Fire in the Sky (song) explained

Fire in the Sky
Type:single
Artist:Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Album:Twenty Years of Dirt
B-Side:Cadillac Ranch
Released:November 15, 1986
Genre:Country
Length:4:40
Label:Warner Bros. Nashville
Producer:Jeff Hanna, Bob Edwards
Prev Title:Stand a Little Rain
Prev Year:1986
Next Title:Baby's Got a Hold on Me
Next Year:1987

"Fire in the Sky" is a song recorded by American country music group Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. The song was first released in 1981 and peaked at number 76 on the Billboard Hot 100. In November 1986, the song was released to the country music format, peaking at number 7 on the Hot Country Songs charts[1] and number five on the Canadian country charts. The song features a guest vocal by Kenny Loggins, along with saxophones played by Bryan Savage and Al Garth.[2] This song was written by group members Jeff Hanna and Bob Carpenter.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 249.
  2. LP back cover, original release from 1981.