Workin' Band

Workin' Band
Studio album by
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Released1988
GenreCountry, country rock, folk rock, bluegrass
LabelWarner Bros. Nashville
ProducerJosh Leo
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band chronology
Hold On
(1987) 		Workin' Band
(1988) 		More Great Dirt
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Workin' Band is the eighteenth studio album by American country folk group Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, released in 1988. The album peaked at No. 33 on the US country albums chart. "Workin' Man (Nowhere to Go)" and "I've Been Lookin'" were released as singles, each reaching the top ten of the Billboard country singles chart. This was their first album to feature Bernie Leadon, who replaced founding member John McEuen, because he left for a solo career.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Workin' Man (Nowhere to Go)"Jimmie Fadden3:50
2."I've Been Lookin'"Jimmy Ibbotson, Jeff Hanna3:20
3."Soldier of Love"Richard "Spady" Brannan, Anthony Crawford, David Malloy3:43
4."Down That Road Tonight"Jeff Hanna, Josh Leo, Wendy Waldman3:08
5."Baby Blues"Bob Carpenter, Waldman3:36
6."Corduroy Road"Bernie Leadon3:14
7."Johnny O"Leo, Waldman3:27
8."Thunder and Lightnin'"Val & Birdie3:06
9."A Lot Like Me"Carpenter4:35
10."Living Without You"Kevin Welch, J. Fred Knobloch3:45
11."Brass Sky"Ibbotson5:13
12."I've Been Lookin (Reprise)" :30

Personnel

  • Jeff Hanna – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Jimmie Fadden – vocals, drums, harmonica, jaw harp, percussion
  • Jimmy Ibbotson – vocals, bass, guitars, mandolin, mandola, percussion
  • Bob Carpenter – vocals, piano, synthesizer, accordion, keyboard bass
  • Bernie Leadon – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, 5-string banjo, mandolin, mandocello, slide guitar

Other musicians:

  • Josh Leo – electric and acoustic guitar
  • Larry Paxton – electric bass
  • Mark O'Connor – fiddle

Production

Chart performance

Chart (1988) Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 33

References

All information is from album liner noted unless otherwise noted. Writing credits from the LP label. [2]

  1. ^ James Chrispell. "Allmusic review". Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
  2. ^ Workin' Band, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Warner Brothers 25722-2 (1988) CD



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