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band Blackfoot, released in 1981. The album continued in the same vein as their previous successes, '' Strikes'' (1979) and ''

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'' (1980). Opening up with the heavy "Good Morning", and including the ballad "Diary of a Workingman", ''Marauder'' also sported the hit "Fly Away", which reached No. 42, and another

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appearance on the "Rattlesnake Rock n' Roller", this time with a spoken introduction and

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solo. ''Marauder'' was the last of their albums that were purely hard, driving, rock – they unsuccessfully introduced synthesizers to their sound through the 1980s, and their popularity waned. Eduardo Rivadavia describes ''Marauder'' as "...one of the band's best hard rockers to date", and "the last great Blackfoot album". The band officially broke up amid declining fortunes in the mid-1980s, though Medlocke resumed recording under the name Blackfoot a few years later. He is now, again, a member of Lynyrd Skynyrd. Heavy metal band

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covered "Good Morning" which was released as a b-side to the single "The Lunatic Parade" (1990).

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Rick Medlocke and Jakson Spires, except where noted. ;Side one # "Good Morning" – 3:36 # "Payin' for It" – 3:35 # "Diary of a Workingman" – 5:36 # "Too Hard to Handle" – 4:02 # "Fly Away" – 2:58 ;Side two #

"Dry County" – 3:42 # "Fire of the Dragon" – 4:02 # "Rattlesnake Rock 'n' Roller" (

, Rick Medlocke, Spires) – 4:01 # "Searchin'" – 5:43

Personnel

All credits adapted from album liner notes. Blackfoot *

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– lead vocals, guitar * Charlie Hargrett – guitar *

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– bass guitar, keyboards, vocals * Jakson Spires – drums, percussion, vocals Additional musicians * Henry Weck – percussion *

– banjo intro on track 8 * Magic Rooster, Pat McCaffrey – horns, keyboards * David Cavender – trumpet * Donna Davis, Pamela Vincent – backing vocals Production * Al Nalli – producer * Henry Weck – producer, engineer * Andy de Ganhal – mixing assistant

References

External links

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