29:
512:
Where the 'white bird' thing came from ... We were like caged birds in that attic. We had no money, no transportation, the weather was miserable. We were just barely getting by on a very small food allowance provided to us. It was quite an experience, but it was very creative in a way.
554:
album chart. Following the popularity of the album track, a single version was edited and remixed for radio play, with a running time of 3:02, and released on
October 4, 1969. It rose to as high as Number 3 the week of October 18, 1969 on San Francisco radio station
505:, the band had inadequate food and no transportation during a rainy and cloudy Seattle winter. The song evolved from the depression of the band's circumstances and yearning to be free. The song's repeated chorus is, "White bird must fly or she will die."
592:
David LaFlamme remade "White Bird" as the title cut for his 1976 solo album debut, with his second wife Linda Baker - credited as
Dominique Dellacroix - providing the backing vocal. Released as a single, this version brought the song to the
1042:
517:
The song was arranged and produced by David LaFlamme and sung as a duet between him and group member Patti Santos. A prominent stylistic feature of the song's original arrangement are multiple violin parts
616:: "Let it Be Me" (Season 2, Episode 23, 13 May 1984) and "The Scent of Roses" (Season 4, Episode 12, 3 January 1986). In all three episodes, it represented the love theme between the characters of
1056:
1052:
965:
759:
1126:
238:
532:
52:
237:
986:
926:
617:
608:
612:
in the episode of the same name (Season 1, Episode 19, 4 March 1983). The song also featured in two further episodes of
1101:
563:
274:
502:
470:
187:
43:
875:"It's A Beautiful Day - White Bird [Mono] / White Bird [Stereo] - Columbia - USA - 4-44928"
852:
1116:
901:"It's a Beautiful Day's Seattle-penned song 'White Bird' hits the Billboard charts on October 4, 1969"
599:
544:
1121:
547:
248:
93:
1078:
793:
737:
625:
486:
620:
and
Stephanie 'Stevie' Mason (who had the surname alias of March in the second season episode).
961:
723:
594:
314:
61:
1047:
764:
680:
662:
537:
358:
341:
152:
108:
88:
1016:
28:
638:
415:
394:
176:
493:
had moved the band there to polish their act at a
Seattle venue before booking them into
797:
426:
298:
294:
167:
39:
651:
recorded "White Bird" in 1995, their version being featured on the multi-artist album
559:. The single never reached a wide national audience and only made it to Number 118 on
1110:
732:
673:
551:
498:
494:
466:
896:
707:
690:
648:
490:
389:
346:
147:
693:
recorded "White Bird" as a new track on her 7 May 2021 compilation album release
573:
It later appeared on nine compilation albums and four more retrospective albums.
236:
994:
715:
711:
702:
658:
634:
353:
100:
934:
589:
the following year), produced by filmmakers Greg MacGillivray and Jim
Freeman.
1095:
728:
630:
519:
403:
268:
253:
161:
826:
642:
113:
801:
668:
556:
900:
874:
482:
234:
569:
A nearly 10-minute-long version also appeared on the 1972 live album
629:, a 1999 American drama about a married woman's infidelity starring
543:
The song quickly became the band's signature tune and a staple of
530:
It was first released on the band's 1969 eponymous debut album
1043:"Judy Collins takes flight with 'White Bird' album, Q&A"
827:"It's a Beautiful Day - Seattle/San Francisco (Late 60's)"
760:"10 Great Folky Covers of Pop, Rock & Rap Songs"
581:
The song was prominently featured in the surf movie
661:was released in 2001, and reached number 66 in the
425:
413:
401:
388:
364:
352:
340:
332:
324:
312:
304:
293:
288:
262:
227:
186:
174:
159:
146:
122:
99:
87:
79:
71:
59:
49:
38:
21:
1017:"Vanessa-Mae | full Official Chart History"
981:
979:
977:
798:"White Bird - It's a Beautiful Day | Song Info"
473:, written by members David and Linda LaFlamme.
735:, and in 2017, the premiere PBS-TV episode of
603:for the first time, its chart peak being #89.
481:"White Bird" was written in December 1967, in
8:
606:The song is featured in the first season of
721:Most recently it was used in the 2015 film
683:recorded "White Bird" for their 2007 album
550:radio. The album rose to Number 47 on the
285:
27:
18:
960:. North Carolina: McFarland. p. 88.
958:Surfing in the Movies: A Critical History
750:
706:, a 2013 American film comedy starring
657:A version of "White Bird" by violinist
303:
292:
48:
37:
623:It was also used in the soundtrack of
571:It's a Beautiful Day at Carnegie Hall.
820:
818:
508:In a later interview, LaFlamme said:
497:nightclubs. Living in the attic of a
7:
853:"It's a Beautiful Day | Awards"
788:
786:
784:
782:
695:White Bird - Anthology of Favorites
1079:"Adult World (2013) - Soundtracks"
14:
566:chart. Adult Contemporary No. 10
231:
16:1969 song by It's a Beautiful Day
991:David Laflamme's Beautiful Day
421:David LaFlamme, Mitchell Froom
409:David LaFlamme, Linda LaFlamme
1:
671:covered the song on his 2006
501:house across the street from
925:Yah Shure (April 15, 2007).
825:Sam Carlson (July 8, 2010).
758:Vorel, Jim (June 23, 2014).
1041:Graff, Greg (May 6, 2021).
851:Biography by Jason Ankeny.
1143:
1053:Clinton Township, Michigan
700:The song was also used in
564:Bubbling Under the Hot 100
477:Background and arrangement
33:Original 1969 single cover
433:
280:
267:
232:
223:
194:
94:CBS Studios (Los Angeles)
26:
1127:Columbia Records singles
643:Woodstock Music Festival
347:Record Plant (Sausalito)
1021:Official Charts Company
738:Prime Suspect: Tennison
1097:Listen to "White Bird"
515:
242:
526:Release and reception
510:
241:
213:"Soapstone Mountain"
956:Engle, John (2015).
927:"'White Bird' on 45"
533:It's a Beautiful Day
471:It's a Beautiful Day
465:" is a 1969 song by
188:It's a Beautiful Day
67:"Wasted Union Blues"
53:It's a Beautiful Day
44:It's a Beautiful Day
937:on November 3, 2013
794:Unterberger, Richie
685:Season of the Witch
548:Album-oriented rock
320:"Spirit of America"
270:"White Bird" (live)
997:on October 2, 2019
899:(April 10, 2009).
626:A Walk on the Moon
585:in 1970 (retitled
429:singles chronology
243:
190:singles chronology
967:978-0-7864-9521-4
459:
458:
455:
454:
284:
283:
239:
219:
218:
1134:
1098:
1083:
1082:
1075:
1069:
1068:
1066:
1064:
1055:. Archived from
1048:The Macomb Daily
1038:
1032:
1031:
1029:
1027:
1013:
1007:
1006:
1004:
1002:
993:. Archived from
983:
972:
971:
953:
947:
946:
944:
942:
933:. Archived from
922:
916:
915:
913:
911:
893:
887:
886:
884:
882:
871:
865:
864:
862:
860:
848:
842:
841:
839:
837:
822:
813:
812:
810:
808:
790:
777:
776:
774:
772:
755:
681:The Strangelings
663:UK Singles Chart
587:The Sunshine Sea
538:Columbia Records
435:
434:
418:
406:
378:
377:
373:
359:Psychedelic rock
317:
286:
271:
240:
196:
195:
179:
170:, Linda LaFlamme
164:
136:
135:
131:
109:Psychedelic rock
64:
31:
19:
1142:
1141:
1137:
1136:
1135:
1133:
1132:
1131:
1107:
1106:
1096:
1092:
1087:
1086:
1077:
1076:
1072:
1062:
1060:
1040:
1039:
1035:
1025:
1023:
1015:
1014:
1010:
1000:
998:
985:
984:
975:
968:
955:
954:
950:
940:
938:
924:
923:
919:
909:
907:
905:HistoryLink.org
895:
894:
890:
880:
878:
873:
872:
868:
858:
856:
850:
849:
845:
835:
833:
824:
823:
816:
806:
804:
792:
791:
780:
770:
768:
757:
756:
752:
747:
639:Viggo Mortensen
583:Winds of Change
579:
528:
479:
450:
445:
414:
402:
395:Amherst Records
375:
371:
370:
313:
305:from the album
269:
258:
244:
235:
214:
209:
200:
175:
160:
133:
129:
128:
118:
60:
50:from the album
34:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1140:
1138:
1130:
1129:
1124:
1119:
1109:
1108:
1105:
1104:
1091:
1090:External links
1088:
1085:
1084:
1070:
1059:on May 6, 2021
1033:
1008:
973:
966:
948:
917:
888:
866:
843:
814:
778:
749:
748:
746:
743:
618:Michael Knight
578:
575:
527:
524:
503:Volunteer Park
478:
475:
457:
456:
453:
452:
447:
438:
431:
430:
427:David LaFlamme
423:
422:
419:
411:
410:
407:
399:
398:
392:
386:
385:
384:
383:
380:
366:
362:
361:
356:
350:
349:
344:
338:
337:
334:
330:
329:
326:
322:
321:
318:
310:
309:
302:
301:
299:David LaFlamme
291:
290:
282:
281:
278:
277:
265:
264:
260:
259:
257:
256:
251:
245:
233:
230:
229:
225:
224:
221:
220:
217:
216:
211:
202:
192:
191:
184:
183:
182:David LaFlamme
180:
172:
171:
168:David LaFlamme
165:
157:
156:
150:
144:
143:
142:
141:
138:
124:
120:
119:
117:
116:
111:
105:
103:
97:
96:
91:
85:
84:
81:
77:
76:
73:
69:
68:
65:
57:
56:
47:
46:
36:
35:
32:
24:
23:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1139:
1128:
1125:
1123:
1120:
1118:
1115:
1114:
1112:
1103:
1099:
1094:
1093:
1089:
1080:
1074:
1071:
1058:
1054:
1050:
1049:
1044:
1037:
1034:
1022:
1018:
1012:
1009:
996:
992:
988:
982:
980:
978:
974:
969:
963:
959:
952:
949:
936:
932:
928:
921:
918:
906:
902:
898:
897:Blecha, Peter
892:
889:
876:
870:
867:
859:September 19,
854:
847:
844:
836:September 19,
832:
828:
821:
819:
815:
803:
799:
795:
789:
787:
785:
783:
779:
767:
766:
761:
754:
751:
744:
742:
740:
739:
734:
733:Margot Robbie
730:
726:
725:
719:
717:
713:
709:
705:
704:
698:
696:
692:
688:
686:
682:
678:
676:
675:
674:Laps in Seven
670:
666:
664:
660:
655:
654:
650:
646:
644:
640:
636:
632:
628:
627:
621:
619:
615:
611:
610:
604:
602:
601:
596:
590:
588:
584:
576:
574:
572:
567:
565:
562:
558:
553:
552:Billboard 200
549:
546:
541:
539:
535:
534:
525:
523:
522:by LaFlamme.
521:
514:
509:
506:
504:
500:
496:
495:San Francisco
492:
488:
484:
476:
474:
472:
468:
467:San Francisco
464:
449:"Easy Woman"
448:
443:
439:
437:
436:
432:
428:
424:
420:
417:
412:
408:
405:
404:Songwriter(s)
400:
396:
393:
391:
387:
381:
369:
368:
367:
363:
360:
357:
355:
351:
348:
345:
343:
339:
335:
331:
328:November 1976
327:
323:
319:
316:
311:
308:
300:
296:
287:
279:
276:
272:
266:
261:
255:
252:
250:
247:
246:
226:
222:
212:
207:
203:
198:
197:
193:
189:
185:
181:
178:
173:
169:
166:
163:
162:Songwriter(s)
158:
154:
151:
149:
145:
139:
127:
126:
125:
121:
115:
112:
110:
107:
106:
104:
102:
98:
95:
92:
90:
86:
82:
78:
74:
70:
66:
63:
58:
55:
54:
45:
41:
30:
25:
20:
1117:1969 singles
1073:
1061:. Retrieved
1057:the original
1046:
1036:
1026:16 September
1024:. Retrieved
1020:
1011:
999:. Retrieved
995:the original
990:
987:"White Bird"
957:
951:
939:. Retrieved
935:the original
930:
920:
908:. Retrieved
904:
891:
881:December 31,
879:. Retrieved
869:
857:. Retrieved
846:
834:. Retrieved
831:Pnwbands.com
830:
805:. Retrieved
769:. Retrieved
763:
753:
736:
722:
720:
708:Emma Roberts
701:
699:
694:
691:Judy Collins
689:
684:
679:
672:
667:
656:
652:
649:Love Battery
647:
641:, including
624:
622:
614:Knight Rider
613:
609:Knight Rider
607:
605:
598:
591:
586:
582:
580:
570:
568:
560:
542:
531:
529:
516:
511:
507:
491:Matthew Katz
480:
462:
460:
441:
382:4:08 (album)
306:
289:"White Bird"
228:Audio sample
205:
140:6:06 (album)
51:
22:"White Bird"
1063:November 2,
1001:November 2,
941:November 2,
910:November 2,
727:, starring
716:John Cusack
712:Evan Peters
703:Adult World
659:Vanessa-Mae
653:Star Power!
635:Anna Paquin
561:Billboard's
469:rock group
416:Producer(s)
307:White Bird
263:Music video
199:"Bulgaria"
177:Producer(s)
1122:1969 songs
1111:Categories
855:. AllMusic
745:References
729:Will Smith
631:Diane Lane
520:overdubbed
489:. Manager
487:Washington
463:White Bird
442:White Bird
206:White Bird
931:XMFan.com
600:Billboard
499:Victorian
155:(4-44928)
114:folk rock
75:July 1969
802:AllMusic
771:July 23,
669:Sam Bush
645:scenes.
397:(AM-717)
379:(single)
333:Recorded
325:Released
153:Columbia
137:(single)
80:Recorded
72:Released
1102:YouTube
1081:. IMDb.
877:. 45cat
807:May 26,
677:album.
595:Hot 100
483:Seattle
451:(1977)
446:(1976)
275:YouTube
215:(1970)
210:(1969)
201:(1968)
964:
714:, and
637:, and
577:Legacy
365:Length
342:Studio
315:B-side
295:Single
123:Length
89:Studio
62:B-side
40:Single
765:Paste
724:Focus
390:Label
354:Genre
148:Label
101:Genre
1065:2022
1028:2019
1003:2022
962:ISBN
943:2022
912:2022
883:2015
861:2015
838:2015
809:2021
773:2016
731:and
336:1976
254:help
249:file
83:1969
1100:on
597:of
557:KYA
536:by
297:by
273:on
42:by
1113::
1051:.
1045:.
1019:.
989:.
976:^
929:.
903:.
829:.
817:^
800:.
796:.
781:^
762:.
741:.
718:.
710:,
697:.
687:.
665:.
633:,
545:FM
540:.
485:,
444:"
376:33
208:"
134:02
1067:.
1030:.
1005:.
970:.
945:.
914:.
885:.
863:.
840:.
811:.
775:.
461:"
440:"
374::
372:3
204:"
132::
130:3
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
