"Fly Away"
Song by Mariya Takeuchi
from the album Love Songs
Released1980
Recorded1979
GenrePop
Length3:17
LabelRCA Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Kenichi Makimura
  • Shigeki Miyata

"Fly Away" is a song written by David Foster and Carole Bayer Sager. It was originally recorded by Mariya Takeuchi for her 1980 album Love Songs.[1][2]

Peter Allen version

"Fly Away"
Single by Peter Allen
from the album Bi-Coastal
B-side"Simon"
Released1980
Recorded1979
StudioSunset Sound
GenreSoft rock
Length4:05
LabelA&M Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)David Foster

Peter Allen covered the song for his 1980 album Bi-Coastal.[3][4][5]

The song is Allen's only Billboard Hot 100 entry, peaking at No. 55.

Chart performance

Chart (1980) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 55
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[7] 45

Stevie Woods version

"Fly Away"
Single by Stevie Woods
from the album Take Me to Your Heaven
B-side"Simon"
Released1982
Recorded1981
StudioRusk Sound Studios
GenreSoul, R&B
Length4:04
LabelCotillion Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Jack White

Stevie Woods covered the song for his 1981 album Take Me to Your Heaven.[8]

The song is Woods' final Billboard Hot 100 entry, peaking at No. 84.

Chart performance

Chart (1982) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 84
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[10] 23

References

  1. ↑ Miss M (July 13, 2003). "Secret Love". Song Of The Week. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  2. ↑ J-Canuck (July 14, 2019). "Mariya Takeuchi - Love Songs". Kayo Kyoku Plus. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  3. ↑ "1980 Peter Allen – Bi-Coastal". Session Days. June 14, 2014. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  4. ↑ Hunting, Benjamin (June 12, 2020). "How the Internet Saved Yacht Rock". InsideHook. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  5. ↑ MacLean, Stephen (September 10, 2015). Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz. Momentum Books. ISBN 9781760301484. Retrieved February 28, 2021 – via Google Books.
  6. ↑ "Peter Allen - Fly Away (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Peter Allen - Fly Away (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  8. ↑ Nite, Norm (1982). Rock On: The Video Revolution (1979-1984). Harper & Row. p. 402. ISBN 9780061816444. Retrieved February 28, 2021 – via Google Books.
  9. ↑ "Stevie Woods - Fly Away (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Stevie Woods - Fly Away (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
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