Bang Bang Bang (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band album) explained

Bang Bang Bang
Type:	Album
Artist:	Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Cover:	NGDB-Bang.jpg
Released:	1999
Genre:	Country, country rock, folk rock, bluegrass
Length:	36:39
Label:	DreamWorks
Producer:	Emory Gordy, Jr., Steve Fishell, and Josh Leo
Prev Title:	The Christmas Album
Prev Year:	1997
Next Title:	Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Volume III
Next Year:	2004

Bang Bang Bang is the 1999 album from The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. The title track reached number 52 on the US Country chart. The track "Down the Road" was originally recorded by Mac McAnally, and would later be a No. 1 in 2008 when he re-recorded it with Kenny Chesney.

The album was originally recorded for Rising Tide Records, which closed prior to the album's release.^[1] It was then moved to Decca Records, which also closed. The lead single, which was the title track, originally charted through release on Rising Tide,^[2] and charted again after DreamWorks released the album.

Critical reception

A review in Billboard was favorable, calling the songs "entertainingly quirky" and praising the musicianship.^[2]

Personnel

• Jeff Hanna – vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, slide guitar, 12 string guitar, washboard
• Jimmy Ibbotson – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin
• Jimmie Fadden – drums, harmonica
• Bob Carpenter – vocals, piano, Hammond B-3, accordion

References

All information is from the album liner notes unless otherwise noted.^[3]

Notes and References

1. April 12, 1999. Dreamworks Picks Up Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Album. CMJ New Music Report. 5.
2. May 12, 1999. Reviews. Billboard. 24.
3. Bang Bang Bang, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Dreamworks DRMS 50125 (1999) CD