Twenty Years of Dirt
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Twenty Years of Dirt is the 1986 album from the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. It is a collection of hits from their 20 year career. The album contained one new song, Stand A Little Rain, which reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[2] The album reached 10 on the US Country charts and went Platinum.[3]
Track listing
- "Intro/Mr. Bojangles" * (Jerry Jeff Walker) - 5:03
from Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy 1970
- "Ripplin' Waters" * (Jimmy Ibbotson) - 5:46
from Symphonion Dream 1975
- "American Dream" ** (Rodney Crowell) - 3:48
from An American Dream 1979
- "Make A Little Magic" ** (Jeff Hanna / Richard Hathaway / Bob Carpenter) - 3:46
from Make a Little Magic 1980
- "Fire in the Sky" ** (Jeff Hanna / Bob Carpenter) - 4:40
from Jealousy 1981
- "Dance Little Jean" *** (Jim Ibbotson) - 3:13
from Let's Go 1983
- "Long Hard Road (The Sharecropper's Dream) **** (Rodney Crowell) - 3:18
from Plain Dirt Fashion 1984
- "High Horse" **** (Jimmy Ibbotson) - 3:13
from Plain Dirt Fashion 1984
- "Modern Day Romance" **** (Kix Brooks / Dan Tyler) - 3:30
from Partners, Brothers and Friends 1985
- "Partners, Brothers and Friends" **** (Jimmy Ibbotson / Jeff Hanna) - 3:59
from Partners, Brothers and Friends 1985
- "Stand a Little Rain" **** (Don Schlitz / Donny Lowery) - 4:22
Previously Unreleased
Highest Chart Position
Personnel
- Bob Carpenter
- Jimmie Fadden
- Jeff Hanna
- Jim Ibbotson
- John McEuen
Production
Producer
- * William E. McEuen
- ** Jeff Hanna/Bob Edwards
- *** Norbert Putnam
- **** Marshall Morgan
Chart performance
Chart (1986) |
Peak
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums |
10 |
References
All information from album liner notes unless otherwise noted.[4]