Simple Man (Charlie Daniels album)

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Simple Man
Simple Man album.jpg
Studio album by
The Charlie Daniels Band
ReleasedOctober 17, 1989
RecordedQuad Studios and Soundstage Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
GenreSouthern rock, country, bluegrass
Length35:14
LabelEpic
ProducerJames Stroud
The Charlie Daniels Band chronology
Homesick Heroes
(1988) 		Simple Man
(1989) 		Christmas Time Down South
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[1]

Simple Man is the sixteenth studio album by Charlie Daniels and the thirteenth as the Charlie Daniels Band, released on October 17, 1989. The album's most memorable song is the titular song, "Simple Man", which is not related to the Lynyrd Skynyrd song of the same name. "It's My Life" is a shorter version of a jam song previously released on their 1976 album, Saddle Tramp.

Track listing[]

  1. "(What This World Needs Is) A Few More Rednecks" (Charlie Daniels, Taz DiGregorio, Charles Hayward, Jack Gavin) - 3:44
  2. "Was It 26" (Don Sampson) - 3:50
  3. "Oh Atlanta" (Daniels, DiGregorio, Hayward, Gavin) - 3:19
  4. "Midnight Wind" - (Daniels, Tom Crain, DiGregorio, Hayward, Gavin) - 3:20
  5. "Saturday Night Down South" (Daniels, DiGregorio, Gavin, Hayward) - 3:04
  6. "Play Me Some Fiddle" (Daniels, DiGregorio, Hayward, Gavin) - 4:25
  7. "Simple Man" (Daniels, DiGregorio, Hayward, Gavin) - 3:24
  8. "Old Rock 'N Roller" (Daniels, DiGregorio, Hayward, Gavin) - 2:58
  9. "Mister DJ" - (Daniels, Crain, DiGregario, Hayward, Gavin) - 3:52
  10. "It's My Life" - (Daniels, Crain, DiGregorio, Fred Edwards, Hayward, Don Murray) - 3:32

Personnel[]

The Charlie Daniels Band:

Production[]

  • Producer: James Stroud
  • Engineer: Lynn Peterzell
  • Assisted by: Julian King, Tom Oates
  • Cover photographer: David Michael Kennedy

Catalog number[]

Chart performance[]

Singles[]

Year Single Peak positions
US Country CAN Country
1989 "Simple Man" 12 15
1990 "Mister DJ" 34 45
"(What This World Needs Is) A Few More Rednecks" 56 78
"Oh Atlanta" — —

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[5] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "The Charlie Daniels Band Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  3. ^ "The Charlie Daniels Band Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  4. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  5. ^ "American album certifications – Charlie Daniels – Simple Man". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
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