''Simple Man'' is the sixteenth studio album by
Charlie Daniels and the thirteenth as
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
Lynyrd Skynyrd ( ) is an American rock music, rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida. The group originally formed as My Backyard in 1964 and comprised Ronnie Van Zant (lead vocalist), Gary Rossington (guitar), Allen Collins (guitar), Larry Ju ...
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''.
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
Personnel
The Charlie Daniels Band:
*
Charlie Daniels -
Guitar,
fiddle
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,
vocal
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s
*Bruce Ray Brown -
Guitar,
vocal
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s
*
Taz DiGregorio -
keyboards
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Music
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*Julian King -
trumpet
*Jack Gavin -
drums
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,
percussion
*Charles Hayward -
Bass
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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
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EK 45316
Chart performance
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Singles
Certifications
References
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1989 albums
Epic Records albums
Charlie Daniels albums
Albums produced by James Stroud