''Don't Look Down'' is the fifth album by American
country rock
Country rock is a music genre that 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 sty ...
band
The Ozark Mountain Daredevils
The Ozark Mountain Daredevils are an American rock band formed in 1972 in Springfield, Missouri. They are most widely known for their singles " If You Wanna Get to Heaven" in 1974 and " Jackie Blue" in 1975.
Bassist Michael "Supe" Granda has ...
. The band lost another founding member, Buddy Brayfield, gained a new producer David Kershenbaum, and added three new players, including singer/guitarist and longtime pal Steve Canaday, who as owner of the New Bijou had been instrumental in the group's formation. Despite containing "Following The Way That I Feel", one of the strongest pop tunes in their catalogue, ''Don't Look Down'' did not meet sales expectations, and presaged the Ozark Mountain Daredevils' move from
A&M Records
A&M Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group and functions as a branch of Interscope Geffen A&M Records, Interscope-Geffen-A&M. Established in 1962 by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss, the label initially operated independent ...
to
.
The album is mentioned in the book ''
Barrel Fever'', by
David Sedaris
David Raymond Sedaris ( ; born December 26, 1956) is an American humorist, comedian, author, and radio contributor. He was publicly recognized in 1992 when National Public Radio broadcast his essay " Santaland Diaries". He published his first col ...
, in "Don's Story".
The bonus tracks that appear on the CD rerelease were recorded while Randle Chowning and Buddy Brayfield were still a part of the group.
Track listing
Song lengths and credits taken from CD liner notes.
*Bonus tracks found only on the New Era Productions CD release.
Charts
Personnel
*Larry Lee - Drums, acoustic guitar, synthesizer, and vocals
*Steve Cash - Harp, percussion, and vocals
*John Dillon - Guitars, fiddle, piano on "Crazy Lovin'" and vocals
*Michael "Supe" Granda - Bass, acoustic guitar and vocals
*Steve Canaday - Guitar, drums and vocals
*Jerry Mills - Mandolin
*Rune Walle - Guitars, sitar, banjo and vocals on "Stinghead"
*Ruell Chappell - Keyboards and vocals
*Randle Chowning - guitars, mandolin, vocals (tracks 12, 13, and 14)
*Buddy Brayfield - keyboards, vocals (tracks 12, 13, and 14)
Geoff Richardson - Viola on "Giving It All To The Wind."
Geoffrey Richardson appears courtesy of Arista Records.
Production
*Arranged by Ozark Mountain Daredevils
*Produced by David Kershenbaum
*Recorded at Caribou Ranch Studios in Colorado
*Mixed at AIR Studios in London
*Recording and mix engineer: Pete Henderson; assisted by Tom Likes and Nigel Walker
Other Credits
*Road Manager: Charlie McCall.
*Equipment: Larry Tucker and Dick Trask.
*Lights and Stage Production: Dan Mayoand Rick Redford.
*Artist Management: Good Karma Productions, Kansas City, Missouri.
*Art Direction: Roland Young.
*Designers: Brian Hagiwara, Stan Evanson.
*Cover Photography: Mark Hanauer.
*Inner-sleeve Photography:
Jim McCrary
Jim McCrary (August 31, 1939 – April 29, 2012) was an American photographer known for his 1970s album covers, most notably Carole King's ''Tapestry'', The Carpenters' '' Ticket to Ride,'' and Joe Cocker
John Robert "Joe" Cocker (20 May ...
.
References
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The Ozark Mountain Daredevils albums
1978 albums
Albums produced by David Kershenbaum
A&M Records albums