Beatin' the Odds (Molly Hatchet album)

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Beatin' the Odds
Molly Hatchet - Beatin' the Odds.jpg
Cover art by Frank Frazetta
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1980
StudioBee Jay Recording Studios, Orlando, Florida
Record Plant Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre Southern rock, hard rock
Length32:35
Label Epic
Producer Tom Werman, Pat Armstrong
Molly Hatchet chronology
Flirtin' with Disaster
(1979)
Beatin' the Odds
(1980)
Take No Prisoners
(1981)
Singles from Beatin' the Odds
  1. "Beatin' the Odds" / "Few and Far Between"
    Released: 1980
  2. "The Rambler" / "Get Her back"
    Released: 1980
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Review scores
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Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 7/10 [2]

Beatin' the Odds is the third studio album by American rock band Molly Hatchet, released in 1980 by Epic Records. The album is the first to feature singer Jimmy Farrar, who replaced original singer Danny Joe Brown. [3] A remastered edition of the album was issued in 2008 by Rock Candy Records, with four live bonus tracks and extensive liner notes. The remastering was directed by British producer Jon Astley. The album was also reissued under the SPV/Steamhammer label in 2013 and only included the original tracks.

Contents

The cover art for the album was "Conan the Conqueror" by Frank Frazetta.

Track listing

Side one
  1. "Beatin' the Odds" (Dave Hlubek, Duane Roland, Banner Thomas) – 3:18
  2. "Double Talker" (Hlubek, Roland) – 3:15
  3. "The Rambler" (Jimmy Farrar, Hlubek) – 4:50
  4. "Sailor" (Thomas) – 3:50
Side two
  1. "Dead and Gone" (Farrar, Thomas) – 4:22
  2. "Few and Far Between" (Bruce Crump, Steve Holland) – 3:40
  3. "Penthouse Pauper" (John Fogerty) – 3:18 (Creedence Clearwater Revival cover)
  4. "Get Her Back" (Roland) – 3:03
  5. "Poison Pen" (Hlubek, Holland) – 3:06

2008 re-issue live bonus tracks

Recorded live at The Lakeland Civic Centre, Lakeland, Florida, on 31 December 1980

  1. "Beatin' the Odds" - 3:38
  2. "Few and Far Between" - 3:41
  3. "Penthouse Pauper" - 4:07
  4. "Dead and Gone" - 4:34

Personnel

Molly Hatchet

Additional personnel

Production

Charts

Certifications

CountryOrganizationYearSales
USA RIAA 1995Platinum (+ 1,000,000) [6]

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