Birds Flying Away

Birds Flying Away is the second album by Mason Jennings. It was released in January 2000 by the label Bar/None. While writing this album, the drummer Chris Stock left and was replaced.[3] Jennings had another setback for six months when he contracted mononucleosis which delayed the release of this album.[4] He is compared to Dave Matthews in The New York Times music review of this album.[5]

Birds Flying Away
Studio album by Mason Jennings
Released	January 2000
Genre	Folk
Length	39:53
Label	Mason Jennings Bar/None (reissue)
Producer	Ed Ackerson, Mason Jennings
Mason Jennings chronology
Mason Jennings (1998) Birds Flying Away (2000) Century Spring (2002)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	(7.0/10)[2]

Track listing

1. "Confidant" - 3:47
2. "United States Global Empire" - 3:02
3. "Ballad for My One True Love" - 4:32
4. "Black Panther" - 3:58
5. "Dr. King" - 3:24
6. "Stars Shine Quietly" - 3:49
7. "Birds Flying Away" - 3:13
8. "The Mountain" - 4:15
9. "Duluth" - 3:03
10. "Train Leaving Gray" - 2:20
11. "The Light" - 4:23

Personnel

• Mason Jennings - guitar, vocals, producer
• Bob Skoro - bass guitar, vocals, assistant producer
• Edgar Oliveria - drums
• Chris Thompson - alto saxophone
• Dave Gardner - mastering
• Ed Ackerson - producer, engineer
• Tom Garneau - engineer
• Camron Wittig - design, photography

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Pitchfork Media review Archived 12 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine
3. "Spins: Mason, metal and banjos". StarTribune. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
4. "Mason Jennings - Minnewiki". Minnewiki Public Radio. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
5. "POP AND JAZZ GUIDE - Schedule". New York Times. 14 September 2001. Retrieved 16 January 2012.

External links

• Discography
• Personnel