''Bring It Back Alive'' is a

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southern rock band

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, released in

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. It was released as a

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, and later re-released as a single CD. The album is best known for the twenty minute-long rendition of the song "

Green Grass and High Tides "Green Grass and High Tides" is a song by American Southern rock band Outlaws. It is the tenth and final track on the band's debut album, '' Outlaws''. The song is one of their best known, and has received extensive play on album-oriented radio ...

" from the band's debut album. Due to a printing mistake, early copies of the 8-track & cassette versions had the title ''Bring 'Em Back Alive''. Although the cover of the vinyl version used the album's proper title (''Bring It Back Alive''), the labels on all four sides read ''Bring 'Em Back Alive'' as well.

Track listing

#"Intro elay Breakdown – 1:06 #"Stick Around for Rock & Roll" (Thomasson) – 9:10 #"Lover Boy" (Thomasson) – 4:11 #"There Goes Another Love Song" (Thomasson, Yoho) – 4:19 #"Freeborn Man" (Allison, Lindsay) – 5:48 #"Prisoner" (Jones) – 7:17 #"I Hope You Don't Mind" (Salem) – 5:31 #"Song for You" (Jones, Thomasson) – 4:01 #"Cold and Lonesome" (Arnold) – 3:43 #"Holiday" (Jones) – 4:49 #"Hurry Sundown" (Thomasson) – 4:15 #"

" (Thomasson) – 20:41

Personnel

*Harvey Dalton Arnold -

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*David Dix -

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* Billy Jones - guitar, vocals *Freddie Salem - guitar, vocals *

Hughie Thomasson Hugh Edward "Hughie" Thomasson Jr. (August 13, 1952 – September 9, 2007) was an American guitarist and singer, best known as a founding member of Outlaws. The band found success in the late 1970s and early 1980s with a string of hits. He was ...

- guitar, vocals *

Monte Yoho Bryon Lamont "Monte" Yoho (born March 26, 1952) is an American southern rock and country musician. He is best known as being a member of Outlaws and Blackhawk. Early life Yoho was born on March 26, 1952, in Lakeland, Florida. In 1965, when he was ...

- percussion, drums

Production

*Producers: Allan Blazek, Bill Szymczyk *Executive producer: Bill Szymczyk *Engineers: Ross Alexander, Alex Clark, Joseph Foglia, Kelly Kotera, Rick Sanchez, Peter Yanos *Assistant engineer: Eric Schilling *Mixing: Allan Blazek *Digital remastering: Bill Inglot, Ken Perry *Art direction: Ron Kellum *Design: Ron Kellum *Special effects photography: John Barrett

Charts

Album Singles

References

{{Reflist Outlaws (band) albums Albums produced by Bill Szymczyk 1978 live albums Arista Records live albums