Twenty Years Of Dirt-The Best Of

by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Overview

Representing the band's most lucrative years, Twenty Years of Dirt is a collection of hits from the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's late-'70s to mid-'80s era, with tracks from 1979's American Dream, 1984's Plain Dirt Fashion, and 1985's Partners, Brothers, and Friends, among others. Songs like Jerry Jeff Walker's "Mr. Bojangles," which gave them their only Top Ten hit, and the soothing vocal stylings of the Jimmy Buffet-like "American Dream" showcase the group's country-rock finesse. While "American Dream" has Linda Ronstadt helping out on vocals, "Make a Little Magic" utilized Nicolette Larson's sweet-sounding voice. "High Horse" is dominated with an old country sound, led by jangly guitar strumming and quick singing, and "Dance Little Jean" pulls firmly at the heartstrings, making it a country radio mainstay. With such a lengthy career and numerous personnel changes since their formation in 1966, Twenty Years of Dirt in no way sums up the lifespan of the band, but it does do a good job at bunching their best commercial years onto one album. ~ Mike DeGagne

Product Details

Release Date:	05/19/2009
Label:	Flashback Records / Rhino / Rhino Flashback
UPC:	0081227986285
Rank:	2219

Tracks

1. Intro/Mr. Bojangles
2. Ripplin¿¿¿ Waters
3. American Dream
4. Make a Little Magic
5. Fire In the Sky
6. Dance Little Jean
7. Long Hard Road (the Sharecropper's Dream)
8. High Horse
9. Modern Day Romance
10. Partners, Brothers and Friends
11. Stand a Little Rain

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Glenn Meadows   Mastering,Original Mastering
Paul Worley   Producer
Bob Carpenter   Composer,Group Member
Jerry Jeff Walker   Composer
William E. McEuen   Producer
Bob Edward   Engineer,Producer
Willy Matthews   Design,Art Direction
Richard Hathaway   Composer
Don Schlitz   Composer
Bob Edwards   Engineer,Producer
Kix Brooks   Composer
Kyle Lehning   Engineer
Donny Lowery   Composer
Jeff Hanna   Composer,Producer,Remixing,Group Member
John McEuen   Group Member
Rodney Crowell   Composer
Richie Cicero   Engineer
Marshall Morgan   Engineer,Producer,Remixing
Jimmie Fadden   Group Member
Jimmy Ibbotson   Composer,Group Member
Norbert Putnam   Producer
Dan Tyler   Composer
Brooks   Composer