Don't Look Down | ||||
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Released | October 1977 | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Producer | David Kershenbaum | |||
The Ozark Mountain Daredevils chronology | ||||
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Don't Look Down is the fifth album by American country rock band The Ozark Mountain Daredevils. The band lost another founding member, Buddy Brayfield, gained a new producer David Kershenbaum, and added three new players, including singer/guitarist and longtime pal Steve Canaday, who as owner of the New Bijou had been instrumental in the group's formation. Despite containing "Following The Way That I Feel", one of the strongest pop tunes in their catalogue, Don't Look Down did not meet sales expectations, and presaged the Ozark Mountain Daredevils' move from A&M Records to Columbia Records.
The album is mentioned in the book Barrel Fever , by David Sedaris, in "Don's Story".
The bonus tracks that appear on the CD rerelease were recorded while Randle Chowning and Buddy Brayfield were still a part of the group.
Song lengths and credits taken from CD liner notes.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "River To The Sun" | Steve Cash, John Dillon | 3:25 |
2. | "Crazy Lovin'" | Cash, Dillon | 3:46 |
3. | "Giving It All To The Wind" | Larry Lee | 4:14 |
4. | "The Fox" | Cash | 2:46 |
5. | "Backroads" | Steve Canaday | 3:36 |
6. | "Snowbound" | Cash, Dillon | 3:31 |
7. | "Following The Way That I Feel" | Lee | 3:37 |
8. | "Love Makes The Lover" | Dillon, Cash | 3:22 |
9. | "True Believer" | Lee, Cash | 4:15 |
10. | "Moon On The Rise" | Lee, Cash | 3:05 |
11. | "Stinghead" | Michael Granda | 2:11 |
12. | "Sweetwood*" | Dillon, Kevin Wray, Cathy Wray | 4:30 |
13. | "Plainity*" | Granda | 2:33 |
14. | "Valencia Road*" | Cash | 2:53 |
*Bonus tracks found only on the New Era Productions CD release.
Chart (1977–1978) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report) [1] | 87 |
US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard) | 132 |
Geoff Richardson - Viola on "Giving It All To The Wind." Geoffrey Richardson appears courtesy of Arista Records.