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| Released | April 1973 | |||
| Recorded | 1973 | |||
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| Length | 34:26 | |||
| Label | Capricorn | |||
| Producer | Paul Hornsby | |||
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The Marshall Tucker Band is the self-titled debut album by American rock band The Marshall Tucker Band. Released in April 1973, the album was recorded in 1973 in Macon, Georgia, at Capricorn Studios.
"Ab's Song" was written by Toy Caldwell for his wife Abbie before the band officially formed. About the song, Abbie had this to say:
"(Toy) said, 'Listen Ab, what I wrote about you.' I was 19 and he was 21 when we married, so there have been many songs during all those years." [3]
The album's musical style incorporates elements of psychedelic, jam band, jazz, R&B, gospel and folk. [1] Guitarist/songwriter Toy Caldwell drew heavily from bluegrass and country while writing songs for the band's debut. [4]
The album's eclectic style has been categorized as country rock [1] and Southern rock. [2]
The lead single, "Can't You See", musically is a mixture of country rock and Southern rock. [5] The lyrics of "Can't You See" are noted as being dark, reflecting heartache and "a man running as far away as he can to begin the process of healing himself". [5]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Sputnikmusic | 4.8/5 [6] |
In a retrospective review, AllMusic gave the album 4 out of 5 stars. [1] Rolling Stone named the album one of the "50 rock albums every country fan should own". [4] Paste magazine described the album as a "Southern rock classic". [2]
All songs written by Toy Caldwell except "Everyday (I Have the Blues)", by Peter Chatman.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Take the Highway" | 6:10 |
| 2. | "Can't You See" | 6:00 |
| 3. | "Losing You" | 5:02 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hillbilly Band" | 2:32 |
| 2. | "See You Later, I'm Gone" | 3:01 |
| 3. | "Ramblin'" | 5:01 |
| 4. | "My Jesus Told Me So" | 5:28 |
| 5. | "Ab's Song" | 1:12 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 9. | "Everyday (I Have the Blues)" (Live at Winterland Auditorium, San Francisco, CA, September 1973) | 12:33 |
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The Marshall Tucker Band is an American rock band from Spartanburg, South Carolina. Noted for incorporating blues, country, and jazz into an eclectic sound, the Marshall Tucker Band helped establish the Southern rock genre in the early 1970s. While the band had reached the height of its commercial success by the end of the decade, it has recorded and performed continuously under various line-ups for 50 years. Lead vocalist Doug Gray remains the only original member still active with the band.
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Toy Talmadge Caldwell Jr. was the lead guitarist and main songwriter of the 1970s Southern Rock group The Marshall Tucker Band. A founding member of the band, Caldwell remained with the group until 1983. In addition to his role as lead guitarist, he was also the band's steel guitarist and performed lead vocals including on one of the band's best-known hits, "Can't You See."
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Alabama Live is the first live album by the American band Alabama. Released in 1988, it became a Number One album on Top Country Albums chart, marking their inaugural live compilation. The album features live renditions of various singles from the band's career, along with album tracks "Red River", "Fireworks" and "Gonna Have a Party". Additionally, the album includes is a cover of the Marshall Tucker Band's "Can't You See", track never before featured on any of Alabama's studio albums.
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Dedicated is the eleventh studio album by the Marshall Tucker Band. It was "dedicated" to their former bassist and founding member, Tommy Caldwell, who was killed from injuries sustained in a car crash the previous year, and the other Caldwell brother, Timmy, who died under similar circumstances, and to all lost loved ones.
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