Honest to Goodness
| Honest to Goodness | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1974 | |||
| Studio | Capricorn Sound Studios | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 37:43 | |||
| Label | Capricorn Records[1] | |||
| Producer | Paul Hornsby[2] | |||
| Grinderswitch chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| The New Rolling Stone Record Guide | [4] |
Honest to Goodness is the debut album by Southern rock band Grinderswitch, released in 1974.[2][5] The album contains contributions from Dickey Betts and Jaimoe of The Allman Brothers Band.[6]
Critical reception
[edit]Billboard wrote that the band "sound like a less virtuoso Marshall Tucker Band."[1]
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Dru Lombar except where noted:
- "Kiss the Blues Goodbye" - 4:55
- "Can't Keep a Good Man Down" (D. Lombar, J.D. Petty, L. Howard, R. Burnett) - 3:54
- "How the West Was Won" (L. Howard) - 5:22
- "Eighty Miles to Memphis" (J.D. Petty) - 3:00
- "Catch a Train" - 4:44
- "Roll On Gambler" - 5:15
- "Homebound" - 6:45
- "Peach County Jamboree" - 3:48
- "You're So Fine" (Live Version) - 3:29 (1994 CD Reissue)
Personnel
[edit]Band members
- Dru Lombar - lead and slide guitars, lead vocals
- Larry Howard - electric and acoustic guitars
- Joe Dan Petty - bass, backing vocals
- Rick Burnett - drums, congas, percussion
Additional musicians
- Paul Hornsby - piano and organ
- Richard Betts - Guitar on "Kiss the Blues Goodbye"
- Jaimoe - Congas on "Can't Keep a Good Man Down" and "How the West Was Won"
Production
- Design, Art Direction - Richard Mantel
- Engineer - O.V. Sparks
- Asst. Engineer - Tony Humphreys
- Mastered by Bob Ludwig
- Photography by Al Clayton
- Producer - Paul Hornsby
- Tape Asst. - Carolyn Harriss, Richard Schoff
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Top Album Picks". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 29, 1974 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Grinderswitch appearing". Lansing State Journal: 42. February 7, 1976.
- ^ Eder, Bruce. "Grinderswitch – Honest to Goodness". AllMusic.
- ^ The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 207.
- ^ Everitt, Rich (September 6, 2004). Falling Stars: Air Crashes that Filled Rock and Roll Heaven. Harbor House. ISBN 9781891799044 – via Google Books.
- ^ Eder, Bruce. "Grinderswitch". AllMusic. Retrieved March 26, 2020.