Hurry Sundown | ||||
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Released | 1977 | |||
Recorded | Criteria Sound | |||
Genre | Southern rock [1] | |||
Length | 38:01 | |||
Label | Arista | |||
Producer | Ed Mashal, Bill Szymczyk | |||
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Hurry Sundown is the third album by American southern rock band Outlaws, released in 1977. The title track became a concert staple and fan favorite. Four members of the band, Hughie Thomasson, Henry Paul, Billy Jones, and Harvey Dalton Arnold (who replaced Frank O'Keefe on bass) contributed songwriting and lead vocals. Paul would leave the band after the album's release.
Thomasson plays pedal steel on some tracks, and banjo on the bluegrass track "So Afraid".
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Gunsmoke" | Henry Paul, Monte Yoho | 4:18 |
2. | "Hearin' My Heart Talkin'" | Tim Martin, Walter Meskell | 4:11 |
3. | "So Afraid" | Harvey Dalton Arnold | 3:17 |
4. | "Holiday" | Billy Jones | 4:02 |
5. | "Hurry Sundown" | Hughie Thomasson | 4:05 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Cold and Lonesome" | Arnold | 3:19 |
2. | "Night Wines" | Jones | 4:50 |
3. | "Heavenly Blues" | Paul [lower-alpha 1] | 3:47 |
4. | "Man of the Hour" | Jones, Thomasson | 6:12 |
Chart (1977) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Top LPs & Tape | 51 |
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