Jealousy (Dirt Band album) explained

Jealousy
Type:	Album
Artist:	Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Cover:	NGDB-Jealousy.jpg
Released:	1981
Label:	Liberty
Producer:	Jeff Hanna, Bob Edwards
Prev Title:	Make a Little Magic
Prev Year:	1980
Next Title:	Let's Go
Next Year:	1983

Jealousy is an album released in 1981 by the Dirt Band (a.k.a. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band). It reached #102 on the US album charts. The single "Fire in the Sky" reached #76 on the US singles chart.

Track listing

1. "Jealousy" (Holster, Hanna, Carpenter) – 3:38
2. "Too Close For Comfort" (Hanna, Hathaway, Carpenter) – 3:05
3. "Fire in the Sky" (Carpenter, Hanna) – 4:37
4. "Love is the Last Thing" (Hanna, Hathaway, Carpenter) – 3:42
5. "Crossfire" (Hanna, Carpenter) – 4:02
6. "Circular Man" (Fadden, Carpenter, Hanna) – 3:46
7. "Catch the Next Dream" (Silbar, Lorber, Van Stephenson) – 3:22
8. "So You Run" (Holster, Carpenter) – 3:18
9. "Forget It!" (Hathaway, Hanna, Carpenter) – 3:09
10. "Easy Slow" (Hathaway, Hanna, Carpenter) – 4:26

Personnel

• Jeff Hanna – rhythm and lead guitar, vocals
• Jimmie Fadden – harmonica, vocals
• John McEuen – acoustic guitar, electric 12-string guitar, lap steel guitar, 5-string banjo
• Bob Carpenter – keyboards, rhythm guitar on "Crossfire", vocals
• Richard Hathaway – bass guitar
• Al Garth – saxophone, violin

Additional musicians

• Rick Shlosser – drums
• M. L. Benoit – congas, percussion
• Steve Lukather – lead guitar on "Jealousy"
• John Macy – pedal steel guitar
• Bryan Savage – additional saxophone on "Fire in the Sky"

Background vocals

• Kenny Loggins
• Rosemary Butler
• David Holster
• The "Goodbye" Girls – Karen and Lisa

Production

• Producer – Jeff Hanna and Bob Edwards

Track personnel

• "Jealousy" – lead vocals: Jeff Hanna, harmony vocals: Rosemary Butler
• "Too Close For Comfort" – lead vocals: Jeff Hanna, harmony vocals: Bob Carpenter, Jeff Hanna
• "Fire in the Sky" – lead vocals: Jeff Hanna with Kenny Loggins
• "Love is the Last Thing" – lead vocals: Bob Carpenter, harmony vocals: Jeff Hanna
• "Crossfire" – lead vocals: Jeff Hanna, background vocals: Bob Carpenter, David Holster
• "Circular Man" – lead vocals: Jeff Hanna, harmony vocals: Bob Carpenter
• "Catch the Next Dream" – lead vocals: Jeff Hanna, harmony vocals: Bob Carpenter
• "So You Run" – lead vocals: Jimmie Fadden, background vocals: Jeff Hanna, Bob Carpenter, David Holster
• "Forget It!" – lead vocals: Jeff Hanna, featuring: the Doowrats and the "Goodbye" Girls
• "Easy Slow" – lead vocals: Bob Carpenter, background vocals: Jeff Hanna, Bob Carpenter

Discography

• Nitty Gritty Dirt Band discography

References

All information in this article is from the LP or CD liner notes, unless otherwise noted.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. "Jealousy", The Dirt Band, Liberty LW-1106 (1981) LP
2. "Make a Little Magic / Jealousy", The Dirt Band, BGO Records BGOCD736 (1980 / 1981) CD