Workin' Band

Workin' Band is the 1988 album from the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. The album peaked at No. 33 on the US country albums chart. "Workin' Man (Nowhere to Go)" were released as singles, each reaching the top ten of the Billboard country singles chart. This was their first album to feature Bob Carpenter, who replaced founding member John McEuen, because he left for a solo career.

Workin' Band
Studio album by
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Released1988
GenreCountry, country rock, folk rock, bluegrass
LabelWarner Brothers
ProducerJosh Leo
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band chronology
Hold On
(1987)		 Workin' Band
(1988)		 More Great Dirt
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing
  1. "Workin' Man (Nowhere to Go)" (Jimmie Fadden) - 3:50
  2. "I've Been Lookin'" (Jimmy Ibbotson, Jeff Hanna) - 3:20
  3. "Soldier of Love" (Richard Brannan, A. Crawford, David Malloy) - 3:43
  4. "Down That Road Tonight" (Jeff Hanna, Josh Leo, Wendy Waldman) - 3:08
  5. "Baby Blues" (Bob Carpenter, Waldman) - 3:36
  6. "Corduroy Road" (Bernie Leadon) - 3:14
  7. "Johnny O" (Leo, Waldman) - 3:27
  8. "Thunder and Lightnin'" (Val & Birdie) - 3:06
  9. "A Lot Like Me" (Carpenter) - 4:35
  10. "Living Without You" (Kevin Welch, J. Fred Knobloch) - 3:45
  11. "Brass Sky" (Ibbotson) - 5:13
  12. "I've Been Lookin' (Reprise)" :30

Personnel
  • Jeff Hanna - vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Jimmie Fadden - vocals, drums, harmonica, jaw harp, percussion
  • Jimmy Ibbotson - vocals, bass, guitars, mandolin, mandola, percussion
  • Bob Carpenter - vocals, piano, synthesizer, accordion, keyboard bass

Other players

  • Bernie Leadon - vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, 5-string banjo, mandolin, mandocello, slide guitar
  • Josh Leo - electric and acoustic guitar
  • Larry Paxton - electric bass
  • Mark O'Connor - fiddle

Production

Chart performance
Chart (1988) Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 33

References

All information is from album liner noted unless otherwise noted. Writing credits from the LP label. [2]

  1. James Chrispell. "Allmusic review". Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
  2. Workin' Band, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Warner Brothers 25722-2 (1988) CD



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