''Free Fall'' is the debut studio

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by the

Dixie Dregs The Dixie Dregs is an American rock band from Augusta, Georgia. Formed in 1970, the band's performance consists entirely of instrumentals that fuse elements of diverse genres such as rock, classical music, country, jazz and bluegrass into an ...

, released in 1977. It was their first release on the

Capricorn Records Capricorn Records was an independent record label founded by Phil Walden and Frank Fenter in 1969 in Macon, Georgia. Capricorn Records is often credited by music historians as creating the southern rock genre. History Label and studio fou ...

label. Three of the songs from this album ("Holiday", "Refried Funky Chicken" and "Wages of Weirdness") are re-recordings from the band's demo release ''

The Great Spectacular ''The Great Spectacular'' is a self-produced demo album by the Dixie Dregs, recorded in 1975 on campus at University of Miami and released in 1976 only on limited vinyl. By the time the band had risen in popularity in the late 1970s, the record ...

'' (1976).

Track listing

All songs written by

Steve Morse Steve J. Morse (born July 28, 1954) is an American guitarist, best known as the founder of the Dixie Dregs and as the lead guitarist of Deep Purple from 1994 to 2022. Morse has also enjoyed a successful solo career and was briefly a member ...

. # "Free Fall" – 4:40 # "Holiday" – 4:29 # "Hand Jig" – 3:16 # "Moe Down" – 3:49 # "Refried Funky Chicken" – 3:16 # "Sleep" – 1:53 # "Cruise Control" – 6:14 # "Cosmopolitan Traveler" – 3:01 # "Dig the Ditch" – 3:50 # "Wages of Weirdness" – 3:45 # "Northern Lights" – 3:12

Personnel

– guitar, banjo, keyboards, guitar synth *Allen Sloan – strings, violin, viola, electric violin *

Andy West Andy West (born February 6, 1953) is an American bass guitarist and composer who is an original founding member of the Dixie Dregs along with Steve Morse. Since the breakup of the original band in 1983, West has been on albums with Mike Kenea ...

– bass guitar *Stephen Davidowski – keyboards *

Rod Morgenstein Rod Morgenstein (born April 19, 1953) is an American drummer and music educator. He is best known for his work with the rock bands Winger and Dixie Dregs. He also played with Fiona, Platypus, the Steve Morse Band, and Jelly Jam. He has al ...

– drums, percussion

References

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