Carolina Dreams

Carolina Dreams
Studio album by the Marshall Tucker Band
Released	January 1977
Recorded	1976, Capricorn Studios, Macon, Georgia
Genre	Southern rock country rock
Length	37:18 (2005 reissue 41:46)
Label	Capricorn
Producer	Paul Hornsby
The Marshall Tucker Band chronology
Long Hard Ride (1976) Carolina Dreams (1977) Together Forever (1978)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[2]

Carolina Dreams is the sixth studio album by the Marshall Tucker Band, released in 1977 and produced by Paul Hornsby. The album is an ode to the band's home state of South Carolina. Focusing on Western themes, it spawned their biggest hit to date, "Heard It In a Love Song", which rose to #14 on the Billboard Hot 100, taking the album with it to #22 and #23 on the Country and Pop charts, respectively. They toured early that year to promote the album. ^[3] A bonus live version of "Silverado" appears on the 2005 reissue which was recorded the year after the death of bassist and founding member, Tommy Caldwell. ^[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Toy Caldwell except where noted. ^[5]

Side one

1. "Fly Like an Eagle" - 3:03
2. "Heard It in a Love Song" - 4:55
3. "I Should Have Never Started Lovin' You" (Toy Caldwell, Doug Gray, George McCorkle) - 7:10
4. "Life in a Song" (Jerry Eubanks, McCorkle) - 3:33

Side two

1. "Desert Skies" - 6:24
2. "Never Trust A Stranger" (Tommy Caldwell) - 5:28
3. "Tell It To The Devil" - 6:45

2004 CD reissue bonus track

"Silverado" (George McCorkle) - (recorded live 1981 Wintergarden Ballroom - Dallas Texas)

Personnel

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• Doug Gray - lead vocals
• Toy Caldwell - lead, acoustic and steel guitars
• Tommy Caldwell - bass, tambourine, and background vocals
• George McCorkle - electric, twelve string and acoustic guitars
• Paul Riddle - drums
• Jerry Eubanks - flute, saxophone, background vocals

Guest musicians:

• Paul Hornsby - Piano and organ
• Charlie Daniels - Fiddle and harmony vocal on "Desert Skies".
• Chuck Leavell - Piano on "Life in a Song"
• Jaimoe - Congas
• Leo LaBranche - Horn section arrangements and trumpet on "Life in a Song" and "I Should Have Never Started Lovin' You"
• Dezso Lakatos - Tenor sax as part of the horn section.

Production

• Producer: Paul Hornsby
• Recording Engineer: Kurt Kinzel, Richard Schoff, David Pinkston
• Art Direction: Diana Kaylan
• Design: John Kehe
• Photography: David Alexander
• Handlettering: Bill Franks

References

1. "Carolina Dreams Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine". AllMusic. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
2. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 452.
3. "Marshall Tucker Band Carolina Dreams Tour 1977". Jambands. February 9, 2008.
4. "The Marshall Tucker Band - Carolina Dreams 8-track tape". 8tracksrback.ecrater.co.uk. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
5. "The Marshall Tucker Band Carolina Dreams". allmusic.com/. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
6. "The Marshall Tucker Band Carolina Dreams". allmusic.com. Retrieved March 8, 2013.