''Beatin' the Odds'' is the third studio album by American
rock
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band Molly Hatchet, released in 1980. This is the first album with new vocalist Jimmy Farrar, who replaced
Danny Joe Brown
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Jon Astley. The album was also reissued under the
SPV/Steamhammer
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label in 2013 and only included the original tracks.
The cover art for the album was "Conan the Conqueror" by Frank Frazetta.
Track listing
;Side one
#"Beatin' the Odds" (
Dave Hlubek
David Lawrence "Dave" Hlubek ( ; August 28, 1951 – September 2, 2017) was the American lead guitarist and founding member of the Southern rock band Molly Hatchet.
Early life and education
David Lawrence Hlubek was born in Jacksonville, Flori ...
,
Duane Roland
Duane Roland (December 3, 1952 – June 19, 2006) was an American guitarist for the Southern hard rock band Molly Hatchet. He was a member of the band from its founding in the mid-1970s until his departure in 1990. During that time he recorded ...
, Banner Thomas) – 3:18
#"Double Talker" (Hlubek, Roland) – 3:15
#"The Rambler" (Jimmy Farrar, Hlubek) – 4:50
#"Sailor" (Thomas) – 3:50
;Side two
#"Dead and Gone" (Farrar, Thomas) – 4:22
#"Few and Far Between" ( Bruce Crump, Steve Holland) – 3:40
#"Penthouse Pauper" (
John Fogerty
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Thomas Richard Fogerty (November 9, 1941 – September 6, 1990) was an American mu ...
) – 3:18 (
Creedence Clearwater Revival
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Dave Hlubek
David Lawrence "Dave" Hlubek ( ; August 28, 1951 – September 2, 2017) was the American lead guitarist and founding member of the Southern rock band Molly Hatchet.
Early life and education
David Lawrence Hlubek was born in Jacksonville, Flori ...
- guitar, slide guitar
*Steve Holland - guitar
*
Duane Roland
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Tom Werman
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Early life and education
Werman was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and grew up in Newton, Massachusetts, Newton ...
- producer
*Gary Ladinsky - engineer, mixing
*Bill Vermillion, Gary Pritikin - assistant engineers
* George Marino - mastering at
Sterling Sound
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Biography
Marino was born on April 15, 1947, in the New York City borough The Bronx. He at ...
, New York
*Pat Armstrong - executive producer, director
* Frank Frazetta - cover painting