Dickey Betts & Great Southern (album)

Dickey Betts & Great Southern is the second studio album by Dickey Betts of The Allman Brothers Band. It was recorded with his band "Great Southern" in 1977. The standout tracks are "Sweet Virginia" and the extended-jam "Bougainvillea", which was co-written by Don Johnson of Miami Vice fame.

Dickey Betts & Great Southern
Studio album by Dickey Betts
Released	October,1977
Recorded	1977
Studio	Criteria Studios, Miami, FL
Genre	Southern rock
Length	34:31
Label	Arista
Producer	Dickey Betts
Dickey Betts chronology
Highway Call (1974) Dickey Betts & Great Southern (1977) Atlanta's Burning Down (1978)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	C+[2]

Track listing

1. "Out to Get Me" (Betts) - 4:45
2. "Run Gypsy Run" (Betts, Jim Paramore, Curtis Buck) - 3:34
3. "Sweet Virginia" (Betts) - 3:44
4. "The Way Love Goes" (Betts) - 5:03
5. "Nothing You Can Do" (Betts) - 5:05
6. "California Blues" (Betts) - 5:04
7. "Bougainvillea" (Dickey Betts, Don Johnson) - 7:16

Personnel

• Dickey Betts - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, lead vocals
• Dan Toler - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals
• Tom Broome - keyboards, background vocals
• Ken Tibbets - bass
• Topper Price - harmonica
• Jerry Thompson - drums, percussion
• Donnie Sharbono - drums, percussion
• Mickey Thomas - background vocals
• Don Johnson - background vocals

Production

• Producer – Dickey Betts
• Recording Engineer – Steve Klein
• Remixing – Johnny Sandlin/Buddy Thornton
• Mastering – Elliott Federman
• Art Direction – Bob Heimall
• Photography – Benno Friedman

References

1. Jurek, Thom (2011). "Dickey Betts & Great Southern - Dickey Betts & Great Southern | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: B". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 21, 2019.