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Simple Man is the sixteenth studio album by Charlie Daniels and the thirteenth as the Charlie Daniels Band, released on October 17, 1989. The album's most memorable song is the titular song, "Simple Man", which is not related to the Lynyrd Skynyrd song of the same name. "It's My Life" is a shorter version of a jam song previously released on their 1976 album, Saddle Tramp.
Simple Man | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 17, 1989 | |||
Recorded | Quad Studios and Soundstage Studios, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
Length | 35:14 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Producer | James Stroud | |||
The Charlie Daniels Band chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Track listing edit
- "(What This World Needs Is) A Few More Rednecks" (Charlie Daniels, Taz DiGregorio, Charles Hayward, Jack Gavin) - 3:44
- "Was It 26" (Don Sampson) - 3:50
- "Oh Atlanta" (Daniels, DiGregorio, Hayward, Gavin) - 3:19
- "Midnight Wind" - (Daniels, Tom Crain, DiGregorio, Hayward, Gavin) - 3:20
- "Saturday Night Down South" (Daniels, DiGregorio, Gavin, Hayward) - 3:04
- "Play Me Some Fiddle" (Daniels, DiGregorio, Hayward, Gavin) - 4:25
- "Simple Man" (Daniels, DiGregorio, Hayward, Gavin) - 3:24
- "Old Rock 'N Roller" (Daniels, DiGregorio, Hayward, Gavin) - 2:58
- "Mister DJ" - (Daniels, Crain, DiGregario, Hayward, Gavin) - 3:52
- "It's My Life" - (Daniels, Crain, DiGregorio, Fred Edwards, Hayward, Don Murray) - 3:32
Personnel edit
The Charlie Daniels Band:
- Charlie Daniels - Guitar, fiddle, vocals
- Bruce Ray Brown - Guitar, vocals
- Taz DiGregorio - keyboards
- Julian King - trumpet
- Jack Gavin - drums, percussion
- Charles Hayward - Bass
Production edit
- Producer: James Stroud
- Engineer: Lynn Peterzell
- Assisted by: Julian King, Tom Oates
- Cover photographer: David Michael Kennedy
Catalog number edit
- CD Catalog Number: Epic Records EK 45316
Chart performance edit
Weekly charts edit
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Year-end charts edit
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Singles edit
Year | Single | Peak positions | |
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US Country | CAN Country | ||
1989 | "Simple Man" | 12 | 15 |
1990 | "Mister DJ" | 34 | 45 |
"(What This World Needs Is) A Few More Rednecks" | 56 | 78 | |
"Oh Atlanta" | — | — |
Certifications edit
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[5] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References edit
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "The Charlie Daniels Band Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ^ "The Charlie Daniels Band Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ^ "American album certifications – Charlie Daniels – Simple Man". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 3, 2021.