Carolina Dreams, released in 1977, was The Marshall Tucker Band

The Marshall Tucker Band

The Marshall Tucker Band is an American Southern rock band originally from Spartanburg, South Carolina. The band's blend of rock, rhythm and blues, jazz, country, and gospel helped establish the Southern rock genre in the early 1970s...

's sixth album and an ode to the band's home state, South Carolina

South Carolina

South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...

, USA. Focusing on Western themes, it spawned their biggest hit to date, "Heard It In a Love Song", which rose to #14 on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

, taking the album with it to #22 and #23 on the Country and Pop charts, respectively. A bonus live version of "Silverado" appears on the 2005 reissue.

Track listing

All songs by Toy Caldwell

Toy Caldwell

Toy Talmadge Caldwell Jr. was the lead guitar player and a founding member of the 1970s Southern Rock group The Marshall Tucker Band. He was a member of the band from 1973 to 1983.-Early life:...

 except where noted.

1. "Fly Like an Eagle" - 3:03
2. "Heard It in a Love Song
   Heard It in a Love Song
   "Heard It in a Love Song" is a song by The Marshall Tucker Band, written by Toy Caldwell off their 1977 album Carolina Dreams.It was the highest charting single by The Marshall Tucker Band, reaching #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in March 1977....
   
   " - 4:55
3. "I Should Have Never Started Lovin' You" (Caldwell, Doug Gray
   Doug Gray
   Doug Gray is an American singer best known as the lead vocalist of The Marshall Tucker Band. He sang lead on most of the bands songs but did not sing lead on their biggest hit "Can't You See." In addition to singing he also sometimes plays tambourine and in the band's early days he played...
   
   , George McCorkle
   George McCorkle
   George McCorkle was a founding member and guitarist for the Marshall Tucker Band. He wrote "Fire on the Mountain", the band's first top 40 hit, though had hoped that Charlie Daniels would record the song. He left the band in 1984 and later worked as a songwriter. He released a solo album, American...
   
   ) - 7:10
4. "Life in a Song" (Jerry Eubanks, McCorkle) - 3:33
5. "Desert Skies" - 6:24
6. "Never Trust A Stranger" - 5:28
7. "Tell It To The Devil" - 6:45
8. "Silverado" (bonus track, live, included on 2005 reissue. Recorded 1981 Winter Garden Theater, Dallas, TX) - 4:28

Personnel

• Toy Caldwell
  Toy Caldwell
  Toy Talmadge Caldwell Jr. was the lead guitar player and a founding member of the 1970s Southern Rock group The Marshall Tucker Band. He was a member of the band from 1973 to 1983.-Early life:...
  
   - lead, acoustic and steel guitars
• Tommy Caldwell - bass, tambourine and harmony vocals
• Doug Gray
  Doug Gray
  Doug Gray is an American singer best known as the lead vocalist of The Marshall Tucker Band. He sang lead on most of the bands songs but did not sing lead on their biggest hit "Can't You See." In addition to singing he also sometimes plays tambourine and in the band's early days he played...
  
   - lead and harmony vocals
• George McCorkle
  George McCorkle
  George McCorkle was a founding member and guitarist for the Marshall Tucker Band. He wrote "Fire on the Mountain", the band's first top 40 hit, though had hoped that Charlie Daniels would record the song. He left the band in 1984 and later worked as a songwriter. He released a solo album, American...
  
   - electric, twelve string and acoustic guitars
• Paul Riddle - drums
• Jerry Eubanks - flute, saxophone, vocals

Guest musicians:

• Paul Hornsby
  Paul Hornsby
  Paul Hornsby is a musician and record producer who has produced gold and platinum records for artists including the Charlie Daniels Band, the Marshall Tucker Band, and Wet Willie....
  
   - Piano and organ
• Charlie Daniels
  Charlie Daniels
  Charles Edward "Charlie" Daniels is an American musician known for his contributions to country and southern rock music. He is known primarily for his number one country hit "The Devil Went Down to Georgia", and multiple other songs he has performed and written. Daniels has been active as a singer...
  
   - Fiddle and harmony vocal on "Desert Skies". (Charlie Daniels appears courtesy of Epic Records)
• Chuck Leavell
  Chuck Leavell
  Chuck Leavell is an American pianist and keyboardist, who was a member of The Allman Brothers Band throughout the height of their popularity, a founding member of the jazz-rock combo Sea Level, a frequently-employed session musician, and later, the keyboardist for Eric Clapton and The Rolling...
  
   - Piano on "Life In A Song"
• Jaimoe - Congas
• Leo LaBranche - Horn section arrangements and trumpet on "Life In A Song" and "I Should Have Never Started Lovin' You"
• Dezso Lakatos - Tenor sax as part of the horn section.

Production

• Producer: George Marino
• Recording Engineer: Kurt Kineval
• Art Direction: Diana Kaylan
• Photography: David Alexander
• Handlettering: Bill Franks