1988 studio album by The Charlie Daniels Band
Homesick Heroes |
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Studio album by The Charlie Daniels Band |
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Released | August 15, 1988 |
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Studio | Eleven Eleven Sound Studios, Sound Stage Studios, Nashville, TN |
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Length | 38:11 |
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Label | Epic |
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Producer | James Stroud |
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The Charlie Daniels Band chronology |
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Powder Keg (1987) | Homesick Heroes (1988) | Simple Man (1989) | |
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Source | Rating |
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Allmusic | [1] |
Homesick Heroes is the fifteenth studio album by Charlie Daniels and the twelfth as the Charlie Daniels Band, released on August 15, 1988. The album is known for the band's cover of the Jimmy Dean classic, "Big Bad John," which also includes guest harmony vocals by The Oak Ridge Boys, and for the song "Uneasy Rider '88" which is musically and thematically similar to their renowned 1973 song "Uneasy Rider" but with a story set in a Houston, Texas gay bar.
Track listing
All songs written by the Charlie Daniels Band (Charlie Daniels, Tom Crain, Taz DiGregorio, Charles Hayward & Jack Gavin), except where noted:
- "Boogie Woogie Fiddle Country Blues" - 3:26
- "Alligator" - 3:51
- "Get Me Back to Dixie" (Crain, Rick Rentz) - 3:07
- "Boogie Woogie Man" - 3:52
- "Cowboy Hat in Dallas" - 4:29
- "Big Bad John" (featuring The Oak Ridge Boys) (Jimmy Dean, Roy Acuff) - 3:37
- "Midnight Train" - 4:19
- "Honky Tonk Avenue" - 3:36
- "You Can't Pick Cotton" - 3:51
- "Ill Wind" - 3:35
- "Uneasy Rider '88" - 4:25
Personnel
Charts
Weekly charts | Year-end charts Chart (1989) | Position | US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[4] | 45 | |
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "The Charlie Daniels Band Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ "The Charlie Daniels Band Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1989". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- Chris Wormer
- Charlie Hayward
- Bruce Brown
- Ron Gannaway
- Shannon Wickline
- former and original members
- Billy Cox
- Buddy Davis
- Earl Grigsby
- Jeffrey Meyer
- Mark Fitzgerald
- Barry Barnes
- Gary Allen
- Joel DiGregorio
- Jim Marshall
- Fred Edwards
- Tom Crain
- Jack Gavin
- Mark Matejka
- Pat McDonald
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Studio albums | |
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Compilation albums | - A Decade of Hits (1983)
- Super Hits (1994)
- Fiddle Fire: 25 Years of the CDB (1998)
- Volunteer Jam/Classic Live Performances: Volume One (1999)
- Volunteer Jam/Classic Live Performances: Volume Two (1999)
- Freedom and Justice for All (2003)
- Essential Super Hits (2004)
- 16 Biggest Hits (2006)
- Land That I Love (2010)
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Live albums | |
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Christmas albums | - Joy to the World: A Bluegrass Christmas (2009)
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Singles | |
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Guest singles | |
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Video releases | |
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Related articles | |
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Authority control databases | - MusicBrainz release group
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