Third Annual Pipe Dream

Third Annual Pipe Dream
Studio album by Atlanta Rhythm Section
Released	August 1974
Recorded	Studio One, Doraville, Georgia
Genre	Southern rock
Label	Polydor
Producer	Buddy Buie
Atlanta Rhythm Section chronology
Back Up Against the Wall (1973) Third Annual Pipe Dream (1974) Dog Days (1975)
Singles from Third Annual Pipe Dream
"Doraville" Released: 1974 "Angel (What in the World's Come over Us)" Released: 1975

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Third Annual Pipe Dream is the third album by the Southern rock band Atlanta Rhythm Section, released in 1974. The band scored their first Top 40 hit with "Doraville", peaking at #35. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Doraville"	Buie, Nix, Bailey	3:28
2.	"Jesus Hearted People"	Buie, Nix, Bailey	3:48
3.	"Close the Door"	Hammond, Goddard	3:22
4.	"Blues in Maude's Flat (instrumental)"	Grant Green	3:47
5.	"Join the Race"	John Fristoe	3:57
6.	"Angel (What in the World's Come Over Us)"	Buie, Nix, Bailey	5:10
7.	"Get Your Head Out of Your Heart"	Nix, Hammond	2:28
8.	"The War Is Over"	Cobb, Bailey	2:00
9.	"Help Yourself"	Buie, Cobb, Nix	2:54
10.	"Who You Gonna Run To"	Buie, Cobb, Nix	3:18

Personnel

Atlanta Rhythm Section

• Ronnie Hammond - vocals, backing vocals
• Barry Bailey - guitar
• J.R. Cobb - guitar, backing vocals
• Dean Daughtry - keyboards
• Paul Goddard - bass
• Robert Nix - percussion, drums, backing vocals

Additional players

• Mylon LeFevre - vocals (track 2)
• Hugh Jarrett - vocals (track 2)
• Michael Huey - conductor

Production

• Producer: Buddy Buie
• Engineer: Rodney Mills

Charts

Chart (1974)	Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [4]	77
US Billboard 200 [5]	74

References

1. "Success Was More Than A 'Pipe Dream' For Atlanta Rhythm Section". uDiscoverMusic. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
2. "Atlanta Rhythm Section – Third Annual Pipe Dream". Atlanta Rhythm Section . Retrieved January 12, 2020.
3. Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN   9780857125958 . Retrieved January 12, 2020– via Google Books.
4. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 3880b". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
5. "Atlanta Rhythm Section Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2026.