Homesick Heroes

Last updated
Homesick Heroes
The Charlie Daniels Band - Homesick Heroes - Front.jpg
Studio album by
The Charlie Daniels Band
ReleasedAugust 15, 1988
StudioEleven Eleven Sound Studios, Sound Stage Studios, Nashville, TN
Length38:11
Label Epic
Producer James Stroud
The Charlie Daniels Band chronology
Powder Keg
(1987)		Homesick Heroes
(1988)		 Simple Man
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]

Homesick Heroes is the fifteenth studio album by Charlie Daniels and the twelfth as the Charlie Daniels Band, released on August 15, 1988. The album is known for the band's cover of the Jimmy Dean classic, "Big Bad John," which also includes guest harmony vocals by The Oak Ridge Boys, and for the song "Uneasy Rider '88" which is musically and thematically similar to their renowned 1973 song "Uneasy Rider" but with a story set in a Houston, Texas gay bar.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by the Charlie Daniels Band (Charlie Daniels, Tom Crain, Taz DiGregorio, Charles Hayward & Jack Gavin), except where noted:

  1. "Boogie Woogie Fiddle Country Blues" - 3:26
  2. "Alligator" - 3:51
  3. "Get Me Back to Dixie" (Crain, Rick Rentz) - 3:07
  4. "Boogie Woogie Man" - 3:52
  5. "Cowboy Hat in Dallas" - 4:29
  6. "Big Bad John" (featuring The Oak Ridge Boys) (Jimmy Dean, Roy Acuff) - 3:37
  7. "Midnight Train" - 4:19
  8. "Honky Tonk Avenue" - 3:36
  9. "You Can't Pick Cotton" - 3:51
  10. "Ill Wind" - 3:35
  11. "Uneasy Rider '88" - 4:25

Personnel

Charts

Related Research Articles

<i>Million Mile Reflections</i> 1979 studio album by The Charlie Daniels Band

Million Mile Reflections is the tenth studio album by Charlie Daniels and the seventh as the Charlie Daniels Band, released on April 20, 1979. It is best known for the hit single "The Devil Went Down to Georgia". The title refers to the band having passed the million mile mark in its touring. The song "Reflections" is a tribute to Elvis Presley, Janis Joplin, and Ronnie Van Zant. Daniels dedicated the album to Van Zant, who was killed in the CV-240 plane crash on October 20, 1977.

<i>Christmas Time Again</i> 2000 studio album by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Christmas Time Again is the eleventh studio album by American Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, released in 2000.

<i>Live from Iraq</i> 2007 live album by The Charlie Daniels Band

Live from Iraq is a live album by The Charlie Daniels Band released in 2007. It was recorded during a 2006 USO tour of Iraq in front of U.S. troops. The CD is accompanied by a DVD featuring a 45-minute documentary of the band's trip to Iraq.

<i>Nightrider</i> (album) 1975 studio album by Charlie Daniels Band

Nightrider is the sixth studio album by Charlie Daniels and the third as the Charlie Daniels Band, released on November 25, 1975.

<i>Full Moon</i> (Charlie Daniels album) Charlie Daniels record

Full Moon is the eleventh studio album by Charlie Daniels and the eighth as the Charlie Daniels Band, released on July 18, 1980. It produced two hit singles for the band, In America and The Legend of Wooley Swamp. The group dedicated the album to Tommy Caldwell, who had died on 28 April 1980.

<i>Simple Man</i> (Charlie Daniels album) 1989 studio album by The Charlie Daniels Band

Simple Man is the sixteenth studio album by Charlie Daniels and the thirteenth as the Charlie Daniels Band, released on October 17, 1989. The album's most memorable song is the titular song, "Simple Man", which is not related to the Lynyrd Skynyrd song of the same name. "It's My Life" is a shorter version of a jam song previously released on their 1976 album, Saddle Tramp.

<i>Live!</i> (The Charlie Daniels Band album) 2001 live album by The Charlie Daniels Band

Live! is a live album by The Charlie Daniels Band released on October 9, 2001. All of the tracks except for the last track, "This Ain't No Rag, It's a Flag" are live recordings.

<i>Saddle Tramp</i> (album) 1976 studio album by The Charlie Daniels Band

Saddle Tramp is the seventh studio album by Charlie Daniels and the fourth as the Charlie Daniels Band, released on March 29, 1976. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on September 4, 1981.

<i>Midnight Wind</i> 1977 studio album by The Charlie Daniels Band

Midnight Wind is the ninth studio album by Charlie Daniels and the sixth as the Charlie Daniels Band, released on October 7, 1977. It was certified Gold by the RIAA on February 10, 1995.

<i>Me and the Boys</i> (album) 1985 studio album by The Charlie Daniels Band

Me and the Boys is the thirteenth studio album by Charlie Daniels and the tenth as the Charlie Daniels Band released in 1985.

<i>A Decade of Hits</i> (Charlie Daniels album) 1983 compilation album by The Charlie Daniels Band

A Decade of Hits is a compilation album by The Charlie Daniels Band released on June 20, 1983. There were three new songs for the album, "Stroker's Theme, which was released as a single, "Let It Roll" and "Everytime I See Him".

<i>High Lonesome</i> (Charlie Daniels album) 1976 studio album by The Charlie Daniels Band

High Lonesome is the eighth studio album by Charlie Daniels and the fifth as the Charlie Daniels Band, released on November 5, 1976. Many of the tracks pay homage to pulp Western fiction and, with permission, the album's title was named after the 1962 Western novel by Louis L’Amour.

<i>America, I Believe in You</i> 1993 studio album by Charlie Daniels

America, I Believe in You is an album released by Charlie Daniels on April 12, 1993.

<i>Renegade</i> (Charlie Daniels album) 1991 studio album by Charlie Daniels

Renegade is a studio album by American musician Charlie Daniels. It was released in 1991 via Epic Records. The album peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.

<i>Deuces</i> (album) 2007 studio album by Charlie Daniels

Deuces is an album by the Charlie Daniels Band. Released on October 9, 2007, it consists of duets with prominent rock, country and bluegrass artists, including covers of songs by Ray Charles and Bob Dylan. Guests on the album include Dolly Parton, Darius Rucker, Brenda Lee, Vince Gill, the Del McCoury Band, Brad Paisley, Brooks & Dunn and Gretchen Wilson. An expanded edition, entitled Duets was released on July 16, 2021, which includes 6 additional tracks, including a duet with Garth Brooks.

<i>Redneck Fiddlin Man</i> 2002 studio album by Charlie Daniels

Redneck Fiddlin' Man is an album by American musician Charlie Daniels. It was released on July 23, 2002 and peaked at number 40 on the Top Country Albums chart.

<i>How Sweet the Sound: 25 Favorite Hymns and Gospel Greats</i> Album by Charlie Daniels

How Sweet the Sound: 25 Favorite Hymns and Gospel Greats is a studio double album by American rock band the Charlie Daniels Band. The album sees the band performing Christian hymns in their style. According to Daniels, "I didn’t want to do it in a churchy way, [...] I wanted to do it like CDB would do it." Released on January 29, 2002 through Sparrow Records, the album peaked at number 40 on the Top Country Albums chart.

<i>Road Dogs</i> (Charlie Daniels album) 2000 studio album by Charlie Daniels

Road Dogs is a studio album by The Charlie Daniels Band. It was released on May 30, 2000 courtesy of Blue Hat Records. All but two of the songs on the album were written by Charlie Daniels.

<i>Smokin Armadillos</i> (album) 1996 studio album by Smokin Armadillos

Smokin' Armadillos is the self-titled album of the American country music band Smokin' Armadillos. It was released in 1996 via MCG/Curb Records.

<i>The Door</i> (Charlie Daniels album) 1994 studio album by Charlie Daniels

The Door is the 19th studio album by American musician Charlie Daniels. Released on March 14, 1994 by Sparrow Records, the album was the first of three Christian albums Daniels recorded for the label. It reached No. 26 on Billboard's Christian albums chart on May 13, 1994, spending twelve weeks on that chart.

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ "The Charlie Daniels Band Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  3. ↑ "The Charlie Daniels Band Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1989". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.