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"Learning to Fly" is a song by American rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. It was written in 1991 by Tom Petty and his writing partner Jeff Lynne for the band's eighth studio album, Into the Great Wide Open (1991). The entire song is based on four simple chords, (F, C, A minor, and G).
The Eagles have a total of 18 Top 40 hits on the pop charts, as well as several hits on the adult contemporary chart. They are one of the best-selling popular music artists in history . Their highest-selling studio album is 1976's Hotel California , which was certified 26× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America . [ 1 ]
Producer Jimmy Iovine also suggested Nicks sing it. According to Nicks, the song was originally written for her album Rock a Little, but she declined it after Petty performed the vocals for her, feeling she could not do the song justice. [7] According to Iovine, Petty wanted to keep the song for himself since he was writing it. [6]
The album's first single, "Learning to Fly", was released on June 17, 1991, two weeks prior to the album, [2] and was a substantial hit for Petty. The second single, the title track, was released just over two months after the album's release, and also became one of the band's biggest hits. Both songs were top 10 singles on various charts.
"Expecting to Fly" is a song written by Neil Young and performed by Buffalo Springfield. The song appeared on their 1967 album, Buffalo Springfield Again . [ 2 ] It would reach #98 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1968.
The music video was directed by Storm Thorgerson, a long-time collaborator of Pink Floyd who had designed many of their album covers.It was filmed in a farm field just South of Black Diamond, Alberta, Canada and also on West Wind Ridge, a mountain in Kananaskis Country near Canmore, located some 50 to 75 km west of the city of Calgary, Alberta [12] during rehearsals for the band's A Momentary ...
Yours Faithfully is the fourth studio album by American R&B singer Rebbie Jackson, released on March 31, 1998. It was preceded by the release of the single of the same name . " Centipede ", originally released in 1984, was included as the album's closing track.
Expecting to Fly is the debut studio album by the Bluetones. It was released on 12 February 1996, knocking Oasis's (What's the Story) Morning Glory? off the number-one spot in the UK Albums Chart for a week. The album is certified Platinum by the BPI. Its singles were "Bluetonic", "Slight Return" and "Cut Some Rug".