Flight Paths is the second album by Australian rock band The Paradise Motel, their first album released after relocating from Melbourne to London.
Singles from the album included "Aeroplanes", "Derwent River Star" and "Drive", a cover of the Cars' hit, and the band's most popular song. Their version was featured on the soundtrack to the 2001 Richard Lowenstein film He Died with a Felafel in His Hand.
Flight Paths was followed by the album Reworkings featuring remixes of tracks from Flight Paths and the band's previous album Still Life by artists including Lee Ranaldo, Echoboy and Mark Eitzel.
Track listing
Personnel Mérida Sussex – vocals Matt Bailey – bass Matt Aulich – guitars BJ Austin – organ, pedal steel Tim O'Shannassy – drums Charles Bickford – guitar, organ, percussion
Lyrics were written by Charles Bickford, string arrangements were composed by Matt Aulich, except 'Drive', written by Ric Ocasek.
Charts + Chart performance for Flight Paths Chart (1998) Peakposition Australian Albums (ARIA) 83
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