Honest to Goodness

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Honest to Goodness
File:Honest to Goodness.jpg
Studio album by
Grinderswitch
Released1974
StudioCapricorn Sound Studios
Genre
Length37:43
LabelCapricorn Records[1]
ProducerPaul Hornsby[2]
Grinderswitch chronology
Honest to Goodness
(1974) 		Macon Tracks
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Honest to Goodness is the debut album by Southern rock band Grinderswitch, released in 1974.[2][5] The album contains contributions from Dickey Betts and Jaimoe of The Allman Brothers Band.[6]

Critical reception

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Billboard wrote that the band "sound like a less virtuoso Marshall Tucker Band."[1]

Track listing

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All songs written by Dru Lombar except where noted:

  1. "Kiss the Blues Goodbye" - 4:55
  2. "Can't Keep a Good Man Down" (D. Lombar, J.D. Petty, L. Howard, R. Burnett) - 3:54
  3. "How the West Was Won" (L. Howard) - 5:22
  4. "Eighty Miles to Memphis" (J.D. Petty) - 3:00
  5. "Catch a Train" - 4:44
  6. "Roll On Gambler" - 5:15
  7. "Homebound" - 6:45
  8. "Peach County Jamboree" - 3:48
  9. "You're So Fine" (Live Version) - 3:29 (1994 CD Reissue)

Personnel

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Band members

  • Dru Lombar - lead and slide guitars, lead vocals
  • Larry Howard - electric and acoustic guitars
  • Joe Dan Petty - bass, backing vocals
  • Rick Burnett - drums, congas, percussion

Additional musicians

  • Paul Hornsby - piano and organ
  • Richard Betts - Guitar on "Kiss the Blues Goodbye"
  • Jaimoe - Congas on "Can't Keep a Good Man Down" and "How the West Was Won"

Production

  • Design, Art Direction - Richard Mantel
  • Engineer - O.V. Sparks
  • Asst. Engineer - Tony Humphreys
  • Mastered by Bob Ludwig
  • Photography by Al Clayton
  • Producer - Paul Hornsby
  • Tape Asst. - Carolyn Harriss, Richard Schoff

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