Flying Colours (album)

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Flying Colours
Studio album by Bliss n Eso
Released	26 April 2008
Genre	Hip hop
Label	Illusive Sounds/Liberation Music
Producer	Jonathon Notley, Harley Webster, Hattori Hanzo
Professional reviews
Triple J (link)
Bliss n Eso chronology
Day of the Dog (2006) Flying Colours (2008)

Flying Colours is the third album by Australian hip hop group Bliss n Eso. It was released by Illusive Sounds on April 26, 2008.

The album was recorded in three different continents over twelve months, and features Illmaculate (World freestyle and Scribble Jam champion), a 20 piece African Zulu Choir (The Zulu Connections Choir), Debaser (US), Hyjak and Phrase. The first single from the album, a reworking of Citizen Cope’s "Bullet and a Target", gained major national commercial radio and television airplay. Flying Colours features production from Bliss, M-Phazes and Hattori Hanzo, the album was mixed at Sing Sing Studios (Melbourne) by Noam Dishon and and Andy Baldwin (The Cat Empire, Spiderbait, Killing Heidi).

It was featured as the Triple J feature album in the week leading up to its release.^[1] The album debuted a week after its release at the No.10 position on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart.^[2][3]

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All songs written by Jonathon Notley, Max MacKinnon and Noam Dishon, except where noted^[4]

Flying Colours

1. "The Beginning"
2. "Woodstock 2008"
3. "Eye of the Storm" (Jonathon Notley, Max MacKinnon, A Stone, J Stone)
4. "Bullet and a Target" (featuring the Zulu Connection Choir) (Clarence Greenwood)
5. "Happy in my Hoody" (featuring Hyjak and Phrase) (Jonathon Notley, Max MacKinnon, J McCarthy, Harley Webster, Vester)
6. "Destiny Lane" (Jonathon Notley, Max MacKinnon, Mark Landon)
7. "Zion Bash" (Jonathon Notley, Max MacKinnon, Mark Landon)
8. "The Sea is Rising"
9. "Gorilla Militia" (Jonathon Notley, Max MacKinnon, Mark Landon)
10. "How to Listen Part 1"
11. "Climb these Cliffs" (Jonathon Notley, Max MacKinnon, Noam Dishon, Mark Landon)
12. "At Midnight"
13. "Royal Flush"
14. "$5 Steak" (Jonathon Notley, Max MacKinnon, Noam Dishon, Etheridge, Montgo)
15. "The Truth" (featuring ILLmacuLate and Sapient)
16. "Never Give Up" (featuring Changes) (Jonathon Notley, Max MacKinnon, Noam Dishon, Mchunu, Mhlongo)
17. "Field of Dreams" (featuring Paris Wells)

Flying Colours Limited Edition Bonus Disc

1. "The Dark Tower"
2. "Lonely Streets"
3. "Bullet and A Target (Acoustic Version)"
4. "Mexican Spit Fire"
5. "Choof Choof Train"

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