High Lonesome (Charlie Daniels album)

High Lonesome
Studio album by The Charlie Daniels Band
Released	November 5, 1976
Genre	Southern rock, country, bluegrass
Length	38:11
Label	Epic
Producer	Paul Hornsby
The Charlie Daniels Band chronology
Saddle Tramp (1976)Saddle Tramp1976 High Lonesome (1976) Midnight Wind (1977)Midnight Wind1977

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High Lonesome is the eighth studio album by The Charlie Daniels Band, released on November 5, 1976.

Many of the tracks pay homage to pulp Western fiction. The album’s title probably refers to the 1962 Western novel by Louis L’Amour. The album is dedicated to L’Amour and James Bama. Daniels concludes his dedication poem, “My sincere appreciation for the hours of honest pleasure you’ve both given me.”^[2]

Track listing

Side one

1. "Billy The Kid" (Daniels, Dean, Wilson) – 5:49
2. "Carolina" (Daniels, Crain, DiGregorio, Edwards, Hayward, Marshall) – 3:54
3. "High Lonesome" (Daniels, Crain, DiGregorio, Edwards, Hayward, Murray, Peters) – 5:03
4. "Running With the Crowd" (Daniels, Crain, DiGregorio, Edwards, Hayward, Marshall) – 4:01

Side two

1. "Right Now Tennessee Blues" (Daniels) – 3:36
2. "Roll Mississippi" (Daniels) – 3:12
3. "Slow Song" (Daniels, Jackson) – 3:55
4. "Tennessee" (Crain) – 4:43
5. "Turned My Head Around" (Daniels) – 3:52

Writing credits on the 1976 vinyl liner notes differ from other sources. That source credits Charlie Daniels for “Billy the Kid,” “Right Now Tennessee Blues,” and “Slow Song.” It credits Tom Crain for “Tennessee” and “The Charlie Daniels Band” for all other tracks. “Tennessee” is dedicated to Mac and Joe Gayden.^[2]

Personnel

The Charlie Daniels Band:^[3]

• Charlie Daniels – acoustic guitar, banjo, fiddle, guitar, violin, electric guitar, vocals, slide guitar
• Tom Crain – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals, slide guitar, vocal harmony, lead vocals on "Tennessee"
• Joel "Taz" DiGregorio – organ, piano, keyboards, vocals, vocal harmony, lead vocals on "Roll Mississippi"
• Fred Edwards – congas, drums
• Charlie Hayward – bass guitar
• Don Murray – congas, drums

Additional musicians:^[3]

• George McCorkle – acoustic guitar on "Billy The Kid"
• Toy Caldwell – steel guitar on "Slow Song" and "Tennessee"

Production personnel:^[3]

• Paul Hornsby – producer
• Kurt Kinzel – engineer
• Richard Schoff – assistant engineer
• Don Rubin – executive producer
• George Marino – mastering
• Joseph E. Sullivan – production supervisor

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