The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & Clark

The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & Clark
Studio album by Dillard & Clark
Released	October 1968
Recorded	1968
Genre	Country rock, Progressive bluegrass
Length	28:49
Label	A&M
Producer	Larry Marks
Dillard & Clark chronology
Gene Clark with the Gosdin Brothers (1967) The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & Clark (1968) Through the Morning, Through the Night (1969)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	(positive)[2]

The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & Clark is a country rock album by Dillard & Clark. The album was recorded in 1968, shortly after Gene Clark departed The Byrds for the second time, and Doug Dillard left The Dillards. The album is hailed by critics and musicians as a masterpiece of the country rock genre.

Track listing

1. "Out on the Side" (Clark) – 3:49
2. "She Darked the Sun" (Clark, Leadon) – 3:10
3. "Don't Come Rollin'" (Clark, Dillard, Leadon) – 2:54
4. "Train Leaves Here This Morning" (Clark, Leadon) – 3:49
5. "With Care from Someone" (Clark, Dillard, Leadon) – 3:49
6. "The Radio Song" (Clark, Leadon) – 3:01
7. "Git It On Brother" (Lester Flatt) – 2:51
8. "In the Plan" (Clark, Dillard, Leadon) – 2:08
9. "Something's Wrong" (Clark, Dillard) – 2:57

The following bonus tracks have been included on CD reissues of the album:

• "Why Not Your Baby" (Clark) – 3:41
• "Lyin' Down the Middle" (Smith, Clark) – 2:17^[3]
• "Don't Be Cruel" (Elvis Presley, Otis Blackwell) – 1:53

Personnel

• Gene Clark - guitar, harmonica, vocals
• Doug Dillard - banjo, fiddle, guitar
• Bernie Leadon - banjo, bass, guitar, vocals
• Chris Hillman - mandolin
• Sneaky Pete Kleinow - pedal steel guitar
• Jon Corneal - drums
• Michael Clarke - drums
• David Jackson - bass, piano, cello, vocals
• Byron Berline - fiddle
• Donna Washburn - guitar, tambourine, vocals
• Donald Beck - mandolin, fretted dobro
• Andy Belling - harpsichord

Production

• Producer: Larry Marks
• Recording Engineer: Dick Bogert
• Art Direction: Tom Wilkes
• Photography: Guy Webster
• Liner notes: Bob Garcia

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Bickhart, Jim (15 February 1969). "Records". Rolling Stone (San Francisco: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc.).
3. Rogan, Johnny. (1998). The Byrds: Timeless Flight Revisited (2nd ed.). Rogan House. p. 483. ISBN 0-9529540-1-X.