Dedicated (The Marshall Tucker Band album) explained

Dedicated
Type:	Album
Artist:	The Marshall Tucker Band
Cover:	Dedicated Marshall Tucker.jpg
Released:	1981
Genre:	Southern rock, country rock
Length:	37:37
Label:	Warner Bros.
Producer:	Tom Dowd
Prev Title:	Tenth
Prev Year:	1980
Next Title:	Tuckerized
Next Year:	1982

Dedicated is the eleventh studio album by the Marshall Tucker Band.^[1] It was "dedicated" to their former bassist and founding member, Tommy Caldwell, who was killed from injuries sustained in a car crash the previous year, and the other Caldwell brother, Timmy, who died under similar circumstances, and to all lost loved ones.^[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Toy Caldwell, except where noted.

1. "Rumors Are Raging" – 4:10 (Toy Caldwell, Paul Riddle)
2. "Tonight's the Night (For Making Love)" – 3:57 (George McCorkle)
3. "Love Some" – 2:55 (Alan Tarney, Trevor Spencer)
4. "Silverado" – 4:10 (McCorkle)
5. "Something's Missing in My Life" – 3:31
6. "This Time I Believe" – 3:19
7. "Tell the Blues to Take Off the Night" – 4:51
8. "Special Someone" – 4:01
9. "The Time Has Come" – 2:45
10. "Ride in Peace – Dedicated to Tim and Tommy Caldwell and to All Lost Loved Ones" – 3:58

Personnel

• Toy Caldwell – Guitars, Steel Guitar, Background Vocals
• Doug Gray – Vocals
• Jerry Eubanks – Flute, Saxophone, Keyboards, Background Vocals
• Paul Riddle – Drums, Percussion, Background Vocals
• George McCorkle – Guitars
• Franklin Wilkie – Bass Guitar, Background Vocals

Guest musicians

• Charlie Daniels – Fiddle
• Norton Buffalo – Harmonica

Notes and References

1. Book: Stambler . Irwin . Landon . Grelun . Country Music: The Encyclopedia . 2000 . St. Martin's Press . 284.
2. Book: Bomar . Scott B. . Southbound: An Illustrated History of Southern Rock . 2021 . Backbeat . 97.