Kites Are Fun

Kites are Fun is the debut album from The Free Design, released in 1967. The group was signed to the Project 3 label after a demo recording that was completed with the assistance of the band's father.[3]

Kites Are Fun
Studio album by
The Free Design
Released6 April 1967
Recorded1967
GenreSunshine pop, baroque pop
Length42:12
LabelProject 3
ProducerEnoch Light
The Free Design chronology
Kites Are Fun
(1967)		 You Could Be Born Again
(1968)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Crawdaddy!(favorable) [2]

The tracks are composed of precise instrumental arrangements with high ranges in complex vocal harmonies.[4] The title track was the group's only charting single, hitting #33 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Charts, and #114 Pop.

Track listing
  1. "Kites Are Fun" (Chris Dedrick)
  2. "Make the Madness Stop" (Chris Dedrick)
  3. "When Love is Young" (Sandy Dedrick/Stephanie Dedrick)
  4. "The Proper Ornaments" (Chris Dedrick)
  5. "My Brother Woody" (Chris Dedrick)
  6. "59th Street Bridge Song" (Paul Simon)
  7. "Don't Turn Away" (Chris Dedrick)
  8. "Umbrellas" (Bruce Dedrick)
  9. "Michelle" (Lennon–McCartney)
  10. "Never Tell the World" (Sandy Dedrick/Chris Dedrick)
  11. "A Man and a Woman" (Francis Lai)
  12. "Stay Another Season" (Chris Dedrick)

The title cut, released as a single, earned status on Billboard's "Bubbling Under the Top 100" and "Top 40 Easy Listening" surveys.

Charts
  • "Kites Are Fun" - Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart #33
  • "Kites Are Fun" - Billboard Pop Charts #114

Personnel
  • Bruce Dedrick - vocals, guitar
  • Chris Dedrick - vocals, guitar
  • Ellen Dedrick - vocals
  • Sandra Dedrick - vocals, keyboards
  • Stefanie Dedrick - vocals

Notes

"Kites are Fun" was covered by Tomorrow's World for the Songs for the Jet Set, Volume 1 compilation.[5]

References
  1. Eder, Bruce. Kites Are Fun at AllMusic
  2. Crawdaddy! review
  3. "The Free Design - Billboard Charts". billboard.com. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  4. "The Free Design - Kites Are Fun". popmatters.com. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  5. "Songs for the Jet Set, Volume 1" on Last.fm . Retrieved April 25, 2013.



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