Zero She Flies is the third studio album by folk artist Al Stewart, released in 1970. It is the first of his albums to include a song with historical references, namely "Manuscript", which refers to the events which led to the outbreak of World War I, including the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria.
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| Released | April 1970 | |||
| Recorded | 1969 | |||
| Studio | Sound Techniques, London | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 37:04 | |||
| Label | CBS | |||
| Producer | Roy Guest | |||
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The expression "zero she flies" comes from early aviation and refers to the flight of a plane (typically a biplane) flying blind but exactly on course through darkness or dense fog.
Album information edit
The album is commercially available as part of a CD boxset To Whom It May Concern, which contains his first three albums as well as a single and its B side and a couple of tracks added to the rerelease of Bed-Sitter Images in 1970. The 2007 re-release includes bonus tracks.
Track listing edit
All tracks composed by Al Stewart; except where indicated.
Original LP release edit
- "My Enemies Have Sweet Voices" (Stewart, Peter Morgan)
- "A Small Fruit Song"
- "Gethsemane, Again"
- "Burbling"
- "Electric Los Angeles Sunset"
- "Manuscript"
- "Black Hill"
- "Anna"
- "Room of Roots"
- "Zero She Flies"
2007 Collectors' Choice Music edition edit
- "My Enemies Have Sweet Voices" (Stewart, Peter Morgan) – 5:14
- "A Small Fruit Song" – 2:02
- "Gethsemane, Again" – 5:28
- "Burbling" – 3:19
- "Electric Los Angeles Sunset" – 3:47
- "Manuscript" – 4:45
- "Black Hill" – 1:22
- "Anna" – 1:47
- "Room of Roots" – 3:52
- "Zero She Flies" – 5:35
- "Stormy Night" – 3:29
- "News from Spain" – 6:05
- "Lyke-Wake Dirge" (Traditional) – 4:22 vocals by Mimi Fariña
Personnel edit
- Al Stewart - guitar, vocals
- Performers: Duffy Power, Georg Hultgreen, Gerry Conway, Larry Steele, Louis Cennamo, Michael Woods, Peter Gavin, Tim Hinkley, Trevor Lucas
- Technical
- Jerry Boys - engineer
- Sophie Litchfield - photography