Back Up Against the Wall

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Back Up Against The Wall
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 1973
Recorded Studio One, Doraville, Georgia
Genre Southern rock
Length36:31
Label Decca Records
Producer Buddy Buie
Atlanta Rhythm Section chronology
Atlanta Rhythm Section
(1972)
Back Up Against The Wall
(1973)
Third Annual Pipe Dream
(1974)
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Back Up Against the Wall is the second album by the Southern rock band Atlanta Rhythm Section, released in 1973. It is the first album to feature Ronnie Hammond on lead vocals. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] The album was re-released in 1977 on MCA Records as a double, paired with their debut (MCA-24114).

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wrong"Buie, Cobb2:44
2."Cold Turkey, Tenn."Nix3:18
3."Will I Live On?"Daughtry, Nix2:52
4."A Livin' Lovin' Wreck" Otis Blackwell 3:08
5."Superman" Randall Bramblett 3:26
6."What You Gonna Do About It?"Buie, Hammond3:00
7."Conversation"Buie, Cobb3:29
8."Redneck" Joe South 3:50
9."Make Me Believe It"Buie, Hammond, Nix3:14
10."Back Up Against the Wall"Buie, Cobb3:23
11."It Must Be Love"Cobb, Daughtry, Nix4:07

Personnel

Production

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