For the Flora Purim album, see 500 Miles High (album).
"500 Miles High"
Song by Chick Corea and Return to Forever
from the album Light as a Feather
Released
1973 (1973)
Recorded
October 1972
Studio
IBC, London
Genre
Jazz fusion
Length
9:06
Label
Polydor
Composer(s)
Chick Corea
Lyricist(s)
Neville Potter
Producer(s)
Chick Corea
"500 Miles High" is a jazz fusion song by American musician Chick Corea and Return to Forever. Composed by Corea with lyrics by Neville Potter, it was recorded in 1972 for the group's second album, Light as a Feather, which was released in 1973.[1][2][3][4] Brazilian singer Flora Purim provides the vocal and the piece became her signature song[1] and a jazz standard.[2][5][6]
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