Jealousy (Dirt Band album)

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Jealousy
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Released1981
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Label Liberty
Producer Jeff Hanna, Bob Edwards
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band chronology
Make a Little Magic
(1980)
Jealousy
(1981)
Let's Go
(1983)
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Jealousy is an album released in 1981 by the Dirt Band (a.k.a. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band). It reached #102 on the US album charts.[ citation needed ] The single "Fire in the Sky" reached #76 on the US singles chart.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Jealousy" (Holster, Hanna, Carpenter) – 3:38
  2. "Too Close For Comfort" (Hanna, Hathaway, Carpenter) – 3:05
  3. "Fire in the Sky" (Carpenter, Hanna) – 4:37
  4. "Love is the Last Thing" (Hanna, Hathaway, Carpenter) – 3:42
  5. "Crossfire" (Hanna, Carpenter) – 4:02
  6. "Circular Man" (Fadden, Carpenter, Hanna) – 3:46
  7. "Catch the Next Dream" (Silbar, Lorber, Van Stephenson) – 3:22
  8. "So You Run" (Holster, Carpenter) – 3:18
  9. "Forget It!" (Hathaway, Hanna, Carpenter) – 3:09
  10. "Easy Slow" (Hathaway, Hanna, Carpenter) – 4:26

Personnel

Additional musicians

Background vocals

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Discography

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References

All information in this article is from the LP or CD liner notes, unless otherwise noted. [2] [3]

  1. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Allmusic review". Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 2011-01-05.
  2. "Jealousy", The Dirt Band, Liberty LW-1106 (1981) LP
  3. "Make a Little Magic / Jealousy", The Dirt Band, BGO Records BGOCD736 (1980 / 1981) CD