Midnight Wind

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Midnight Wind
Midnight Wind album.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 7, 1977
StudioCapricorn Sound Studios
Length37:48
Label Epic
Producer Paul Hornsby
The Charlie Daniels Band chronology
High Lonesome
(1976)
Midnight Wind
(1977)
Million Mile Reflections
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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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. [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic says, "Midnight Wind is an overlooked title in the Charlie Daniels Band oeuvre, never appearing on CD until Raven released an expanded version called Midnight Wind...Plus in 2009." [1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by The Charlie Daniels Band (Charlie Daniels, Tom Crain, Taz DiGregorio, Fred Edwards, Charles Hayward & Don Murray), unless otherwise noted.

Side A

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Midnight Wind" 4:20
2."Sugar Hill Saturday Night"
  • Charlie Daniels
  • Taz DiGregorio
  • Tom Crain
3:41
3."Heaven Can Be Anywhere"Charlie Daniels3:15
4."Maria Teresa"
  • Charlie Daniels
  • Taz DiGregorio
4:39
5."Indian Man"Charlie Daniels3:12
Total length:19:07

Side B

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Grapes of Wrath"Charlie Daniels3:10
2."Redneck Fiddlin' Man" 5:12
3."Ode To Sweet Smoky"Tom Crain3:29
4."Good Ole Boy" 4:10
5."Black Bayou" 2:40
Total length:18:41

Personnel

The Charlie Daniels Band

Guest musicians

Production

Track information and credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [3]

Charts

Chart (1977)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [4] 105
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [5] 42

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [2] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. 1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  2. 1 2 "American album certifications – Charlie Daniels Band – Midnight Wind". Recording Industry Association of America.
  3. Midnight Wind (liner notes). Charlie Daniels. Epic. PE 34970.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. "The Charlie Daniels Band Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  5. "The Charlie Daniels Band Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2024.