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Carolina Dreams
''Carolina Dreams'', released in 1977, was The Marshall Tucker Band's sixth album and an ode to the band's home state, South Carolina, USA. Focusing on Western themes, it spawned their biggest hit to date, "Heard It In a Love Song", which rose to #14 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, taking the album with it to #22 and #23 on the Country and Pop charts, respectively. They toured early that year to promote the album. A bonus live version of "Silverado" appears on the 2005 reissue which was recorded the year after the death of bassist and founding member, Tommy Caldwell. Track listing All songs written by Toy Caldwell except where noted. Side one #"Fly Like an Eagle" - 3:03 #"Heard It in a Love Song" - 4:55 #"I Should Have Never Started Lovin' You" (Toy Caldwell, Doug Gray, George McCorkle) - 7:10 #"Life in a Song" (Jerry Eubanks, McCorkle) - 3:33 Side two #"Desert Skies" - 6:24 #"Never Trust A Stranger" (Tommy Caldwell) - 5:28 #"Tell It To The Devil" - 6:45 ; 2004 CD reissue bon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Marshall Tucker Band
The Marshall Tucker Band is an American rock band from Spartanburg, South Carolina. Noted for incorporating blues, country, and jazz into an eclectic sound, the Marshall Tucker Band helped establish the Southern rock genre in the early 1970s. While the band had reached the height of its commercial success by the end of the decade, it has recorded and performed continuously under various line-ups for 50 years.Colin Larkin (ed.), "Marshall Tucker Band". ''The Encyclopedia of Popular Music'', Vol. 5 (New York: Oxford University Press, 2006), pp. 521–522. Lead vocalist Doug Gray remains the only original member still active with the band. The original line-up of the Marshall Tucker Band, formed in 1972, included lead guitarist, steel guitarist, vocalist, and primary songwriter Toy Caldwell (1947–1993), lead vocalist Doug Gray (born 1948), keyboard player, saxophone player, and flautist Jerry Eubanks (born 1950), rhythm guitarist George McCorkle (1946–2007), drummer Paul Riddle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heard It In A Love Song
"Heard It in a Love Song" is a song by The Marshall Tucker Band, from their 1977 album ''Carolina Dreams''; it was written by Toy Caldwell. Reception ''Cash Box'' praised the "pure-toned vocals" and "excellent work on the flute and guitars." ''Record World'' said it combines "a flavorful mix of rock and country stylings." Chart history This was the highest-charting single by The Marshall Tucker Band, reaching number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart on June 11, 1977. It also reached number 51 on the Country chart and number 25 on the Adult Contemporary chart. "Heard It in a Love Song" was a bigger hit in Canada, where it reached number 5 on the Pop chart. It also charted higher on their other corresponding national charts. Weekly charts Year-end charts Personnel *Doug Gray-lead vocals *Toy Caldwell-lead & acoustic guitars *Tommy Caldwell (musician), Tommy Caldwell-bass guitar, background vocals *George McCorkle-rhythm guitar *Paul Riddle-drums * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |