Me and the Boys (album)

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Me and the Boys
Charlie Daniels Band - Me and the Boys.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1985
Genre Southern rock, country, bluegrass
Length40:13
Label Epic
Producer John Boylan
The Charlie Daniels Band chronology
Windows
(1982)
Me and the Boys
(1985)
Powder Keg
(1987)
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Me and the Boys is the thirteenth studio album by Charlie Daniels and the tenth as the Charlie Daniels Band released in 1985.

Contents

The album contains three cover songs. "Me and the Boys" was previously released earlier in 1985 as a Canadian single by the songwriter, Matt Minglewood, for his subsequent album of the same name. "Still Hurtin' Me" is a cover of Brian Cadd's June 1985 Australian single of the same name from his album, No Stone Unturned. "Talking to the Moon" is a cover of Don Henley's song from his 1982 album, I Can't Stand Still .

Track listing

  1. "Me and the Boys" (Matt Minglewood) - 4:45
  2. "Still Hurtin' Me" (Brian Cadd) - 4:10
  3. "Talking to the Moon" (Don Henley, J.D. Souther) - 4:43
  4. "Class of '63" - (Charlie Daniels, Tom Crain) - 4:14
  5. "American Farmer" (Daniels, Crain, Taz DiGregorio, Fred Edwards, Charlie Hayward) - 3:33
  6. "M.I.A" (Daniels, Crain, DiGregorio, Edwards, Hayward) - 4:31
  7. "American Rock and Roll" (Daniels, Crain, DiGregorio, Edwards, Hayward) - 3:27
  8. "Ever Changing Lady" (DiGregorio, Larry B. Abernathy) - 3:43
  9. "Louisiana Fai Dodo" (Daniels, Crain, DiGregorio, Edwards, Hayward) - 3:22
  10. "Drinkin' My Baby Goodbye" (Daniels) - 3:41

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1985)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 27

Singles

YearSinglePeak positions
US Country CAN Country
1985"American Farmer"54
"Still Hurtin' Me"3329
1986"Drinkin' My Baby Goodbye"821

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