Workin' Band
1988 studio album by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Workin' Band | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1988 | |||
Genre | Country, country rock, folk rock, bluegrass | |||
Label | Warner Bros. Nashville | |||
Producer | Josh Leo | |||
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Workin' Band is the eighteenth studio album by American country folk group Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, released in 1988. The album peaked at No. 33 on the US country albums chart. "Workin' Man (Nowhere to Go)" and "I've Been Lookin'" were released as singles, each reaching the top ten of the Billboard country singles chart. This was their first album to feature Bernie Leadon, who replaced founding member John McEuen, because he left for a solo career.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Workin' Man (Nowhere to Go)" | Jimmie Fadden | 3:50 |
2. | "I've Been Lookin'" | Jimmy Ibbotson, Jeff Hanna | 3:20 |
3. | "Soldier of Love" | Richard "Spady" Brannan, Anthony Crawford, David Malloy | 3:43 |
4. | "Down That Road Tonight" | Jeff Hanna, Josh Leo, Wendy Waldman | 3:08 |
5. | "Baby Blues" | Bob Carpenter, Waldman | 3:36 |
6. | "Corduroy Road" | Bernie Leadon | 3:14 |
7. | "Johnny O" | Leo, Waldman | 3:27 |
8. | "Thunder and Lightnin'" | Val & Birdie | 3:06 |
9. | "A Lot Like Me" | Carpenter | 4:35 |
10. | "Living Without You" | Kevin Welch, J. Fred Knobloch | 3:45 |
11. | "Brass Sky" | Ibbotson | 5:13 |
12. | "I've Been Lookin (Reprise)" | :30 |
Personnel
- Jeff Hanna – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
- Jimmie Fadden – vocals, drums, harmonica, jaw harp, percussion
- Jimmy Ibbotson – vocals, bass, guitars, mandolin, mandola, percussion
- Bob Carpenter – vocals, piano, synthesizer, accordion, keyboard bass
- Bernie Leadon – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, 5-string banjo, mandolin, mandocello, slide guitar
Other musicians:
- Josh Leo – electric and acoustic guitar
- Larry Paxton – electric bass
- Mark O'Connor – fiddle
Production
- Producer – Josh Leo
Chart performance
Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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US Top Country Albums (Billboard) | 33 |
References
All information is from album liner noted unless otherwise noted. Writing credits from the LP label. [2]
- ^ James Chrispell. "Allmusic review". Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
- ^ Workin' Band, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Warner Brothers 25722-2 (1988) CD
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- "Home Again in My Heart"
- "Partners, Brothers and Friends"
- "Fire in the Sky"
- "Baby's Got a Hold on Me"
- "Fishin' in the Dark"
- "Oh What a Love"
- "Workin' Man (Nowhere to Go)"
- "I've Been Lookin'"
- "Down That Road Tonight"
- "Turn of the Century"
- "And So It Goes"
- "When It's Gone"
- "From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come)"
- "I Fought the Law"
- "King Tut"
- "Joe Knows How to Live"
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