Byrdmaniax

Byrdmaniax is an album by American band The Byrds, released in 1971 (see 1971 in music). It remains one of their poorly received, largely in part due to the heavy strings producer Terry Melcher poured on many of the tracks, reportedly while The Byrds were on the road and without their approval.

Track listing

• "Glory, Glory" (A. Reynolds) - 4:03
• "Pale Blue" (Roger McGuinn/Gene Parsons) - 2:22
• "I Trust" (Roger McGuinn) - 3:19
• "Tunnel Of Love" (Skip Battin/Kim Fowley) - 4:59
• "Citizen Kane" (Skip Battin/Kim Fowley) - 2:36
• "I Wanna Grow Up To Be A Politician" (Roger McGuinn/J. Levy) - 2:03
• "Absolute Happiness" (Skip Battin/Kim Fowley) - 2:38
• "Green Apple Quick Step" (Gene Parsons/Clarence White) - 1:49
• "My Destiny" (H. Carter) - 3:38
• "Kathleen's Song" (Roger McGuinn/J. Levy) - 2:40
• "Jamaica Say You Will" (Jackson Browne) - 3:27

Byrdmaniax (Columbia 30640) reached #46 in the US during a chart stay of 10 weeks. It never charted in the UK.

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Byrdmaniax was remastered and re-issued in 2000 with three bonus tracks from its sessions.

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Sources

• Byrdmaniax CD booklet essay, David Fricke, c.2000.
• AllMusicGuide.com
• "Top Pop Albums 1955-2001", Joel Whitburn, c.2002.