Workin' Band
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Workin' Band is the 1988 album from 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...

. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (aka The Dirt Band) is notable for having many charting albums and singles. This album went to 33 on the US Country charts. The three singles from it were top 10. Workin' Man (Nowhere to Go) went to 4, I've Been Lookin' went to 2, and Down That Road Tonight went to 6.

Track listing

  1. "Workin' Man (Nowhere to Go)
    Workin' Man (Nowhere to Go)
    "Workin' Man " is the title of a song written by Jimmie Fadden and recorded by American country music group Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. It was released in April 1988 as the lead single from the album Workin' Band. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart...

    " (Jimmie Fadden) - 3:50
  2. "I've Been Lookin'
    I've Been Lookin'
    "I've Been Lookin" is the title of a song written by Jeff Hanna and Jimmy Ibbotson, and recorded by American country music group Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. It was released in August 1988 as the second single from the album Workin' Band. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles &...

    " (Jimmy Ibbotson / Jeff Hanna) - 3:20
  3. "Soldier Of Love" (R. Brannan / A. Crawford / David Malloy
    David Malloy
    David Ernest Malloy is an American Country Music and Pop songwriter, record producer and A&R executive with 41 Number One Billboard Hits. He has received multiple Grammy nominations, as writer and/or producer, and has worked with many artists and projects including USA for Africa, superstars Tim...

    ) - 3:43
  4. "Down That Road Tonight
    Down That Road Tonight
    "Down That Road Tonight" is the title of a song recorded by American country music group Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. It was released in 1989 as the third single from the album Workin' Band. The song reached #6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was written by Jeff Hanna, Josh Leo,...

    " (J. Hanna / Josh Leo
    Josh Leo
    Josh Leo is an American guitarist, songwriter, and record producer active in Nashville, Tennessee.Leo was born in Des Moines, Iowa, but was raised in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1973, he moved to Chicago, Illinois and subsequently became a guitarist of the short-lived Eddie Boy Band...

     / W. Waldman) - 3:08
  5. "Baby Blues" (Bob Carpenter / W. Waldman) - 3:36
  6. "Corduroy Road" (Corduroy Road) - 3:14
  7. "Johnny O" (J. Leo / W. Waldman) - 3:27
  8. "Thunder and Lightnin'" (Val & Birdie) - 3:06
  9. "A Lot Like Me" (Bob Carpenter) - 4:35
  10. "Living Without You" (Kevin Welch
    Kevin Welch
    Kevin Welch is an American country music artist. He has charted five singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts and released eight studio albums...

     / Fred Knobloch) - 3:45
  11. "Brass Sky" (Jimmy Ibbotson) - 5:13
  12. "I've Been Lookin' (Reprise)" :30

Personnel

  • Jeff Hanna - vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Jimmie Fadden - vocals, drums, harmonica, jaw harp, percussion
  • Jimmy Ibbotson - vocals, bass, guitars, mandolin, mandola, percussion
  • Bob Carpenter - piano, synthesizer, accordion, keyboard bass


Other Players
  • Bernie Leadon
    Bernie Leadon
    Bernard Mathew "Bernie" Leadon, III is an American musician and songwriter, best known as a founding member of the Eagles. Prior to the Eagles, he was a member of two pioneering and highly influential country rock bands, Dillard & Clark and the Flying Burrito Brothers...

    - vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, 5-string banjo, mandolin, mandocello, slide guitar
  • Josh Leo - electric and acoustic guitar
  • Larry Paxton - electric bass
  • Mark O'Connor - fiddle

Chart performance

Chart (1988) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 33
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