A New Life (album)

A New Life
Studio album by the Marshall Tucker Band
Released	February 1974
Recorded	1973
Studio	Capricorn Sound
Genre	Country [1] [2] Southern rock [2]
Length	42:39
Label	Capricorn
Producer	Paul Hornsby
The Marshall Tucker Band chronology
The Marshall Tucker Band (1973) A New Life (1974) Where We All Belong (1974)

A New Life is the second album by the Marshall Tucker Band. It was recorded in Macon, Georgia, at Capricorn Studios. Guest musicians include Charlie Daniels and Jaimoe from the Allman Brothers Band.

Music

The sound of A New Life is considered to draw more heavily on the band's country influences than their debut, ^[1] while also incorporating elements of blues and jazz. ^[2] Also of note, the band uses a mellotron on "You Ain't Foolin' Me".

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B [3]

Track listing

All songs written by Toy Caldwell.

Side one

1. "A New Life" - 6:44
2. "Southern Woman" - 7:55
3. "Blue Ridge Mountain Sky" - 3:37
4. "Too Stubborn" - 3:58

Side two

1. "Another Cruel Love" - 3:58
2. "You Ain't Foolin' Me" - 7:03
3. "24 Hours at a Time" - 5:04
4. "Fly Eagle Fly" - 4:25

Shout Factory! 2004 remaster "Another Cruel Love" (Recorded live at the Performing Arts Center, Milwaukee, WI, July 31, 1974) - 4:23

Personnel

• Doug Gray - lead vocals, guitar, percussion
• Toy Caldwell - guitar, steel guitar, slide guitar, lead vocals on "Blue Ridge Mountain Sky" and "Fly Eagle Fly"
• Tommy Caldwell - bass guitar, background vocals
• George McCorkle - guitar, banjo
• Paul Riddle - drums
• Jerry Eubanks - flute, saxophone, keyboards, background vocals
• Paul Hornsby - keyboards
• Charlie Daniels - fiddle
• Jaimoe - conga, conductor
• Earl Ford - horn
• Oscar Jackson - horn
• Todd Logan - horn
• Harold Williams - horn

Production

• Producer: Paul Hornsby
• Recording engineers: Sam Whiteside, Paul Hornsby
• Mastering engineer: George Marino
• Art direction: Wondergraphics, David and Jimmy Holmes

References

1. "A New Life - The Marshall Tucker Band | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved December 12, 2018.
2. "Marshall Tucker Band - A New Life (Review)". Southern Rock Brasil (in Portuguese). October 19, 2012. Archived from the original on September 11, 2018. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
3. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved March 2, 2019– via robertchristgau.com.