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Hour Glass: Same

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In October 1967, “Liberty” label released the self-titled, debut Hour Glass album. It was recorded June – August 1967, and was produced by Dallas Smith.

Personnel:

  • Duane Allman – vocal, guitars
  • Gregg Allman – vocal, organ, piano
  • Paul Hornsby – vocal, piano, organ
  • Mabron McKinney – bass
  • Johnny Sandlin – drums
  • Dallas Smith – recording

Track listing:

  1. Out of the Night – Alex Moore, Bob Welch
  2. Nothing But Tears – Jimmy Radcliffe, B. J. Scott
  3. Love Makes the World Go ‘Round – Deon Jackson
  4. Cast off All My Fears – Jackson Browne
  5. I’ve Been Trying – Curtis Mayfield
  6. No Easy Way Down – Gerry Goffin, Carole King
  7. Heartbeat – Ed Cobb
  8. So Much Love – Gerry Goffin, Carole King
  9. Got to Get Away – Gregg Allman
  10. Silently – Dan Bourgoise, Del Shannon
  11. Bells – Edgar Allan Poe, arranged by Peter Alin

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: Rare Junk

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In June 1968, “Liberty” label released “Rare Junk”, the third Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1968, and was recorded by Dallas Smith.

Personnel:

  • Ralph Barr – acoustic and electric guitar, clarinet
  • Les Thompson – guitar, mandolin, electric bass, tambourine, plectrum banjo
  • Chris Darrow – guitar, mandolin, violin, fiddle, electric bass, string bass
  • John McEuen – piano, plectrum banjo, five-string banjar
  • Jeff Hanna – washboard, tambourine, drum, guitar, harmonica, electric guitar …and other rare junk
  • Jimmie Fadden – tube, jug, mouth harp, harmonica, washtub bass, drums
  • Bernie Leadon – guitar
  • Paul Hornsby – piano
  • Rodney Dillard – dobro
  • Johnny Sandlin – drums
  • Dino Lappas – engineer
  • Woody Woodward – artwork
  • Wayne Kimbell – design
  • George Rodriguez – cover photography

Track listing:

  1. Mournin’ Blues – Tony Sbarbaro
  2. Collegiana – Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields
  3. Willie the Weeper – Grant Rymal, Walter Melrose, Marty Bloom
  4. Cornbread and ‘Lasses (Sassafrass Tea) – Lloyd “Lonzo” George, Rollin “Oscar” Sullivan
  5. These Days – Jackson Browne
  6. Sadie Green The Vamp of New Orleans – Gilbert Wells, Johnny Dunn
  7. Dr. Heckle and Mr. Jibe – Dick McDonough
  8. End Of Your Line – Chris Farrel
  9. Reason to Believe – Tim Hardin
  10. Hesitation Blues (Oh! Baby Must I Hesitate?) – Billy Smythe, Scott Middleton, Art Gillham
  11. A Number and a Name – Steve Gillette, Tom Campbell

Hour Glass: Power Of Love

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In March 1968, “Liberty” label released “Power of Love”, the second Hour Glass studio album. It was recorded January – February 1968, and was produced by Dallas Smith.

Personnel:

  • Gregg Allman – vocals, organ, piano, guitar
  • Duane Allman – guitars, electric sitar
  • Paul Hornsby – vocals, piano, organ, guitar
  • Pete Carr – vocal, bass guitar, guitar
  • Johnny Sandlin – drums, guitar, gong
  • Un-credited studio musicians on horns, guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Bruce Ellison – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Power of Love – Spooner Oldham, Dan Penn
  2. Changing of the Guard
  3. To Things Before
  4. I’m Not Afraid
  5. I Can Stand Alone
  6. Down in Texas – Marlon Greene, Eddie Hinton
  7. I Still Want Your Love
  8. Home for the Summer – Marlon Greene, Eddie Hinton
  9. I’m Hanging Up My Heart for You – John Berry, Don Covay
  10. Going Nowhere
  11. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  12. Now Is the Time
  13. Down in Texas (alternate version) – Marlon Greene, Eddie Hinton
  14. It’s Not My Cross to Bear
  15. Southbound
  16. God Rest His Soul – Steve Alaimo
  17. February 3rd
  18. Apollo 8

Charlie Daniels Band: Fire on the Mountain

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On November 29, 1974, “Kama Sutra” label released “Fire on the Mountain”, the second Charlie Daniels Band album, and the fifth Charlie Daniels studio album overall. Seven studio tracks were recorded in 1974, at “Capricorn Studios” in Macon, Georgia, and two live tracks were recorded at “The War Memorial Auditorium” in Nashville, Tennessee. The album was produced by Paul Hornsby. In 1992, it was certified Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”. 

Track listing:

  • Charlie Daniels – lead vocals, acoustic, electric, slide guitars, banjo
  • Barry Barnes – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
  • Joel “Taz” DiGregorio – vocals, keyboards
  • Mark Fitzgerald – bass guitar
  • Gary Allen – drums, percussion
  • Fred Edwards – drums
  • Richard Betts – dobro
  • Jaimie Nichol – congas
  • Ovie Sparks – engineer
  • Tony Humphreys – engineer assistant
  • Roslav Szaybo, Simon Cantwell – design
  • James Flournoy Holmes, Kent Griggs – cover art, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Charlie Daniels, except where noted.

  1. Caballo Diablo
  2. Long Haired Country Boy
  3. Trudy
  4. Georgia
  5. Feeling Free – Barry Barnes
  6. The South’s Gonna Do It
  7. New York City, King Size Rosewood Bed
  8. No Place to Go (live)
  9. Orange Blossom Special (live) – Ervin T. Rouse

Tim Hardin: Bird on a Wire

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In June 1971, “Columbia” label released “Bird on a Wire”, the sixth Tim Hardin album. It was recorded in 1971, and was produced by Ed Freeman and Bob Devere.

Personnel:

  • Tim Hardin – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Sam T. Brown – guitar
  • Ed Freeman – guitar, string and horn arrangements
  • Monte Dunn – guitar
  • Joe Rudd – guitar
  • Gilles Malkine – guitar
  • Ralph Towner– guitar
  • Bill Keith– pedal steel guitar
  • Paul Hornsby– keyboards
  • Joe Zawinul– keyboards
  • Warren Bernhardt– keyboards
  • Bill Chelf – keyboards
  • Miroslav Vitouš– bass
  • Tony Levin– bass
  • Glen Moore– bass
  • Robert Popwell– bass
  • Rob Rothstein– bass
  • Bill Stewart – drums, percussion
  • Steve Haas – drums, percussion
  • Ralph MacDonald– drums, percussion
  • Natoga – drums, percussion
  • Alphonse Mouzon– drums, percussion
  • Mike Mainieri– vibraphone, backing vocals
  • Collin Walcott– vibraphone, backing vocals
  • Richard Bock – cello
  • George Ricci – cello
  • Margaret Ross – harp
  • Canby Singers – backing vocals
  • Jim Greene, Lacy O’Neal, Doug Pomeroy – engineer
  • Lous Schlossberg – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Tim Hardin, except where noted.

  1. Bird on the Wire – Leonard Cohen
  2. Moonshiner – traditional
  3. Southern Butterfly
  4. A Satisfied Mind – Joe Hayes, Jack Rhodes
  5. Soft Summer Breeze
  6. Hoboin’ – John Lee Hooker, Joe Josea
  7. Georgia on My Mind – Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell
  8. Andre Johray
  9. If I Knew
  10. Love Hymn

Alex Taylor: Dinnertime

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In February 1972, “Capricorn” label released “Dinnertime”, the second Alex Taylor album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Muscle Shoals Sound Studio” in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and was produced by Johnny Sandlin.

Personnel:

  • Alex Taylor- vocals
  • Scott Boyer- guitar, backing vocals
  • John Hughey- steel guitar
  • Jim Nalls- guitar
  • Chuck Leavell- piano, keyboards, vibraphone
  • Paul Hornsby- organ, keyboards
  • Johnny Sandlin- bass, Moog synthesizer
  • Wayne Perkins- bass, guitar, slide guitar
  • Charlie Hayward- bass
  • Jaimoe- percussion, conga, timbales
  • Bill Stewart- drums
  • Roger Hawkins- percussion, conga, tambourine
  • Lou Mullenix- percussion, timbales
  • Earl Sims- percussion
  • Charles Chalmers, Sandra Chalmers, Ginger Holladay, Mary Holladay, Donna Rhodes, Sandra Rhodes, Temple Riser, Steve Smith – backing vocals
  • Johnny Sandlin – recording, remix
  • Steve Smith – recording
  • Jeff Willens, Richard Rosebrough, Danny Tuberville – remix
  • Barry Feinstein, Tom Wilkes – photography
  • Phil Walden – executive supervisor

Track listing:

  1. Change Your Sexy Ways – Alex Taylor, Chuck Leavell, Jim Nalls
  2. Let’s Burn Down the Cornfield – Randy Newman
  3. Comin’ Back to You – Scott Boyer
  4. Four Days Gone – Stephen Stills
  5. Payday – Jesse Winchester
  6. Who’s Been Talking? – Howlin’ Wolf
  7. Who Will the Next Fool Be? – Charlie Rich
  8. From a Buick Six – Bob Dylan

Marshall Tucker Band: Where We All Belong

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In November 1974, “Capricorn” label released “Where We All Belong”, the third  Marshall Tucker Band album. Part of the album is with studio recordings and part of the album is with live recordings. The live parts were recorded at “Uhlein Hall, Performing Arts Center” in Milwaukee, and the studio parts were recorded at “Capricorn Studios” in Macon, Georgia. The album was produced by Paul Hornsby.

Personnel:

  • Doug Gray– lead vocals, percussion
  • Toy Caldwell– electric, acoustic and steel guitar, lead vocals
  • Tommy Caldwell– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Billy Sanders – rhythm guitar, harmonica
  • George McCorkle– electric and acoustic guitars, banjo
  • Jerry Eubanks– flute, alto, baritone and tenor saxophone, backing vocals
  • Paul Riddle – drums
  • Charlie Daniels– fiddle
  • Elvin Bishop – slide guitar
  • Johnny Vernazza – slide guitar
  • Billy Sanders – harmonica, rhythm guitar
  • Paul Hornsby – piano, organ, clavinet
  • Earl Ford – trombone
  • Jerry Joseph – conga
  • Steve Madaio – trumpet
  • Sam McPhearson – harp
  • Stein – fiddle

Track listing:

All tracks by Toy Caldwell, except where noted.

Studio tracks:

  1. This Ol’ Cowboy
  2. Low Down Ways
  3. In My Own Way
  4. How Can I Slow Down
  5. Where a Country Boy Belongs
  6. Now She’s Gone – Toy Caldwell, Tommy Caldwell
  7. Try One More Time

Live Tracks:

  1. Ramblin
  2. 24 Hours at a Time
  3. Everyday (I Have the Blues) – Peter Chatman
  4. Take the Highway

Gregg Allman: Laid Back

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In October 1973, “Capricorn” label released “Laid Back”, the debut Gregg Allman studio album. It was recorded in 1973, at “Record Plant” in New York City, and “Capricorn Sound Studios” in Macon, Georgia, and was produced by Johnny Sandlin and Gregg Allman.

Personnel:

  • Gregg Allman – vocals, organ, acoustic guitar
  • Tommy Talton – acoustic, electric and slide guitars, dobro, tambourine
  • Buzz Feiten– guitar
  • Jim Nalls – guitar
  • Scott Boyer – acoustic, electric and steel guitars, electric piano
  • Chuck Leavell– acoustic and electric pianos, vibes
  • Paul Hornsby– organ, keyboards, clavinet
  • Charlie Hayward– bass
  • David Brown – bass
  • Johnny Sandlin – bass
  • Bill Stewart – drums
  • Jai Johanny Johanson– percussion, conga
  • Butch Trucks– percussion, cabasa
  • David “Fathead” Newman– saxophone
  • Max Cahn, Tony Posk – violin
  • Ed Freeman – strings and horn arrangements, conductor
  • Carl Hall, Linda November, Hilda Harris, Cissy Houston, Emily Houston, June McGruder, Helene Miles, Eileen Gilbert, Maretha Stewart, Albertine Robinson – backing vocals
  • Johnny Sandlin – arrangements, engineer
  • Ovie Sparks, Buddy Thornton, Jim Reeves – engineer
  • George Marino – engineer, mastering
  • Abdul Mati Klarwein – cover art

Track listing:

All tracks by Gregg Allman; except where noted.

  1. Midnight Rider – Gregg Allman, Robert Kim Payne
  2. Queen of Hearts
  3. Please Call Home
  4. Don’t Mess Up a Good Thing – Oliver Sain
  5. These Days – Jackson Browne
  6. Multi-Colored Lady
  7. All My Friends – Scott Boyer
  8. Will the Circle Be Unbroken – traditional; arranged by Gregg Allman and Johnny Sandlin

The Marshall Tucker Band: Searchin’ For A Rainbow

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On August 20, 1975, “Capricorn” label released “Searchin’ for a Rainbow”, the fourth  Marshall Tucker Band studio album. It was recorded July 1974 – May / June 1975, and was produced by Paul Hornsby.

Personnel:

  • Doug Gray- lead vocals, percussion
  • Toy Caldwell- lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, steel guitar
  • Tommy Caldwell- bass guitar, backing vocals
  • George McCorkle – acoustic and electric guitars, guitars, banjo
  • Jerry Eubanks- flute, alto, baritone and tenor saxophone, backing vocals
  • Paul Riddle – drums
  • Dickey Betts- guitar solo
  • Al McDonald – mandolin
  • Paul Hornsby– piano, organ
  • Chuck Leavell – electric piano
  • Jerome Joseph – congas
  • Leo LaBranche – trumpet, horn arrangements
  • Charlie Daniels– fiddle
  • George Marino – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Toy Caldwell, except where noted.

  1. Fire on the Mountain – George McCorkle
  2. Searchin’ for a Rainbow
  3. Walkin’ and Talkin’
  4. Virginia
  5. Bob Away My Blues
  6. Keeps Me from All Wrong – Tommy Caldwell
  7. Bound and Determined
  8. Can’t You See” (Recorded Live July 31, 1974 at the Performing Arts Center, Milwaukee Wisconsin)

The Marshall Tucker Band: Long Hard Ride

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In June 1976, “Capricorn” label released “Long Hard Ride”, the fifth Marshall Tucker Band (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1976, and was produced by Paul Hornsby.

Personnel:

  • Toy Caldwell – lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, steel guitar
  • Doug Gray – lead vocals, percussion
  • George McCorkle – electric and acoustic guitars, banjo
  • Jerry Eubanks – flute, alto, baritone and tenor saxophone, backing vocals
  • Tommy Caldwell – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Paul Riddle – drums
  • George Marino – mastering engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Toy Caldwell, except where noted.

  1. Long Hard Ride
  2. Property Line
  3. Am I the Kind of Man
  4. Walkin’ the Streets Alone
  5. Windy City Blues – Jerry Eubanks, Doug Gray, George McCorkle
  6. Holding On to You – George McCorkle
  7. You Say You Love Me
  8. You Don’t Live Forever – Tommy Caldwell