Don't Look Down (Ozark Mountain Daredevils album)
Don't Look Down | ||||
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Released | October 1977 | |||
Genre | Country rock, Southern rock | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Producer | David Kershenbaum | |||
The Ozark Mountain Daredevils chronology | ||||
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Don't Look Down is the fifth album by the Southern rock/Country rock band The Ozark Mountain Daredevils. The band lost another founding member, Buddy Brayfield, gained a new producer David Kershenbaum, and added three new players, including singer/guitarist and longtime pal Steve Canaday, who as owner of the New Bijou had been instrumental in the group's formation. Despite containing "Following The Way That I Feel", one of the strongest pop tunes in their catalogue, Don't Look Down didn't meet sales expectations, and presaged the Ozark Mountain Daredevils' move from A&M Records to Columbia Records.
The album is mentioned in the book Barrel Fever, by David Sedaris, in "Don's Story".
Track listing[]
- "River To The Sun" (Steve Cash, John Dillon)-3:25
- "Crazy Lovin'" (Steve Cash, John Dillon)-3:53
- "Giving It All To The Wind" (Larry Lee)-4:13
- "The Fox" (Steve Cash)-2:45
- "Backroads" (Steve Canady)-3:13
- "Snowbound" (Steve Cash, John Dillon)-3:30
- "Following The Way That I Feel" (Larry Lee)-3:35
- "Love Makes The Lover" (John Dillon, Steve Cash)-3:21
- "True Believer" (Larry Lee, Steve Cash)-4:13
- "Moon On The Rise" (Larry Lee, Steve Cash)-3:05
- "Stinghead" (Michael Granda)-2:09
- "Sweetwood"*
- "Plainity"*
- "Valencia Road"*
*Bonus tracks found only on the New Era Productions CD release.
Charts[]
Chart (1977/78) | Position |
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US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard) | 132 |
Australia (Kent Music Report)[1] | 87 |
Personnel[]
- Larry Lee - Drums, acoustic guitar, synthesizer and vocals
- Steve Cash - Harp, percussion and vocals
- John Dillon - Guitars, fiddle, piano on "Crazy Lovin'" and vocals
- Michael "Supe" Granda - Bass, acoustic guitar and vocals
- Steve Canaday - Guitar, drums and vocals
- Jerry Mills - Mandolin
- Rune Walle - Guitars, sitar, banjo and vocals on "Stinghead"
- Ruell Chappell - Keyboards and vocals
Geoff Richardson - Viola on "Giving It All To The Wind."
Geoffrey Richardson appears courtesy of Arista Records.
Production[]
Recorded at Caribou Ranch, Colorado. Mixed at AIR, London Engineered by Pete Henderson Assisted by Tom Likes and Nigel Walker. Road Manager: Charlie McCall. Equipment: Larry Tucker and Dick Trask. Lights and Stage Production: Dan Mayoand Rick Redford. Artist Management: Good Karma Productions, Kansas City, Missouri. Art Direction: Roland Young. Designers: Brian Hagiwara, Stan Evanson. Cover Photography: Mark Hanauer. Inner-sleeve Photography: Jim McCrary.
References[]
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 227. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- The Ozark Mountain Daredevils albums
- 1978 albums
- Albums produced by David Kershenbaum
- A&M Records albums