The Dirt Band (album)

The Dirt Band
Studio album by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Released	1978
Genre	Country, country rock, folk rock, bluegrass
Label	United Artists
Producer	Jeff Hanna
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band chronology
Dirt, Silver and Gold (1976) The Dirt Band (1978) An American Dream (1979)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The Dirt Band is the tenth album from the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.

Track listing

1. "In For The Night" (Ed Sanford, John Townsend)
2. "Wild Nights" (Jeff Hanna, Jimmie Fadden)
3. "For a Little While" (Bob Carpenter, David James Holster)
4. "Lights" (Rick Roberts)
5. "Escaping Reality" (Casey Kelly)
6. "Whoa Babe" (Jimmie Faddden)
7. "White Russia" (John McEuen, William E. McEuen)
8. "You Can't Stop Loving Me Now" (Jeff Pollard)
9. "On The Loose" (Jeff Hanna)
10. "Angel" (Jeff Hanna, Jimmie Fadden)

Personnel

• Jeff Hanna – lead vocals, electric guitar, percussion, guitars
• Jimmie Fadden – harp, vocals, syndrums, national guitar, percussion
• John McEuen – lap steel, banjo, acoustic guitar, steel guitar, mandolin, fiddle, dobro
• Bob Carpenter – piano, organ, accordion, backing vocals
• Richard Hathaway – bass, guitars, percussion
• Merle Bregante – drums, percussion
• Al Garth – saxophone, fiddle, horns, guitars, percussion, clarinet, recorders, electric piano

Additional musicians

• Leon Medica – bass, guitars
• Bobby Mason – electric rhythm guitar
• Mickey Thomas – scat vocals ("For A Little While")
• Michael McDonald – backing vocals
• Rosemary Butler – backing vocals
• Jan Garrett – backing vocals
• A. Haden Gregg – backing vocals
• Al Kooper – ARP strings
• Bryan Savage – horns
• Denny Christensen – horns
• Whoa Jane Cicero – percussion
• Greg "Fingers" Taylor – harp

Production

• Producer – Jeff Hanna
• Engineer – Jerry Cell

References

• Track listing, Personnel, and Production from album liner notes unless otherwise noted.

1. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Allmusic review". Rovi Corporation . Retrieved January 5, 2011.