| Back Up Against The Wall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 1973 | |||
| Recorded | Studio One, Doraville, Georgia | |||
| Genre | Southern rock | |||
| Length | 36:31 | |||
| Label | Decca Records | |||
| Producer | Buddy Buie | |||
| Atlanta Rhythm Section chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   link |
| Christgau's Record Guide | C+[1] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
Back Up Against the Wall is the second album by the Southern rock band Atlanta Rhythm Section, released in 1973. It is the first album to feature Ronnie Hammond on lead vocals.[3][4][5][6][7] The album was re-released in 1977 on MCA Records as a double, paired with their debut (MCA-24114).
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wrong" | Buie, Cobb | 2:44 |
| 2. | "Cold Turkey, Tenn." | Nix | 3:18 |
| 3. | "Will I Live On?" | Daughtry, Nix | 2:52 |
| 4. | "A Livin' Lovin' Wreck" | Otis Blackwell | 3:08 |
| 5. | "Superman" | Randall Bramblett | 3:26 |
| 6. | "What You Gonna Do About It?" | Buie, Hammond | 3:00 |
| 7. | "Conversation" | Buie, Cobb | 3:29 |
| 8. | "Redneck" | Joe South | 3:50 |
| 9. | "Make Me Believe It" | Buie, Hammond, Nix | 3:14 |
| 10. | "Back Up Against the Wall" | Buie, Cobb | 3:23 |
| 11. | "It Must Be Love" | Cobb, Daughtry, Nix | 4:07 |
Personnel
- Ronnie Hammond - vocals, piano
- J.R. Cobb - acoustic, electric, steel and slide guitars, vocals
- Barry Bailey - acoustic and electric guitar
- Dean Daughtry - acoustic and electric piano, organ
- Paul Goddard - bass
- Robert Nix - drums, vocals
- Al Kooper - synthesizers (including ARP)
- Randall Bramblett - piano
- Billy Lee Riley - harmonica
Production
- Producer: Buddy Buie
- Engineers: Bobby Langford, Rodney Mills
- Mixing: Rodney Mills
- Arranger: Buddy Buie
- Cover design: Mike McCarty
- Illustrations: Mike McCarty
References
- ↑ CG Book '70s: A
- ↑ Larkin, Colin (2011-05-27). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 2156. ISBN 9780857125958.
- ↑ Campbell, Al. "Atlanta Rhythm Section/Back Up Against the Wall". allmusic.com. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ↑ "Atlanta Rhythm Section– Back Up Against The Wall". discogs.com. 1973. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ↑ "Atlanta Rhythm Section". mtv.com. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ↑ "Customer Reviews Back Up Against the Wall". amazon.com. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ↑ "Atlanta Rhythm Section/Back Up Against the Wall". msn.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
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