''The Rowans'' is the second album by
country rock
Country rock is a genre of music which fuses rock and country. It was developed by rock musicians who began to record country-flavored records in the late 1960s and early 1970s. These musicians recorded rock records using country themes, vocal s ...
brothers Chris and Lorin Rowan billed this time as
The Rowans
The Rowans, also known as The Rowan Brothers, are an American country-rock group, originally formed by the brothers Chris Rowan and Lorin Rowan. They were joined by another brother, Peter Rowan, for their second, third and fourth album. Chris and ...
and joined by their brother
Peter Rowan
Peter Rowan (born July 4, 1942) is an American bluegrass musician and composer. Rowan plays guitar and mandolin, yodels and sings.
Biography
Rowan was born in Wayland, Massachusetts to a musical family. From an early age, he had an interes ...
. The standout tracks are "Midnight-Moonlight", "Thunder on the Mountain", and "Beggar in Blue Jeans".
Track listing
#"Take It as It Comes" (Lorin Rowan) – 3:22
#"Midnight-Moonlight" (Peter Rowan) – 4:19
#"Me Loving You" (Chris Rowan) – 4:04
#"Old Silver" (Peter Rowan) – 3:02
#"Thunder on the Mountain" (Peter Rowan) – 8:25
#"Beggar in Blue Jeans" (Chris Rowan) – 4:56
#"Do Right" (Lorin Rowan) – 4:15
#"Man-Woman" (Chris Rowan) – 5:44
#"Pieces on the Ground" (Lorin Rowan) – 3:54
#"Here Today, Gone Tomorrow" (Peter Rowan) – 3:42
Personnel
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Peter Rowan
Peter Rowan (born July 4, 1942) is an American bluegrass musician and composer. Rowan plays guitar and mandolin, yodels and sings.
Biography
Rowan was born in Wayland, Massachusetts to a musical family. From an early age, he had an interes ...
– electric guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin, mandola, mandocello, tabla, tamboura, vocals
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Chris Rowan – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, flute, keyboards, vocals
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Lorin Rowan – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, sound effects, vocals
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David Hayes – bass
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Russ Kunkel
Russell Kunkel (born September 27, 1948) is an American drummer who has worked as a session musician with many popular artists, including Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell, Jimmy Buffett, Harry Chapin, Rita Coolidge, Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan, Da ...
– drums
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Jack Bonus
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Places
* Jack, Alabama, US, an unincorporated community
* Jack, Missouri, US, an unincorporated community
* Jack County, Texas, a county in Texas, USA
People and fictional characters
* Jack (given name), a male given name, ...
– flute, saxophone
Production
*Producer: The Rowans/Gordon Anderson/Joe Carroll/Richard Podolor
*Recording Engineer: Bill Cooper
*Mixing: Bill Cooper
*Mastering: Doug Sax
*Photography/Design: Norman Seeff
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The Rowans albums
1975 albums
Albums produced by Richard Podolor
Asylum Records albums