All the Good Times
album by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
All the Good Times is the fifth studio album by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, released in January 1972.
The Mini-Album
In addition to the full LP, the band's label United Artists also released a mini-album version of All the Good Times. It had the same name and consisted of two 7 inch 33 1/3 RPM records. The first record contains five songs from the original album, "Baltimore", "Sixteen Tracks", "Slim Carter", "Fish Song", and "Jamaica, Say You Will". The second record contains a country jam and interview.
The country jam side is a "spontaneous acoustic recording" of three songs: "All the Good Times", "When Will I Be Loved", and "Mobile Line".
The interview side was recorded in January 1972. On it, the Dirt Band discusses "Uncle Charlie vs. All the Good Times", "Acoustic Instruments", "Traditional Music", "Colorado Consciousness", and "Live Recording".
Track listing
"Sixteen Tracks" (Jeff Hanna, Jim Ibbotson) – 5:22
"Fish Song" (Jimmie Fadden) – 4:28
"Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" (Hank Williams) – 3:20
"Down in Texas" (Eddie Hinton) – 2:20
"Creepin' Round Your Back Door" (Jimmie Fadden) – 2:52
"Daisy" (Jim Ibbotson) – 2:50
"Slim Carter" (Kenny O'Dell) – 3:02
"Hoping to Say" (David Hanna) – 3:20
"Baltimore" (Jim Ibbotson) – 3:44
"Jamaica, Say You Will" (Jackson Browne) – 3:29
"Do You Feel It Too" (Richie Furay) – 3:15
"Civil War Trilogy" (Walter McEuen) – 1:53
"Diggy Liggy Lo" (J.D. Miller) – 2:20
Charts
Personnel
Jeff Hanna – arranger, guitar, vocals
Jimmie Fadden – arranger, drums, guitar, harmonica, vocals
John McEuen – arranger, guitar, steel guitar, vocals
Jim Ibbotson - drums, guitar, keyboards, vocals
Les Thompson – arranger, bass, guitar, vocals
Additional Musicians
Randy Scruggs – acoustic guitar
Norman Blake – dobro
Ellis Padgett – acoustic bass
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All information comes from album liner notes, unless otherwise noted.
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