studio album
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by American
rock
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band
Molly Hatchet
Molly Hatchet is an American rock band formed in 1971 by guitarist Dave Hlubek in Jacksonville, Florida. They were a popular band during the late 1970s and early-to-mid 1980s among the southern rock and hard rock communities. The band released ...
. It was released on September 1, 1978, by
Epic Records
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. The cover is a painting by
Frank Frazetta
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entitled " The Death Dealer". Starting off both the album itself and the recording career of the band, the first song famously begins with lead singer
Danny Joe Brown
Danny Joe Brown (August 24, 1951 – March 10, 2005) – accessed May 2010 was the lead singer of the
The Allman Brothers Band
The Allman Brothers Band was an American rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1969 by brothers Duane Allman (founder, slide guitar and lead guitar) and Gregg Allman (vocals, keyboards, songwriting), as well as Dickey Betts (lead guita ...
Buddy Miles
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's reworking of the song from '' Them Changes'' (1970).
Track listing
;Side one
# "Bounty Hunter" (
Danny Joe Brown
Danny Joe Brown (August 24, 1951 – March 10, 2005) – accessed May 2010 was the lead singer of the
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 ...
, Steve Holland) – 2:58
# "Gator Country" (Hlubek, Holland, Banner Thomas Jerry Moman) – 6:17
# "Big Apple" (Brown, Hlubek) – 3:01
# "The Creeper" (Brown,
Bruce Crump
Bruce Hull Crump, Jr. (July 17, 1957 – March 16, 2015) was the drummer with the rock band Molly Hatchet from 1976 to 1982 (including their 1980 hit song "Flirtin' with Disaster" ) and 1984 to 1991. He also played as a member of the Canadian ban ...
, Holland) – 3:18
# "The Price You Pay" (Cecil Berrier, Brown, Holland, Bob Huckaba, JerryLee) – 3:04
;Side two
#"Dreams I'll Never See" (
Gregg Allman
Gregory LeNoir Allman (December 8, 1947 – May 27, 2017) was an American musician, singer and songwriter. He was known for performing in the Allman Brothers Band. Allman grew up with an interest in rhythm and blues music, and the Allman Br ...
) (Jerry Moman Rhythm Guitarist)– 7:06
# "I'll Be Running" (Brown, HlubekI, Moman, Thomas) – 3:00
# "Cheatin' Woman" (JMoman)(Holland) – 3:36
# "Trust Your Old Friend" (Jerry Moman, Crump,
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 ...
) – 3:55
Personnel
;Molly Hatchet
*
Danny Joe Brown
Danny Joe Brown (August 24, 1951 – March 10, 2005) – accessed May 2010 was the lead singer of the
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
* Steve Holland - guitar
*
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 ...
- guitar
* Banner Thomas - bass
*
Bruce Crump
Bruce Hull Crump, Jr. (July 17, 1957 – March 16, 2015) was the drummer with the rock band Molly Hatchet from 1976 to 1982 (including their 1980 hit song "Flirtin' with Disaster" ) and 1984 to 1991. He also played as a member of the Canadian ban ...
- drums
;Additional musicians. Jerry Moman -Rhythm Guitarist
*
Tom Werman
Tom Werman (born 1945) is an American former record producer responsible for many hard rock and Heavy metal music, heavy metal albums.
Early life and education
Werman was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and grew up in Newton, Massachusetts, Newton ...
- percussion
* Jai Winding - keyboards
* Tim Lindsey - additional bass
;Production
* Tom Werman - producer, mixing at
Record Plant
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, Los Angeles
* Anthony Reale - sound engineer, The Sound Pit, Atlanta
* Richard Schoff - sound engineer
* Mike Beriger - assistant engineer
*
Frank Frazetta
Frank Frazetta (born Frank Frazzetta ; February 9, 1928 – May 10, 2010) was an American fantasy and science fiction artist, noted for comic books, paperback book covers, paintings, posters, LP record album covers, and other media. He is ...