- Atlanta's Burning Down
Infobox Album |
Name = Atlanta's Burning Down
Type =Album
Artist =Dickey Betts
Released = March,1978
Recorded = November,1977
Genre =Southern rock
Length = 33:55
Label = Arista
Producer =Dickey Betts /Jack Richardson
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:2e8n1vjjzzva link]
Last album = "Dickey Betts & Great Southern" (1977)
This album = "Atlanta's Burning Down" (1978)
Next album = "Patern Disruptive" (1988)"Atlanta's Burning Down" is the third solo album by
Dickey Betts ofThe Allman Brothers Band . It was recorded with his band "Great Southern" in late 1977, and released in early 1978. The standout tracks are "Good Time Feeling" and "Atlanta's Burning Down". The title track is a sentimental narrative about a soldier's wife being in Atlanta during the burning of the city, while he was fighting in Virginia. The Guest musicians wereBonnie Bramlett ,Clydie King andSherlie Matthews on background vocals.Track listing
#"Good Time Feeling" (Dickey Betts) - 4:31
#"Atlanta's Burning Down" (Billy Ray Reynolds) - 4:33
#"Leavin' Me Again" (Dickey Betts/Dan Toler) - 4:17
#"Back on the Road Again" (Dickey Betts) - 4:13
#"Dealin' with The Devil" (D.Betts/D.Toler/B.Reynolds) - 3:46
#"Shady Streets" (D.Betts/D.Toler/B.Reynolds) - 4:30
#"You Can Have Her (I Don't Want Her)" (Willie Cook) - 3:53
#"Mr. Blues Man" (Dickey Betts/Curtis Buck) - 4:12Personnel
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Dickey Betts - guitar, lead vocals
*Dan Toler - guitar, background vocals
*Reese Wynans - keyboards, harmonica
*Michael Workman - keyboards, background vocals
*David Goldflies - bass
*Topper Price - harmonica
*Donnie Sharbono - drums, percussion, background vocals
*David Toler - drums, percussion
*Bonnie Bramlett - background vocals
*Clydie King - background vocals
*Sherlie Matthews - background vocals
*Steve Wittmack - string arrangementsProduction
*Producer: Dickey Betts
*Recording Engineer: Fred Torchio
*Mastering: Elliott Federman
*Art Direction: David Richman
*Photography: Shayne Fair
*Road Manager: Don Buh
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