Third Annual Pipe Dream Explained

Third Annual Pipe Dream
Type:	Studio album
Artist:	Atlanta Rhythm Section
Cover:	Atlanta_Rhythm_Section_-_Third_Annual_Pipe_Dream.jpg
Released:	August 1974
Recorded:	Studio One, Doraville, Georgia
Genre:	Southern rock
Label:	Polydor
Producer:	Buddy Buie
Prev Title:	Back Up Against the Wall
Prev Year:	1973
Next Title:	Dog Days
Next Year:	1975

Third Annual Pipe Dream is the third album by the Southern rock band Atlanta Rhythm Section, released in 1974. The band scored their first Top 40 hit with "Doraville", peaking at #35.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Personnel

• Ronnie Hammond - vocals, backing vocals
• J.R. Cobb - guitar, backing vocals
• Barry Bailey - guitar
• Dean Daughtry - keyboards
• Paul Goddard - bass
• Robert Nix - percussion, drums, backing vocals
• Mylon LeFevre - vocals
• Hugh Jarrett - vocals
• Michael Huey - conductor

Production

• Producer: Buddy Buie
• Engineer: Rodney Mills

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1974	Billboard 200^[4]	74
	RPM Top Albums^[5]	77

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1974	"Doraville"	Billboard Hot 100^[6]	35
		RPM Top Singles^[7]	67
1975	"Angel (What in the World's Come over Us)"	Billboard Hot 100^[8]	79

Notes and References

1. Web site: Success Was More Than A 'Pipe Dream' For Atlanta Rhythm Section. uDiscoverMusic. January 12, 2020.
2. Web site: Atlanta Rhythm Section – Third Annual Pipe Dream. Atlanta Rhythm Section. January 12, 2020.
3. Book: Larkin, Colin. The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. May 27, 2011. Omnibus Press. 9780857125958. January 12, 2020. Google Books.
4. Third Annual Pipe Dream. https://web.archive.org/web/20200112135442/https://www.billboard.com/music/atlanta-rhythm-section/chart-history/TLP/song/829901. dead. January 12, 2020. Billboard. January 12, 2020.
5. Web site: RPM Top 100 Albums - November 23, 1974.
6. Doraville. https://web.archive.org/web/20200112134215/https://www.billboard.com/music/atlanta-rhythm-section/chart-history/HSI/song/572992. dead. January 12, 2020. Billboard. January 12, 2020.
7. Web site: RPM Top 100 Singles - November 23, 1974.
8. Angel (What In The World's Come Over Us). https://web.archive.org/web/20200112134212/https://www.billboard.com/music/atlanta-rhythm-section/chart-history/HSI/song/579782. dead. January 12, 2020. Billboard. January 12, 2020.