically."Entertainment Weekly's Bob Mack wrote of the album: "Stabs at pop ('Together') and last-ditch efforts to dazzle ('Rush Hour') are too little, too late, but even so, their impulse to integrate influences rather than pick a niche is refreshing". Both reviewers also noted the influence of R.E.M. on the album's sound (Drivin' N Cryin' had toured with R.E.M. during R.E.M.'s Green tour). On the contrary, Kerrang! reviewer Paul Henderson considered Fly Me Courageous "a confused LP by a confused band", giving it a very low rating.
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