Carolina Dreams
Carolina Dreams, released in 1977, was The Marshall Tucker Band's sixth album and an ode to the band's home state, South Carolina, USA. Focusing on Western themes, it spawned their biggest hit to date, "Heard It In a Love Song", which rose to #14 on the Billboard Hot 100, taking the album with it to #22 and #23 on the Country and Pop charts, respectively. A bonus live version of "Silverado" appears on the 2005 reissue.
Track listing
All songs by Toy Caldwell except where noted.
- "Fly Like an Eagle" - 3:03
- "Heard It in a Love Song" - 4:55
- "I Should Have Never Started Lovin' You" (Caldwell, Doug Gray, George McCorkle) - 7:10
- "Life in a Song" (Jerry Eubanks, McCorkle) - 3:33
- "Desert Skies" - 6:24
- "Never Trust A Stranger" - 5:28
- "Tell It To The Devil" - 6:45
- "Silverado" (bonus track, live, included on 2005 reissue. Recorded 1981 Winter Garden Theater, Dallas, TX) - 4:28
Personnel
- Toy Caldwell - lead, acoustic and steel guitars
- Tommy Caldwell - bass, tambourine and harmony vocals
- Doug Gray - lead and harmony vocals
- George McCorkle - electric, twelve string and acoustic guitars
- Paul Riddle - drums
- Jerry Eubanks - flute, saxophone, vocals
Guest musicians:
- Paul Hornsby - Piano and organ
- Charlie Daniels - Fiddle and harmony vocal on "Desert Skies". (Charlie Daniels appears courtesy of Epic Records)
- Chuck Leavell - Piano on "Life In A Song"
- Jaimoe - Congas
- Leo LaBranche - Horn section arrangements and trumpet on "Life In A Song" and "I Should Have Never Started Lovin' You"
- Dezso Lakatos - Tenor sax as part of the horn section.
Production
- Producer: George Marino
- Recording Engineer: Kurt Kineval
- Art Direction: Diana Kaylan
- Photography: David Alexander
- Handlettering: Bill Franks
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| Original members |
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| Members |
Doug Gray (vocals) · Pat Ellwood (bass) · Rick Willis (guitar) · B.B. Borden (drums) · Marcus James Henderson (keyboard, flute) · Stuart Swanlund (guitar, steel guitar) · Toy Caldwell (1973–1983) · Jerry Eubanks (1973–1996) · George McCorkle (1973–1983) · Tommy Caldwell (1973–1980) · Paul Riddle (1973–1983) · Franklin Wilkie (1980–1984) · Ronnie Godfrey (1982–1984) · Rusty Milner (1984–2003) · Tom Robb (1985–1987) · Ace Allen (1985–1992) · Tim Lawter (1987–) · Don Cameron (1989–1992) · Frank Toler (1992–1994) · Mark Pettey (1992–1994) · Ronald Radford (1993–1995) · Paul Thompson (1994) · Garry Guzzardo (1994–1996) · David Muse (1996–2000) · Chris Hicks (1996–) · Clay Cook (2000–) · Tony Heatherly |
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| Albums |
The Marshall Tucker Band (1973) · A New Life (1974) · Where We All Belong (1974) · Searchin' for a Rainbow (1975) · Long Hard Ride (1976) · Carolina Dreams (1977) · The Marshall Tucker Band's Greatest Hits (1978) · Together Forever (1978) · Running Like the Wind (1979) · Tenth (1980) · Dedicated (1981) · Tuckerized (1982) · Greatest Hits (1982) · Just Us (1983) · Greetings from South Carolina (1983) · Still Holdin' On (1988) · Southern Spirit (1990) · Still Smokin' (1992) · Walk Outside the Lines (1993) · The Capricorn Years (1994) · Country Tucker (1996) · MT Blues (1997) · Face Down in the Blues (1998) · Gospel (1999) · Stompin' Room Only (2003) · Beyond the Horizon (2004) · Live from the Garden State (2004) · Anthology (2005) · Carolina Christmas (2005) · Live on Long Island (2006) · The Next Adventure (2007) · Carolina Dreams Tour '77 (2008) · Love Songs' (2009) · Essential 3.0 (2009)
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