Let Me Fly (album)
2017 studio album by Mike + The Mechanics
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Let Me Fly is the eighth studio album by Mike + The Mechanics, released in 2017 by BMG.[2][3][4]
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| Released | 7 April 2017 | |||
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| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 50:42 | |||
| Label | BMG | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Let Me Fly" | Mike Rutherford, Clark Datchler, Andrew Roachford | M. Rutherford, Brian Rawling, Paul Meehan | 4:42 |
| 2. | "Are You Ready?" | M. Rutherford, Datchler, Tim Howar | M. Rutherford, Rawling, Meehan | 4:27 |
| 3. | "Wonder" | M. Rutherford, Datchler, Roachford | M. Rutherford, Rawling, Meehan | 4:36 |
| 4. | "The Best Is Yet to Come" | M. Rutherford, Datchler | M. Rutherford, Rawling, Meehan | 4:00 |
| 5. | "Save the World" | M. Rutherford, Datchler, Roachford | M. Rutherford, Rawling, Meehan | 4:42 |
| 6. | "Don't Know What Came Over Me" | M. Rutherford, Datchler, Roachford | M. Rutherford, Rawling, Meehan | 4:20 |
| 7. | "High Life" | M. Rutherford, Ed Drewett | Harry Rutherford, M. Rutherford | 2:49 |
| 8. | "The Letter" | M. Rutherford, Mark Taylor, Patrick Mascall, Datchler, Roachford | Taylor, M. Rutherford | 4:55 |
| 9. | "Not Out of Love" | M. Rutherford, Roachford, Howar | H. Rutherford, M. Rutherford | 4:17 |
| 10. | "Love Left Over" | M. Rutherford, Datchler, Howar | H. Rutherford, M. Rutherford | 3:27 |
| 11. | "I'll Be There for You" | M. Rutherford, Taylor, Mascall, Roachford | Taylor, M. Rutherford | 3:31 |
| 12. | "Save My Soul" | M. Rutherford, Roachford, Fraser Thorneycroft-Smith | H. Rutherford, M. Rutherford | 4:49 |
| Total length: | 50:42 | |||
Personnel
Mike and The Mechanics
- Mike Rutherford – electric guitars, bass guitar, drum programming, backing vocals
- Tim Howar – lead vocals (2, 4, 7, 10), backing vocals
- Andrew Roachford – lead vocals (1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12), backing vocals, keyboards
- Luke Juby – keyboards
- Anthony Drennan – electric guitars
- Gary Wallis – drums
Additional personnel
- Clark Datchler – acoustic piano (5, 6, 9)
- Zak Kemp – drum programming (5, 6)
- Patrick Mascall – programming (8, 11)
- Xavier Barnett, Godfrey Gayle, Priscilla Jones-Campbell, Cherrice Kirton, Joy Malcolm and Subrina McCalla – choir (1)
Production
- Harry Rutherford – engineer, mixing
- Dick Beetham – mastering
- Neal Panchal – art direction, design
- Mike Rutherford – art concept
- Joe Waghorn – artwork
- Martin Griffin – digital imaging
- Patrick "Paddy" Balls – photography
- Tony Smith – manager
- Stephen Roachford – manager
Studios
- Recorded at The Farm (Chiddingfold, Surrey, UK); Metrophonic Studios (London, UK); Mike's Home Studio.
- Mastered at 360 Mastering (Hastings, East Sussex, UK).
Charts
| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] | 147 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[5] | 146 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] | 51 |
| Scottish Albums (Official Charts)[7] | 6 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] | 20 |
| UK Albums (Official Charts)[9] | 9 |
| UK Independent Albums (Official Charts)[10] | 2 |