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Gene Clark Firebyrd Release Date: 1987 Label: M.I.L. Multimedia Gene Clark's post-Byrds solo career was as fraught with false starts and unmet promises as his two years with the Byrds were filled with fame, fulfillment, and recognition. Firebyrd was an artistic triumph and a commercial disaster -- released to rave reviews and an enthusiastic response as one of the finest solo projects ever to come from an ex-Byrd, it was killed by poor distribution (demand in Europe, especially Germany and Italy, where fan interest in Clark and the Byrds was very high, resulted in high premiums being paid for used copies). "Rain Song," "Rodeo Rider," and "Something About You" were some of Clark's best songs in years, and his covers of two old Byrds numbers, "Mr. Tambourine Man" and "Feel a Whole Lot Better," are perfectly credible reinterpretations, and he even does justice to Gordon Lightfoot's "If You Could Read My Mind." Not a "lost Byrds album" by any means, but a must-own for any serious Byrds fan. [In 1995, an expanded version of Firebyrd was released in Great Britain with the title This Byrd Has Flown.] Bruce Eder, All Music Guide Tracks: Title Composer Time 1 Mr. Tambourine Man Dylan 5:37 2 Something About You Baby Clark, Kandanes 2:50 3 Rodeo Rider Clark, Kandanes 4:00 4 Rain Song Clark 3:01 5 Vanessa Kaye, Taylor 3:07 6 If You Could Read My Mind Lightfoot 3:50 7 Feel a Whole Lot Better Clark 2:46 8 Made for Love Clark 3:18 9 Blue Raven Clark 4:58 Releases: Year Type Label 1997 CD M.I.L. Multimedia 2000 CD Movieplay Gold 1998 CD Bcd CD Takoma

Member Of: The Byrds McGuinn, Clark & Hillman The Beefeaters The New Christy Minstrels Dillard & Clark More >> Similar Artists: Roger McGuinn David Crosby The Beau Brummels Michael Nesmith Chris Hillman More >>

Influenced By: The Beatles Bob Dylan Tom Paxton Hank Williams Eric Andersen More >> Followers: Jay Farrar Paul Quinn The Primary 5 I See Hawks in L.A. Mason Proffit More >>

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