Atlanta's Burning Down

Atlanta's Burning Down
Studio album by Dickey Betts
Released March 17, 1978
Recorded November, 1977
Genre Southern rock
Length 33:55
Label Arista
Producer Dickey Betts/Jack Richardson
Dickey Betts chronology
Dickey Betts & Great Southern
(1977)
Atlanta's Burning Down
(1978)
Pattern Disruptive
(1988)
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Atlanta's Burning Down is the third studio album by Dickey Betts of The Allman Brothers Band. It was recorded with his band "Great Southern" in late 1977, and released in early 1978. The standout tracks are "Good Time Feeling" and "Atlanta's Burning Down". The title track is a sentimental narrative about a soldier's wife being in Atlanta during the burning of the city, while he was fighting in Virginia. The Guest musicians were Bonnie Bramlett, Clydie King and Sherlie Matthews on background vocals.

Track listing

  1. "Good Time Feeling" (Dickey Betts) - 4:31
  2. "Atlanta's Burning Down" (Billy Ray Reynolds) - 4:33
  3. "Leavin' Me Again" (Dickey Betts, Dan Toler) - 4:17
  4. "Back on the Road Again" (Dickey Betts) - 4:13
  5. "Dealin' with The Devil" (Dickie Betts, Dan Toler, Billy Ray Reynolds) - 3:46
  6. "Shady Streets" (Dickie Betts, Dan Toler, Billy Ray Reynolds) - 4:30
  7. "You Can Have Her (I Don't Want Her)" (Willie Cook) - 3:53
  8. "Mr. Blues Man" (Dickey Betts, Curtis Buck) - 4:12

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Production

References

  1. Jurek, Thom (2011). "Atlanta's Burning Down - Dickey Betts | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
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