Flying is the second studio album by American rock band Grammatrain, released on July 6, 1997 on ForeFront Records. A music video was made for the song "Peace". The music video included on the WWJD (What Would Jesus Do?) compilation VHS in 1998 and the track "Pain" was included on the CD release of the WWJD compilation on November 4, 1997.
During an interview on Jesus Freaks: Vinyl to Digital in 2021, drummer Paul Joseph Roraback said Flying was recorded in two months.
Track listing
live recording appears on Live 120798 (1999) live acoustic recording appears on Grammatrain demo CD (1994)
Reception Flying received mixed to positive reviews from critics. Alex Figgis of Cross Rhythms described the album as "carefully crafted so as to leave the listener in no doubt as to Grammatrain's faith in Christ, yet sensitive enough to lovingly challenge those left standing in the dark. Excellent." In 1999, "Pain" was nominated for the "Hard Music Recorded Song" award at the 30th Annual GMA Dove Awards.
Personnel Grammatrain Pete Stewart – vocals, guitar, piano, mellotron Dalton Roraback – bass guitar Paul Joseph Roraback – drums, percussion
Additional musicians Dana Roraback – tambourine ("Flying") Donna Stewart – tambourine ("For Me")
Production John Hampton – producer, engineer, mixer Dan R. Brock, Eddie DeGarmo – executive producers Matt Martone – engineer Jason Latshaw – assistant engineer Bil Brown – art direction, design, illustration Gary Taxali – cover wraparound illustration Karen Mason – photography Ken Love – mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee)
Notes 1. Named "[Hidden Track]" on CD metadata and not written on the track listing; named "Pop" on digital releases.
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