Ozark Mountain Daredevils (1980 album)

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Ozark Mountain Daredevils
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 24, 1980
Recorded Record Plant, Los Angeles
Label Columbia
Producer John Boylan
The Ozark Mountain Daredevils chronology
It's Alive,
(1978)
Ozark Mountain Daredevils
(1980)
Archive Alive
(1997)

Ozark Mountain Daredevils is the seventh album (and second self-titled one) issued by American country rock band The Ozark Mountain Daredevils. It is their first and only album for the Columbia Records label after having issued six previous albums on A&M Records.

Contents

Critical reception

On the eve release Billboard magazine staff highlighted "dazzling guitar work" of John Dillon and Larry Lee. The musical content of the disc is filled with pop-rock numbers, and the influence of country is minimized. [1]

Track listing

  1. "Take You Tonight"
  2. "Jump At The Chance"
  3. "Sailin' Around The World"
  4. "Lovin' You"
  5. "Tuff Luck"
  6. "Oh, Darlin'"
  7. "Empty Cup"
  8. "Rosalie"
  9. "Runnin' Out"
  10. "Fool's Gold"

Charts

Chart (1980)Position
US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard)170
Australia (Kent Music Report) [2] 97

Personnel

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References

  1. "Review: Ozark Mountain Daredevils – Ozark Mountain Daredevils" (PDF). Billboard . Vol. 85, no. 17. 26 April 1980. p. 55. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved 31 May 2020 via American Radio History.
  2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 227. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.