''Back Up Against the Wall'' is the second album by the

Southern rock Southern rock is a subgenre of rock music and a genre of Americana. It developed in the Southern United States from rock and roll, country music, and blues and is focused generally on electric guitars and vocals. Author Scott B. Bomar speculat ...

band

Atlanta Rhythm Section Atlanta Rhythm Section (or ARS) is an American Southern rock band formed in 1970 by Rodney Justo (singer), Barry Bailey (guitar), Paul Goddard (bass), Dean Daughtry (keyboards), Robert Nix (drums) and J. R. Cobb (guitar). The band's current l ...

, released in 1973. It is the first album to feature Ronnie Hammond on lead vocals. The album was re-released in 1977 on

MCA Records MCA Records was an American record label owned by MCA Inc., which later became part of Universal Music Group. Pre-history MCA Inc., a powerful talent agency and a television production company, entered the recorded music business in 1962 wit ...

as a double album with their first album (MCA-24114).

Track listing

Personnel

*Ronnie Hammond - vocals, piano *Barry Bailey - acoustic and electric guitar *

J.R. Cobb James Barney Cobb Jr. (February 5, 1944 – May 4, 2019) was an American guitarist and songwriter, most notable for co-writing "Spooky", " Stormy" and "Traces", among others, as a member of the Classics IV, plus "Champagne Jam" and "Do It Or Die" ...

- acoustic, electric, steel and slide guitars, vocals *Billy Lee Riley - harmonica *

Randall Bramblett Randall Bramblett (born 1948) is an American musician and singer-songwriter, whose career as a solo artist, session player, and touring musician, has spanned more than three decades. He has worked with Gregg Allman, Bonnie Raitt, Goose Creek S ...

- piano *

Dean Daughtry Dean Daughtry (born September 8, 1946, in Kinston, Alabama) is an American musician. He was the keyboard player with the Classics IV after Joe Wilson departed. They had a 1968 #3 US/#46 UK hit with "Spooky". He co-founded the Atlanta Rhythm Sec ...

- acoustic and electric piano, organ *

Al Kooper Al Kooper (born Alan Peter Kuperschmidt; February 5, 1944) is a retired American songwriter, record producer and musician, known for organizing Blood, Sweat & Tears, although he did not stay with the group long enough to share its popularity. ...

- synthesizers (including ARP) *Paul Goddard -

bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range: ** Bass (instrument), including: ** Acoustic bass gui ...

* Robert Nix -

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

, vocals

Production

* Producer: Buddy Buie * Engineers: Bobby Langford, Rodney Mills * Mixing: Rodney Mills * Arranger: Buddy Buie * Cover design: Mike McCarty * Illustrations: Mike McCarty

References

Atlanta Rhythm Section albums 1973 albums Albums produced by Buddy Buie Decca Records albums {{1970s-rock-album-stub