Simple Man (Charlie Daniels album)
Simple Man is a studio album by The Charlie Daniels Band released on October 17, 1989. The album's most memorable song is the titular song, "Simple Man", which is not related to the Lynyrd Skynyrd song of the same name. "It's My Life" is a shorter version of a jam song previously released on their 1976 album, Saddle Tramp.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 17, 1989 | |||
| Recorded | Quad Studios and Soundstage Studios, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Southern rock, country, bluegrass | |||
| Length | 35:14 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | James Stroud | |||
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Track listing
- "(What This World Needs Is) A Few More Rednecks" (Charlie Daniels, Taz DiGregorio, Charles Hayward, Jack Gavin) - 3:44
- "Was It 26" (Don Sampson) - 3:50
- "Oh Atlanta" (Daniels, DiGregorio, Hayward, Gavin) - 3:19
- "Midnight Wind" - (Daniels, Tom Crain, DiGregorio, Hayward, Gavin) - 3:20
- "Saturday Night Down South" (Daniels, DiGregorio, Gavin, Hayward) - 3:04
- "Play Me Some Fiddle" (Daniels, DiGregorio, Hayward, Gavin) - 4:25
- "Simple Man" (Daniels, DiGregorio, Hayward, Gavin) - 3:24
- "Old Rock 'N Roller" (Daniels, DiGregorio, Hayward, Gavin) - 2:58
- "Mister DJ" - (Daniels, Crain, DiGregario, Hayward, Gavin) - 3:52
- "It's My Life" - (Daniels, Crain, DiGregorio, Fred Edwards, Hayward, Don Murray) - 3:32
Chart performance
Album
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 82 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | |
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| US Country | CAN Country | ||
| 1989 | "Simple Man" | 12 | 15 |
| 1990 | "Mister DJ" | 34 | 45 |
| "(What This World Needs Is) A Few More Rednecks" | 56 | 78 | |
| "Oh Atlanta" | — | — | |
Personnel
The Charlie Daniels Band:
- Charlie Daniels - Guitar, fiddle, vocals
- Bruce Ray Brown - Guitar, vocals
- Taz DiGregorio - keyboards
- Julian King - trumpet
- Jack Gavin - drums, percussion
- Charles Hayward - Bass
Production
- Producer: James Stroud
- Engineer: Lynn Peterzell
- Assisted by: Julian King, Tom Oates
- Cover photographer: David Michael Kennedy
Catalog number
- CD Catalog Number: Epic Records EK 45316
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