Black Oak Arkansas (album)

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Black Oak Arkansas
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Studio album by
Black Oak Arkansas
ReleasedMarch 1971
StudioParamount Recording Studios, Hollywood; Gold Star Studios, Hollywood
GenreSouthern rock/Country rock
Length32:10
LabelAtco
ProducerLee Dorman, Mike Pinera
Black Oak Arkansas chronology
Black Oak Arkansas
(1971) 		Keep the Faith
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3/5 stars [1]

Black Oak Arkansas is the 1971 eponymous debut album by Black Oak Arkansas.

Track listing[]

All selections written and arranged by Black Oak Arkansas, except where noted.

  1. "Uncle Lijiah" - 3:17
  2. "Memories at the Window" - 3:05
  3. "The Hills of Arkansas" - 3:45
  4. "I Could Love You" - 6:10
  5. "Hot and Nasty" - 2:55 (Daugherty, Jett, Knight, Reynolds, Smith, Stone)
  6. "Singing the Blues" - 2:17 (Melvin Endsley)
  7. "Lord Have Mercy on My Soul" - 6:15
  8. "When Electricity Came to Arkansas" - 4:26

Personnel[]

Black Oak Arkansas
  • Jim "Dandy" Mangrum - lead vocals, washboard
  • Rickie "Ricochet" Reynolds - 12-string rhythm guitar, vocals
  • Pat "Dirty" Daugherty - bass guitar, vocals
  • Harvey "Burley" Jett - lead guitar, banjo, piano, vocals
  • Stanley "Goober" Knight - lead and steel guitar, organ, vocals
  • Wayne "Squeezebox" Evans - drums

Production[]

  • Sheldon Krechman, Lee D. Weisel - executive production
  • Brian Bruderlin, Stan Ross - engineer
  • Jay Senter, Doc Siegel - remixing
  • Eve Babitz - cover design, photography

Charts[]

Album - Billboard (United States)[2]

Year Chart Position
1971 The Billboard 200 127

References[]

  1. ^ Newsom, Jim. Black Oak Arkansas at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Black Oak Arkansas Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-02-19.


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