Birds of Fire

The second album and their commercial peak, top 20 in the US and the UK.
Mahavishnu Orchestra, 1973

Released
19 January 1973
Recorded
August 1972
Label
Columbia
Producer
Mahavishnu Orchestra
Length
39:53

Produced by the band, with Ken Scott and Jim Green engineering, it reached 15 in the US, 5 in Canada and 20 in the UK, and went gold in America. Christgau gave it an A minus, and Kolosky called the title track a fusion classic.

Track listing

  1. Birds of Fire5:50
  2. Miles Beyond4:47
  3. Celestial Terrestrial Commuters2:54
  4. Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love0:24
  5. Thousand Island Park3:23
  6. Hope1:59
  7. One Word9:57
  8. Sanctuary5:05
  9. Open Country Joy3:56
  10. Resolution2:09

More from Mahavishnu Orchestra

The Inner Mounting Flame (1971)

Sources

  1. Birds of Fire, Wikipedia
  2. Mahavishnu Orchestra, Robert Christgau
  3. Mahavishnu Orchestra releases, Discogs