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'', McGuinn intended to make another album in collaboration with its producer Mick Ronson. This project however never materialized. Instead he put together a new band, Thunderbyrd, and recorded this album with them. The album contains four original compositions by McGuinn and his old songwriting collaborator Jacques Levy. It also includes a version of

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's eponymous debut album. ''Thunderbyrd'' was not well received by critics or record buyers and was to be McGuinn's last solo album until 1991's '' Back from Rio''.

Track listing

# "All Night Long" (

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) – 4:19 # "It's Gone" ( Jacques Levy, Roger McGuinn) – 3:57 # "Dixie Highway" (Levy, McGuinn) – 3:29 # "

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) – 4:30 # "We Can Do It All Over Again" ( Barry Goldberg,

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) – 4:44 # " Why Baby Why" (Darrell Edwards, George Jones) – 3:48 # "I'm Not Lonely Anymore" (Levy, McGuinn) – 3:07 # "Golden Loom" (

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) – 4:07 # "Russian Hill" (Levy, McGuinn) – 5:03

Personnel

*Roger McGuinn – vocals, guitar * Rick Vito – guitars, vocals,

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, harmonica *Charlie Harrison – bass, vocals *Greg Thomas – drums, percussion with: *

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– keyboards * Tom Scott – saxophone solo on "American Girl" *Janis Oliver-Gill, Kristine Oliver-Arnold, Jennifer O'Neill – backing vocals on "We Can Do It All Over Again" *Bruce Barlow – bass on "It's Gone" and "Russian Hill" *Steve Forman – percussion on "Russian Hill"

Notes

{{Authority control Roger McGuinn albums 1977 albums Albums produced by Don DeVito Columbia Records albums