The Dirt Band (album)

The Dirt Band
Studio album by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Released	1978
Genre	Country/Country rock/Folk rock/Bluegrass
Label	United Artists
Producer	Jeff Hanna
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band chronology
Dirt, Silver and Gold (1976) The Dirt Band (1978) An American Dream (1979)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The Dirt Band is a 1978 album from the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.

Track listing

1. "In For The Night" (Sanford / Townsend) -
2. "Wild Nights" (Hanna / Fadden) -
3. "For A Little While" (Carpenter / Holster) -
4. "Lights" (Roberts) -
5. "Escaping Reality" (Kelly) -
6. "Whoa Babe" (Faddden) -
7. "White Russia" (McEuen / McEuen) -
8. "You Can't Stop Loving Me Now" (Pollard) -
9. "On The Loose" (Hanna) -
10. "Angel'" (Hanna / Fadden) -

Personnel

• Jeff Hanna - vocal, electric guitar, percussion, guitars
• Jimmy Fadden - harp, vocals, syndrums, national guitar, percussion
• John McEuen - lap steel, banjo, acoustic guitar, steel guitar, mandolin, fiddle, dobro
• Bob Carpenter - piano, organ, background vocals, accordion
• Al Garth - Sax, fiddle, horns, guitars, percussion, clarinet, recorders, electric piano
• Merle Bregante - drums, percussion
• Richard Hathaway - bass, guitars, percussion

Additional musicians

• Mickey Thomas - scat vocals
• Leon Medica - bass, guitars
• Bryan Savage - horns
• Micheal MacDonald - Background Vocal
• Rosemary Butler - Background Vocal
• Jan Garrett - Background Vocal
• Al Kooper - Arp Strings
• Bobby Mason - electric rhythm guitar
• Bryan Savage - horns
• Denny Christensen - horns
• Whoa Jane Cicero - percussion
• A. Haden Gregg - background vocals
• Greg "Fingers" Taylor - harp

Production

• Producer - Jeff Hanna
• Engineer - Jerry Cell

References

• Track listing, Personnel, and Production from album liner notes unless otherwise noted.

1. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Allmusic review". Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-01-05.