Birds Flying Away

2000 studio album by Mason Jennings

Birds Flying Away

Studio album by

Mason Jennings

Released| January 2000
Genre| Folk
Length| 39:53
Label| Mason Jennings
Bar/None (reissue)
Producer| Ed Ackerson, Mason Jennings
Mason Jennings chronology
| Mason Jennings
(1997)  | Birds Flying Away
(2000)  | Century Spring
(2002)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
Pitchfork| (7.0/10)[2]

Birds Flying Away is the second album by Mason Jennings.[3][4] It was released in January 2000 by the label Bar/None.

While writing this album, the drummer Chris Stock left and was replaced.[5] Jennings had another setback for six months when he contracted mononucleosis, which delayed the release of the album.[6]

Jennings is compared to Dave Matthews in a New York Times review.[7] Unlike the debut, the album included several songs with political themes.[8]

Streetlight Manifesto covered

## Critical reception

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City Pages called Birds Flying Away Jennings's best album, in a 2016 ranking, writing that "his blend of acoustic storytelling, historical themes, and funky instrumentation (there’s an alto-saxophone solo on the politically/historically charged 'Black Panther') makes for a perfect mix."[9]

The song "Birds Flying Away" was covered by Streetlight Manifesto on their album 99 Songs of Revolution: Vol. 1.

## Track listing

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1. "Confidant" - 3:47
2. "United States Global Empire" - 3:02
3. "Ballad for My One True Love" - 4:32
4. "Black Panther" - 3:58
5. "Dr. King" - 3:24
6. "Stars Shine Quietly" - 3:49
7. "Birds Flying Away" - 3:13
8. "The Mountain" - 4:15
9. "Duluth" - 3:03
10. "Train Leaving Gray" - 2:20
11. "The Light" - 4:23

## Personnel

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* Mason Jennings - guitar, vocals, producer
* Bob Skoro - bass guitar, vocals, assistant producer
* Edgar Oliveria - drums
* Chris Thompson - alto saxophone
* Dave Gardner - mastering
* Ed Ackerson \- producer, engineer
* Tom Garneau - engineer
* Camron Wittig - design, photography

## References

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1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ Pitchfork Media review Archived 12 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine
3. ^ "Mason Jennings: The Rise Of A Storyteller". NPR.org.
4. ^ "Mason Jennings | Biography & History". AllMusic.
5. ^ "Spins: Mason, metal and banjos". StarTribune. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
6. ^ "Mason Jennings - Minnewiki". Minnewiki Public Radio. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
7. ^ "POP AND JAZZ GUIDE - Schedule". New York Times. 14 September 2001. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
8. ^ Hall, Mat (May 16, 2002). "Mason Jennings". Westword.
9. ^ Faklis, Tim. "Every Mason Jennings album, ranked". City Pages.

## External links

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* Discography

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Mason Jennings

Studio albums|

* Mason Jennings (1997)
* Birds Flying Away (2000)
* Century Spring (2002)
* Simple Life (2002)
* Use Your Voice (2004)
* Boneclouds (2006)
* In the Ever (2008)
* Blood of Man (2009)

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* MusicBrainz release group

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