Rush - Fly By Night

Tracks

Side 1

		Track Name	Length
	1	Anthem	04:26
	2	Best I Can	03:28
	3	Beneath, Between & Behind	03:04
	4	By-Tor & The Snow Dog: At the Tobes of Hades - Across the Styx - The Battle - Challenge and Defiance - 7/4 War Furor - Aftermath - Hymn of Triumph - Epilogue	08:39

Side 2

		Track Name	Length
	1	Fly by Night	03:22
	2	Making Memories	03:00
	3	Rivendell	05:00
	4	In the End	06:49

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Information/Write-up

Fly by Night was recorded at Toronto Sound Studios on Overlea Boulevard in Toronto, where they recorded parts of their first album as well as their next two albums, Caress of Steel and 2112.

John Rutsey left the band, and with one week’s notice, Neil Peart joined the band for Rush’s first American tour. In addition to drumming duties, Neil also took on the job of lyricist, leading the band to adopt a more literary lyrical style that differed significantly from their self-titled debut album.

“We’re very happy with It. We recorded it as an album. Singles would be nice, but that’s incidental.” – Geddy Lee, 1975

“By-Tor & the Snow Dog” was inspired by Rush roadie Howard Ungerleider’s story of staying at manager Ray Danniels’ house, where Danniels’ German Shepherd growled at him and his other small dog tried to jump on him. Ungerleider told Rush about it and they thought it was hilarious.

Musicians
Geddy Lee: bass, classical guitar, vocals
Alex Lifeson: electric guitars, 6-string acoustic guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar
Neil Peart: drums, percussion, lyrics

Songwriting
'Anthem': Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart
'Best I Can': Geddy Lee
'Beneath, Between & Behind': Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart
'By-Tor & The Snow Dog': Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart
'Fly By Night': Geddy Lee, Neil Peart
'Making Memories': Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart
'Rivendell': Geddy Lee, Neil Peart
'In The End': Geddy Lee, Neil Peart

Production
Produced and arranged by Rush and Terry Brown
Engineered by Terry Brown, assisted by John Woloschuk
Recorded and mixed at Toronto Sound Studios, Toronto, Ontario
Mastered by Gilbert Kong at Masterdisk, New York, New York, USA
Lacquer cut at Masterdisk, New York, New York, USA
Manufactured by Phonogram, Inc.
Distributed by Polydor Ltd.

Artwork
Cover concept by Rush
Cover painting by Eraldo Carugati
Art direction by Jim Ladwig, AGI Chicago
Design by Joe Kotleba
Photography by Richard Fegley

Notes
Howard “Herns” Ungerleider: By-Tor characters inspiration
Executive producer: Moon Records

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