Back Up Against the Wall explained

Back Up Against The Wall
Type:	Studio album
Artist:	Atlanta Rhythm Section
Cover:	Atlanta_Rhythm_Section_-_Back_Up_Against_the_Wall.jpg
Released:	February 1973
Recorded:	Studio One, Doraville, Georgia
Genre:	Southern rock
Length:	36:31
Label:	Decca Records
Producer:	Buddy Buie
Prev Title:	Atlanta Rhythm Section
Prev Year:	1972
Next Title:	Third Annual Pipe Dream
Next Year:	1974

Back Up Against the Wall is the second album by the Southern rock band Atlanta Rhythm Section, released in 1973. It is the first album to feature Ronnie Hammond on lead vocals.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]} The album was re-released in 1977 on MCA Records as a double, paired with their debut (MCA-24114).

Personnel

• Ronnie Hammond - vocals, piano
• J.R. Cobb - acoustic, electric, steel and slide guitars, vocals
• Barry Bailey - acoustic and electric guitar
• Dean Daughtry - acoustic and electric piano, organ
• Paul Goddard - bass
• Robert Nix - drums, vocals
• Al Kooper - synthesizers (including ARP)
• Randall Bramblett - piano
• Billy Lee Riley - harmonica

Production

• Producer: Buddy Buie
• Engineers: Bobby Langford, Rodney Mills
• Mixing: Rodney Mills
• Arranger: Buddy Buie
• Cover design: Mike McCarty
• Illustrations: Mike McCarty

Notes and References

1. Web site: Campbell. Al. Atlanta Rhythm Section/Back Up Against the Wall. allmusic.com. 8 December 2013.
2. Web site: Atlanta Rhythm Section– Back Up Against The Wall. 1973 . discogs.com. 8 December 2013.
3. Web site: Atlanta Rhythm Section. https://web.archive.org/web/20131213021305/http://www.mtv.com/artists/atlanta-rhythm-section/discography/372357/. dead. December 13, 2013. mtv.com. 8 December 2013.
4. Web site: Customer Reviews Back Up Against the Wall. amazon.com. 8 December 2013.
5. Web site: Atlanta Rhythm Section/Back Up Against the Wall. msn.com. 8 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131213112812/http://music.msn.com/music/album-review/atlanta-rhythm-section/atlanta-rhythm-section-back-up-against-the-wall/. 13 December 2013. dead.