Carolina Dreams

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Carolina Dreams
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 1977
Recorded1976, Capricorn Studios, Macon, Georgia
Genre
Length37:18 (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
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Carolina Dreams, released in 1977, was the Marshall Tucker Band's sixth album and an ode to the band's home state, South Carolina, USA. 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]

Contents

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 Winter Garden Theater - Dallas Texas)

Personnel

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Guest musicians:

Production

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