- Nitty Gritty Dirt Band discography
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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band discography Releases ↙Studio albums 25 ↙Live albums 1 ↙Compilation albums 4 ↙Singles 41 ↙No.1 Single 3 This is a detailed discography for American country-folk-rock band The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.
Contents
Albums
Year Album Chart positions Certifications Label US Country US CAN Country CAN US CAN 1967 The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band — 151 — — — — Liberty Ricochet — — — — — — 1968 Rare Junk — — — — — — 1969 Alive — — — — — — 1970 Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy — 66 — 56 — — 1971 All the Good Times — 162 — — — — United Artists 1972 Will the Circle Be Unbroken 4 68 — 21 Platinum — 1974 Stars & Stripes Forever 32 28 — 25 — — 1975 Symphonion Dream — 66 — — — — 1976 Dirt, Silver and Gold 28 77 — — — — 1978 The Dirt Band — 163 — — — — 1979 An American Dream — 76 — 63 — — 1980 Make a Little Magic — 62 12 64 — — Liberty 1981 Jealousy — 102 — — — — 1983 Let's Go 26 — — — — — 1984 Plain Dirt Fashion 8 — 5 — — — Warner Bros. 1985 Partners, Brothers and Friends 9 — — — — — 1986 Twenty Years of Dirt 10 — — — Platinum — 1987 Hold On 14 — — — — — 1988 Workin' Band 33 — — — — — 1989 More Great Dirt 38 — — — Gold — Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two 5 95 3 57 Platinum Gold MCA 1990 The Rest Of The Dream 53 — — — — — 1991 Live Two Five 50 — — — — — Capitol 1992 Not Fade Away — — — — — — Liberty 1994 Acoustic — — — — — — 1997 The Christmas Album — — — — — — Rising Tide 1999 Bang, Bang, Bang — — — — — — DreamWorks 2002 Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Volume III 18 134 — — — — Capitol 2004 Welcome to Woody Creek — — — — — — Dualtone 2009 Speed of Life 59 — — — — — NGDB "—" denotes releases that did not chart
* denotes unknown peak positionsSingles
1967-1982 singles
Year Single Peak chart positions Album US Country US CAN 1967 "Buy for Me the Rain" — 45 — The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 1970 "Mr. Bojangles" — 9 2 Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy 1971 "House at Pooh Corner" — 53 30 "Some of Shelly's Blues" — 64 56 "I Saw the Light" (w/ Roy Acuff) 56 — — Will the Circle Be Unbroken 1972 "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" — 84 — All the Good Times "Baltimore" — — — "Honky Tonkin'" — — — Will the Circle Be Unbroken 1973 "Cosmic Cowboy" — 123 — Stars & Stripes Forever "Grand Ole Opry Song" (w/ Jimmy Martin) 97 — — Will the Circle Be Unbroken 1974 "The Battle of New Orleans" — 72 — Stars & Stripes Forever 1975 "All I Have to Do Is Dream" 79 66 81 Dirt, Silver and Gold 1978 "In for the Night" — 86 — The Dirt Band 1979 "An American Dream" (as The Dirt Band) 58 13 3 An American Dream 1980 "Make a Little Magic" (as The Dirt Band) [Note 1] 77 25 51 Make a Little Magic 1981 "Fire in the Sky" — 76 — Jealousy "—" denotes releases that did not chart 1983-1999 singles
Year Single Peak chart
positionsAlbum US Country CAN Country 1983 "Shot Full of Love" 19 — Let's Go "Dance Little Jean" 9 39 1984 "Long Hard Road (The Sharecropper's Dream)" 1 2 Plain Dirt Fashion "I Love Only You" 3 3 1985 "High Horse" 2 2 "Modern Day Romance" 1 2 Partners, Brothers and Friends "Home Again in My Heart" 3 1 1986 "Partners, Brothers and Friends" 6 3 "Stand a Little Rain" 5 3 Twenty Years of Dirt "Fire in the Sky" (re-entry) 7 5 1987 "Baby's Got a Hold on Me" 2 2 Hold On "Fishin' in the Dark" 1 1 "Oh What a Love" 5 — 1988 "Workin' Man (Nowhere to Go)" 4 6 Workin' Band "I've Been Lookin'" 2 * "Down That Road Tonight" 6 * 1989 "Turn of the Century" 27 24 Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two "And So It Goes" (w/ John Denver) 14 29 "When It's Gone" 10 11 1990 "One Step Over the Line"
(w/ Rosanne Cash and John Hiatt)63 47 "From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come)" 65 66 The Rest of the Dream "You Made Life Good Again" 60 33 1991 "Cadillac Ranch" — — Live Two Five "Mr. Bojangles" (re-release) — 68 1992 "I Fought the Law" 66 — Not Fade Away "One Good Love" 74 85 1996 "Maybe Baby" — — Not Fade Away (Remembering Buddy Holly) 1998 "Bang, Bang, Bang" 52 44 Bang, Bang, Bang 1999 "Bang, Bang, Bang" (re-entry) 63 67 "—" denotes releases that did not chart
* denotes unknown peak positions- Notes
- ^ "Make a Little Magic" also peaked at number 63 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart and at number 26 on the Canadian Adult Contemporary Tracks chart.
Other charted songs
Year Single Peak positions Album US Country 1984 "Colorado Christmas" 93 The Christmas Album Music videos
Year Title Director 1981 "Fire in the Sky" 1985 "Modern Day Romance" Gary Amelon 1986 "Partners, Brothers and Friends" Gary Gutierrez 1987 "Fishin' in the Dark" 1988 "I've Been Lookin'" 1989 "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" Bill Pope "When It's Gone" Joanne Gardner 1990 "You Made Life Good Again" "The Rest of the Dream" Joanne Gardner 1991 "Mr. Bojangles" (live) Gerry Wenner "Cadillac Ranch" (live) 1992 "One Good Love" 1993 "Little Angel" 1994 "Cupid's Got a Gun" Roger Pistole 1996 "You Believed in Me" (with Karla Bonoff) "Maybe Baby" 1997 "Silent Night" 1998 "Bang, Bang, Bang" Michael McNamara 2002 "The Lowlands" Wes Edwards DVD & VHS
Year Title 1982 "The Dirt Band Tonight"[1] 1991 "Twenty Years of Dirt"[2] 1993 "Northern Circle The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Plays Alaska"[3] 2003 Will The Circle Be Unbroken: Farther Along[4] 2007 "Country Legends Live Mini Concert"[5] NGDB as Contributing Artists
Year Album Title by Artist Contribution 1969 "Paint Your Wagon" soundtrack
on "Hand Me Down That Can O' Beans"Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 1971 Jackson Browne by Jackson Bowne Jimmie Fadden - Harmonica 1971 "Sweet Country Suite" by Larry Murray John McEuen - Mandolin[7] 1972 "I Saw the Light with Some Help from My Friends "
by Earl ScruggsJohn McEuen - Vocals (Background), Banjo 1973 Don't Cry Now by Linda Ronstadt Jimmie Fadden - Harmonica 1974 Highway Call by Richard (Dickey) Betts Jeff Hanna - acoustic guitar 1974 "Monkey Grip " by Bill Wyman John McEuen - Mandolin, Banjo 1974 Heart Like a Wheel by Linda Ronstadt Jimmie Fadden - Harmonica 1975 Windsong by John Denver Jimmie Fadden - Harmonica 1975 "Blue Sky - Night Thunder " by Michael Martin Murphey John McEuen - Banjo
Jeff Hanna – background vocals
Jimmy Ibbotson – background vocals1975 Banjoman soundtrack by Various Artists Live version of "Battle Of New Orleans" and "Diggy Liggy Lo" 1976 "Flowing Free Forever" by Michael Martin Murphey John McEuen - Violin, Mandolin, Banjo, Guitar, Fiddle 1976 "Long Hard Ride" by The Marshall Tucker Band John McEuen - Banjo, Mandolin 1976 "Swans Against the Sun" by Michael Martin Murphey John McEuen - Dobro, Slide Guitar, Banjo, Fiddle, Violin, Guitar
Jeff Hanna — vocals1977 "Great Rush" by Timberline John McEuen - Fiddle, Banjo 1978 "Wild And Crazy Guy" by Steve Martin
on "King Tut"as the Toot Uncommons 1981 The Innocent Age by Dan Fogelberg Jimmie Fadden - Harmonica 1981 "Full House: Aces High" by The Amazing Rhythm Aces John McEuen - Mandolin, Banjo 1981 "Steve Martin Brothers" by Steve Martin John McEuen - Banjo, Guitar, Mandolin 1982 "Best of Michael Martin Murphey" by Michael Martin Murphey John McEuen - Banjo, Fiddle 1984 "Just Divorced" by David Allan Coe John McEuen - Banjo, Mandolin 1986 "Tribute to Steve Goodman Various Artists" by Various Artists Live "Face On The Cutting Room Floor
John McEuen - Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic)
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band1986 "Fallin for you for years" by Conway Twitty
on You Can't Say I Haven't TriedHarmony Vocals - Jeff Hanna, Jimmy Ibbotson, Bob Carpenter 1990 Version of the Truth by Foster & Lloyd Jeff Hanna - harmony vocals on Version of the Truth 1990 "Cowboy Songs" by Michael Martin Murphey John McEuen - Mandolin, Banjo, Fiddle 1991 "Tilt-A-World" by Runaway Express John McEuen - Mandolin 1991 "Wild Jimbos" by Wild Jimbos Jimmy Ibbotson 1992 Another Country by The Chieftains[8] On Happy To Meet You Jimmy Ibbotson - guitar, Jeff Hanna - guitar, Jimmie Fadden - drums, harmonica
On Killbegs Jimmy Ibbotson - vocals, guitar, Jeff Hanna - vocals, guitar, Jimmy Fadden - drums, harmonica
On Finale Jimmy Ibbotson - vocals, Jeff Hanna - vocals, guitar, Jimmie Fadden - harmonica1992 "Voices In The Wind" by Susie Bogguss Jimmy Fadden - Harmonica
Bob Carpenter - vocals
Jimmy Ibottson - vocals
Jeff Hanna - vocals1993 "Port of Mystery" by Runaway Express John McEuen - Banjo 1993 "Cowboy Songs III" by Michael Martin Murphey John McEuen - Banjo 1996 "One Voice" by Various Artists
On "You Believed in Me" with Karla BonoffJeff Hanna - Guitar, Vocals
Jimmy Ibbotson - Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals
Jimmie Fadden - Harmonica
Bob Carpenter - Accordion, Vocals1996 Not Fade Away (Remembering Buddy Holly) by Various Artists
on "Maybe Baby"Jeff Hanna - Slide Guitar, Vocals
Bob Carpenter - Keyboards, Vocals
Jimmy Ibbotson - Mandolin, Lead Vocal
Jimmie Fadden - Harmonica, vocals1998 "Alligator Tales" by Chief Jim Billie John McEuen - Guitar (Electric), Slide Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Banjo, E-Bow, Mandolin, Vocals (Background) 1998 "Rusty Old Halo/Where Did the Money Go] by Hoyt Axton John McEuen - Banjo 1999 "The Nashville Sessions" by Leftover Salmon and Friends "Five Alive" featuring Jeff Hanna 1999 "Acoustic Christmas Carols: Cowboy Christmas II"
by Michael Martin MurpheyJohn McEuen - guitar, banjo, mandolin, tambourine, Indian drum 1999 "A Tribute To Jerry Garcia" by Jonathan McEuen & Phil Salazar 2000 String Alchemy: From Eclectic to Electric by Various Artists John McEuen - Three Tracks 2000 Seminole Fire by Chief Jim Billie John McEuen - Mandolin, Fiddle, Synthesizer, Banjo, Guitar 2002 "American IV: The Man Comes Around" by Johnny Cash Jeff Hanna - acoustic guitar on "Desperado" 2003 "Tennessee Stud" by Doc Watson 2003 Further Down the Old Plank Road
by The Chieftains[9]on The Squid-Jiggin' Ground / Larry O'Gaff Jeff Hanna - vocal, guitar, Jimmie Fadden 0 harmonica, drums, Jimmie Ibbotson - guitar 2003 "Return to Mu" by Merrell Fankhauser[10] John McEuen – mandollin, guitar, background vocal [7] 2003 "Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip Original Soundtrack" John McEuen - Banjo, Slide Guitar, Producer, Guitar (Acoustic), Mandolin [7] 2004 "This Is Americana"
on Gold Watch & ChainThe Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with Kris Kristofferson [11] 2004 "The Unbroken Circle - The Musical Heritage Of The Carter Family"
on Gold Watch & ChainThe Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with Kris Kristofferson [12] 2004 "Merlefest Live! The Best of 2003" by Various Artists[13] American Dream Live by NGDB 2004 "Chasin' Wild Trains" by Kim Carnes Jeff Hanna - Slide Guitar 2005 "Telluride Bluegrass Festival: 30 Years"
on Fishin In The Dark liveNitty Gritty Dirt Band[14] 2005 I'm Going Back There Someday
by Paul Williams [15]John McEuen - banjo 2006 Easy to Be Free: The Songs of Rick Nelson
on Believe What You Say [16]John McEuen - Banjo, Mandolin 2007 "Blindside" by Jock Bartley John McEuen - mandolin, fiddle
Jimmie Fadden - harmonica, maracas2007 Road to Vegas by Phish [17] John McEuen - Slide Guitar 2007 Music of the Wild West
Original TV Soundtrack [7]John McEuen - Banjo, Strings, Guitar, Bowed Piano, Mandolin, Fiddle, Tuba 2007 "The Heartbeat Of Love" by Richie Furay Jeff Hanna 2007 Another Time Brand New Opry [18] John McEuen - Mandolin, Banjo References
- ^ "The DIrt Band Tonight", The Dirt Band, Thorn EMI VideoTVD 1812 (1982) VHS
- ^ "Twenty Years of Dirt",The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Warner Reprise Video 38264-3 (1991) VHS
- ^ "Northern Circle The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Plays Alaska", The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Teton Productions (1993) DVD
- ^ Will The Circle Be Unbroken: Farther Along, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with Special Guest, Capital 7243-4-90416-9-1 (2003) DVD
- ^ "Country Legends Live Mini Concert", Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Timeless Media Group TMG 63494 (2007) DVD
- ^ NGDB as Contributing Artists information from album liner notes
- ^ a b c d http://www.allmusic.com/artist/john-mceuen-p28094/credits
- ^ Another Country, The Chieftains, RCAVictor/BMG 09026-60939-2 (1992) CD
- ^ Further Down The Old Plank Road, The Chieftains, Victor 82876 52897 2 (2003) CD
- ^ http://www.lancerecords.com/returnto.htm
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002JP51S
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002IPZFU
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00021985A
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0009MAOGE
- ^ http://www.aixrecords.com/catalog/paul_williams.html
- ^ http://www.plantingseedsrecords.com/catalog/psr046.html
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/road-to-vegas-r1292092/credits
- ^ http://www.aixrecords.com/catalog/brand_new_opry.html
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