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Back Up Against the Wall
The 11 songs on this album present a mix of up-tempo tunes and ballads-an approach that would become a cornerstone of the group's future success. The pace overall is slower and more restrained than where the group would go with future albums. But it is a beautiful timepiece of a group of talented musicians playing quality songs and working together to establish their collective sound. There's a mix of tempos, both between songs and within individual tunes, which the band would refine on future records. Two of the songs, the rocking Back Up Against the Wall and the reflective Conversation, would become staples of the band's live set. Eight original songs feature songwriter/producer Buddy Buie's writing in partnership with other members of the band, and three covers are highlighted by a version of Joe South's Redneck.
Track listing
"Wrong" (Buddy Buie, J.R. Cobb) -- 2:44
"Cold Turkey, Tenn." (Robert Nix) -- 3:18
"Will I Live On?" (Dean Daughtry, Robert Nix) -- 2:52
"A Livin' Lovin' Wreck" (Otis Blackwell) -- 3:08
"Superman" (Delaney Bramblett) -- 3:26
"What You Gonna Do About It?" (Buie, Hammond) -- 3:00
"Conversation" (Buddy Buie, J.R. Cobb) -- 3:29
"Redneck" (Joe South) -- 3:50
"Make Me Believe It" (Buddy Buie, Ronnie Hammond, Robert Nix) -- 3:14
"Back up Against the Wall" (Buddy Buie, J.R. Cobb) -- 3:23
"It Must Be Love" (J.R. Cobb, Dean Daughtry, Robert Nix) -- 4:07
Personnel
Barry Bailey - guitar, electric guitar
Randall Bramblett - piano
J.R. Cobb - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, steel guitar, vocals, slide guitar
Dean Daughtry - organ, piano, electric piano
Paul Goddard - bass
Ronnie Hammond - piano, vocals
Al Kooper - synthesizer, ARP
Robert Nix - drums, vocals
Billy Lee Riley - harmonica
Production
Producer: Buddy Buie
Engineers: Bobby Langford, Rodney Mills
Mixing: Rodney Mills
Arranger: Buddy Buie
Cover design: Mike McCarty
Illustrations: Mike McCarty