Plain Dirt Fashion is an album by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is an American country-folk-rock band that has existed in various forms since its founding in Long Beach, California in 1966. The group's membership has had at least a dozen changes over the years, including a period from 1976 to 1981 when the band performed and recorded...

 which was released in 1984 by the record label

Record label

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 Warner Bros. Records

Warner Bros. Records

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. This album went to #8 on the US Country charts. The three singles from this album all charted in the top 3. "Long Hard Road (The Sharecropper's Dream)" went to 1, "I Love Only You" went to 3, and "High Horse" went to 2. The album is noteworthy for the remake of Meat Loaf

Meat Loaf

Michael Lee Aday , better known by his stage name, Meat Loaf, is an American hard rock musician and actor...

's 1977 single Two Out of Three Ain't Bad

Two out of Three Ain't Bad

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.

Track listing

1. "Long Hard Road (The Sharecropper's Dream)
   Long Hard Road (The Sharecropper's Dream)
   "Long Hard Road " is the title of a song written by Rodney Crowell and recorded by American country music band The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. It was released in May 1984 as the lead single from the album, Plain Dirt Fashion. The song became the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's first No...
   
   " (Rodney Crowell
   Rodney Crowell
   Rodney Crowell is a Grammy Award-winning musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music....
   
   ) - 3:20
2. "High Horse
   High Horse
   "High Horse" is the title of a song written by Jimmy Ibbotson and recorded by American country music group Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. It was released in January 1985 as the third single from the album Plain Dirt Fashion. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart...
   
   " (Jimmy Ibbotson
   Jimmy Ibbotson
   Jimmy Ibbotson is an American musician who is best known as a longtime member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. He has also released albums as a solo artist, as a member of the Wild Jimbos, and with John McEuen.-Career:...
   
   ) - 3:15
3. "Face on the Cutting Room Floor" (Steve Goodman / Jeff Hanna / Jimmy Ibbotson) - 3:11
4. "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad
   Two out of Three Ain't Bad
   "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" is a love song by the American musician Meat Loaf in his solo career, preceded by "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth" and followed by "Paradise by the Dashboard Light". It is a track off his 1977 album Bat out of Hell, written by Jim Steinman. It reached #11 on...
   
   " (Jim Steinman
   Jim Steinman
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   ) - 3:20
5. "Must Be Love" (Carpenter / Hanna / Parsons) - 3:37
6. "I Love Only You
   I Love Only You
   "I Love Only You" is the title of a song written by Dave Loggins and Don Schlitz, and recorded by American country music group Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. It was released in September 1984 as the second single from the album Plain Dirt Fashion. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles...
   
   " (Dave Loggins
   Dave Loggins
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   , Don Schlitz
   Don Schlitz
   Donald Alan "Don" Schlitz, Jr. is a country music songwriter. For his songwriting efforts, Schlitz has earned two Grammys, as well as four ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year awards...
   
   ) - 3:29
7. "Run With Me" (Marshall Crenshaw) - 2:58
8. "Cadillac Ranch
   Cadillac Ranch (Bruce Springsteen song)
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   " (Bruce Springsteen
   Bruce Springsteen
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   ) - 3:43
9. "'Til The Fire's Burned Out" (Hugh Moffatt) - 3:29
10. "Video Tape" (Steve Goodman
    Steve Goodman
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    ) - 3:00

Personnel

• Jeff Hanna - guitars and vocals
• Jimmy Ibbotson - bass, guitars, mandolin, vocals
• Jimmie Fadden - drums and harmonica
• Bob Carpenter - Keyboards and vocals
• John McEuen
  John McEuen
  John McEuen , is an American folk musician and entertainer. He was one of the earliest members of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. He played with the band from 1966 to 1986, and returned in 2001.The group prior to that 'dissolved' a few times briefly, but none as long as in 1968, right after spending 4...
  
   - guitars, mandolin, fiddle, banjo and lap steel

Additional Musicians

• Bass - Joe Osborn
  Joe Osborn
  Joe Osborn is an American bass guitar virtuoso, notable for his work as a session musician in Los Angeles and Nashville during the period from the 1960s through the 1980s. Osborn's work is widely admired by fellow musicians.Osborn began his career working in local clubs, then played on a hit...
  
   and Larry Paxton
• Drums - Eddie Bayers and James Stroud
• Keyboards - Dennis Burnside
• Acoustic Guitar - Paul Worley and Steve Gibson
• Electric Guitar - Paul Worley, Steve Gibson and Reggie Young
  Reggie Young
  Reggie Young was lead guitarist in the American Sound Studios Band , and is a leading session musician. He played on various recordings with artists such as Elvis Presley, B.J. Thomas, John Prine, Dusty Springfield, J.J...
  
  
• Fiddle - Ricky Scaggs, Mark O'Conner and Blain Sprouse
• Dobro - Jerry "Flux" Douglas
  Jerry Douglas
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• Steel Guitar - Sonny Garrish

Chart performance

Chart (1984)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	8
Canadian RPM Country Albums	5

Sources

All information is from the album liner notes unless otherwise noted.