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Birds of Fire is the second studio album by jazz fusion band the Mahavishnu Orchestra. It was released in 1973 by Columbia Records and is the last studio album released by the original line-up before it dissolved

Track listing:
All tracks composed by John McLaughlin.

Side one
1. “Birds of Fire” 5:50
2. “Miles Beyond” (dedicated to Miles Davis) 4:47
3. “Celestial Terrestrial Commuters” 2:54
4. “Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love” 0:24
5. “Thousand Island Park” 3:23
6. “Hope” 1:59
Side two
7. “One Word” 9:57
8. “Sanctuary” 5:05
9. “Open Country Joy” 3:56
10. “Resolution” 2:09

Personnel:
John McLaughlin – guitars
Rick Laird – bass
Billy Cobham – drums, percussion
Jan Hammer – keyboards, Moog synthesizer, Fender Rhodes
Jerry Goodman – violin

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Released: March 26, 1973
Recorded: August 1972
Studio: CBS Studios, New York
Trident Studios, London
Length 39:53
Label: Columbia/CBS
Producer: Mahavishnu Orchestra