Letters from a Flying Machine

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AllMusic's review of the album wrote of the spoken word sections "Most are painful to listen to, lacking the grace and lighthearted humor that mark his songwriting," but wrote the songs "aren't as heavy-handed, even when they take on weighty subjects."^[1]

All tracks by Peter Mulvey unless noted.

1. "Kids in the Square" (Peter Mulvey, Tim Gearan) – 3:43
2. "Some People" – 3:17
3. "Letter from a Flying Machine" [spoken] – 3:02
4. "Windshield" – 3:42
5. "What's Keeping Erica?" (Mulvey, Paul Cebar) – 3:08
6. ". . . Plus the Many Inevitable Fragments" [spoken] – 2:40
7. "Dynamite Bill" (Mulvey, Gearan) – 3:21
8. "Shoulderbirds (You Know Me)" (Mulvey, Gearan) – 3:37
9. "Bears" (spoken) – 3:54
10. "Mailman" – 3:15
11. "Vlad the Astrophysicist" [spoken] – 5:40
12. "On a Wing and a Prayer" (Mulvey, Tim Fagan) – 3:42
13. "Love Is Here to Stay" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 1:55

• Peter Mulvey – acoustic guitar, vocals, bells
• Kris Delmhorst – vocals
• David "Goody" Goodrich – guitar, slide guitar
• Chris Wagoner – mandolin, violin, viola
• Randy Sabien – violin
• Mary Gaines – cello
• Steve Yarbro – clarinet
• Nathan Kilen – percussion

• Produced by Dave Chalfant and Peter Mulvey
• Engineered by Ric Probst and Al Williams
• Mixed by David Chalfant
• Mastered by Ian Kennedy
• Art and design by Peter Nevins