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"Jet Airliner" is a song composed by Paul Pena in 1973 and popularized by the Steve Miller Band in 1977. Pena wrote and recorded "Jet Airliner" in 1973 for his New Train album. [ 4 ] However, New Train was not released until 2000 , [ 5 ] due to conflicts between him and his label.
Miller didn't write "Jet Airliner" — it was composed by Paul Pena — but Miller brought his signature personality and guitar finesse to the recording. The song peaked at No. 8 in July 1977 ...
Over the next decade, Miller and The Steve Miller Band racked up a string of ingeniously upbeat singles like “Rock’n Me” (another No. 1 score), “Fly Like an Eagle,” “Jet Airliner ...
Book of Dreams is the tenth studio album by Steve Miller Band. The album was released in May 1977 on Capitol Records in the United States, Canada and Japan and by Mercury Records in Europe. Three singles were released from the album in 1977 with the first single, "Jet Airliner", being the most successful.
Ben Sidran gave an unreleased copy of New Train to Steve Miller, who recorded Pena's "Jet Airliner" with his band for their 1977 album Book of Dreams. The "Jet Airliner" single went to #8 on the Billboard chart. Pena's primary source of income in his later years were royalties from that single. The album remained unreleased for 27 years.
Greatest Hits 1974–78 is a compilation album by the Steve Miller Band released in November ... The shorter 7-inch single versions of "Jet Airliner", "Swingtown", ...
Steve Miller, Def Leppard and Journey. ... He ended with “Jet Airliner,” and the people appeared to be most pleased. Journey was up next, and they ripped through 16 songs. If you are a fan of ...
The Steve Miller Band co-headlined a major stadium tour with the Eagles in 1978. The Steve Miller Band's ongoing popularity has been notable. In 1978, Greatest Hits 1974–78 was released, featuring the big hits from his two most popular albums, Fly Like an Eagle and Book of Dreams along with the title track from The Joker. This popularity also ...