I Can Fly

Description

I Can Fly is the sole album by the British pop/rock band Dunamis, released on Daybreak Music in 1979. The album was produced, recorded, and mixed by Les Moir at ICC Studios in Eastbourne, England; with assistant engineer Neil Costello co-producing. (The band later morphed into the Reps, a new wave oriented combo.)

Dunamis features Dave Smale, Dave Withers, Paul & Jacqui Nicolle, John & Sue Ritter, and Mark Bigson. The album features guest musicians like John Pantry (Fender Rhodes, Polymoog), Neil Costello (guitar and guitar synth), Spud Spurling (bass), and Alan Parrish (drums).

With a spunky danceable almost robotic beat and feather-weight male/female harmonies, the British group Dunamis manages to capture some of ABBA’s enduring pop-rock spirit without becoming flat-out clones like Silverwind. Often approaches a disco beat, like the swingin’ «Wooden Chain» (a “Christianized” version of the Mouth & MacNeil hit «How Do You Do») and the thumpy upbeat cover of the Moody Blues’ «Question» (which believe it or not actually works!) On the quieter end is «Instrument» with a nice Sandpipers ’60 folk feel. Crunchy pop-rock guitar from John Pantry, staccato piano, two-note bass lines, poly-moog, guitar synths, sax – all this coupled with some infectious song-writing make this outing a light-hearted fun one. Cool orange dragonfly cover. [Ken Scott, The Archivist, 4th Edition]

LP tracklist:

Side One
A1. “I Can Fly” – 4:05
A2. “Wooden Chair” – 4:04
A3. “The More We Try” – 2:58
A4. “Come Right In” – 3:40
A5. “Jesus” – 3:48

Side Two
B1. “Help” – 3:41
B2. “Speaking His Name” – 4:06
B3. “You Can Believe” – 1:37
B4. “Instrument” – 2:47
B5. “Question” – 4:18

CREDITS. Produced and engineered by Les Moir. Co-produced by Neil Costello. Assistant Engineer: Neil Costello. Recorded at ICC Studios. Sleeve by Willard Hissey Design.

Musicians: Dunamis – Dave Smale, Jacqui Nicolle, Paul Nicolle, Dave Withers, Sue Ritter, John Ritter, and Mark Bisson. Guest Musicians: John Pantry (Fender Rhodes, Polymoog), David Plews (Trumpet), Robert Mackay (Sax), Neil Costello (Guitar, Guitar Synth), Spud Spurling (Bass), Alan Parrish (Drums).