Dedicated (The Marshall Tucker Band album)

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Dedicated
Dedicated Marshall Tucker.jpg
Studio album by
Released1981
Genre Southern rock, country rock
Length37:37
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Tom Dowd
The Marshall Tucker Band chronology
Tenth
(1980)
Dedicated
(1981)
Tuckerized
(1982)
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Dedicated is the eleventh studio album by the Marshall Tucker Band. [3] It was "dedicated" to their former bassist and founding member, Tommy Caldwell, who was killed from injuries sustained in a car crash the previous year, and the other Caldwell brother, Timmy, who died under similar circumstances, and to all lost loved ones. [4]

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Toy Caldwell, except where noted.

  1. "Rumors Are Raging" – 4:10 (Toy Caldwell, Paul Riddle)
  2. "Tonight's the Night (For Making Love)" – 3:57 (George McCorkle)
  3. "Love Some" – 2:55 (Alan Tarney, Trevor Spencer)
  4. "Silverado" – 4:10 (McCorkle)
  5. "Something's Missing in My Life" – 3:31
  6. "This Time I Believe" – 3:19
  7. "Tell the Blues to Take Off the Night" – 4:51
  8. "Special Someone" – 4:01
  9. "The Time Has Come" – 2:45
  10. "Ride in Peace – Dedicated to Tim and Tommy Caldwell and to All Lost Loved Ones" – 3:58

Personnel

Guest musicians

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References

  1. "Dedicated Review by Rob Theakston". AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  2. Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.
  3. Stambler, Irwin; Landon, Grelun (2000). Country Music: The Encyclopedia. St. Martin's Press. p. 284.
  4. Bomar, Scott B. (2021). Southbound: An Illustrated History of Southern Rock. Backbeat. p. 97.