Honest to Goodness explained
Honest to Goodness is the debut album by Southern rock band Grinderswitch, released in 1974.[2] [3] The album contains contributions from Dickey Betts and Jaimoe of The Allman Brothers Band.[4]
Critical reception
Billboard wrote that the band "sound like a less virtuoso Marshall Tucker Band."[1]
Track listing
All songs written by Dru Lombar except where noted:
- "Kiss the Blues Goodbye" - 4:55
- "Can't Keep a Good Man Down" (D. Lombar, J.D. Petty, L. Howard, R. Burnett) - 3:54
- "How the West Was Won" (L. Howard) - 5:22
- "Eighty Miles to Memphis" (J.D. Petty) - 3:00
- "Catch a Train" - 4:44
- "Roll On Gambler" - 5:15
- "Homebound" - 6:45
- "Peach County Jamboree" - 3:48
- "You're So Fine" (Live Version) - 3:29 (1994 CD Reissue)
Personnel
Band members
- Dru Lombar - lead and slide guitars, lead vocals
- Larry Howard - electric and acoustic guitars
- Joe Dan Petty - bass, backing vocals
- Rick Burnett - drums, congas, percussion
Additional musicians
- Paul Hornsby - piano and organ
- Richard Betts - Guitar on "Kiss the Blues Goodbye"
- Jaimoe - Congas on "Can't Keep a Good Man Down" and "How the West Was Won"
Production
- Design, Art Direction - Richard Mantel
- Engineer - O.V. Sparks
- Asst. Engineer - Tony Humphreys
- Mastered by Bob Ludwig
- Photography by Al Clayton
- Producer - Paul Hornsby
- Tape Asst. - Carolyn Harriss, Richard Schoff
Notes and References
- Top Album Picks. Billboard. June 29, 1974. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. Google Books.
- Grinderswitch appearing . Lansing State Journal . February 7, 1976 . 42.
- Book: Everitt, Rich. Falling Stars: Air Crashes that Filled Rock and Roll Heaven. September 6, 2004. Harbor House. 9781891799044. Google Books.
- Web site: Eder . Bruce . Grinderswitch . . March 26, 2020.
