| Honest to Goodness | ||||
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| Released | 1974 | |||
| Studio | Capricorn Sound Studios | |||
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| Length | 37:43 | |||
| Label | Capricorn Records [1] | |||
| Producer | Paul Hornsby [2] | |||
| Grinderswitch chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| The New Rolling Stone Record Guide | [4] |
Honest to Goodness is the debut album by Southern rock band Grinderswitch, released in 1974. [2] [5] The album contains contributions from Dickey Betts and Jaimoe of The Allman Brothers Band. [6]
Billboard wrote that the band "sound like a less virtuoso Marshall Tucker Band." [1]
All songs written by Dru Lombar except where noted:
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