Honest to Goodness
Honest to Goodness is the debut album by Southern rock band Grinderswitch, released in 1974. The album contains contributions from Dickey Betts and Jaimoe of The [Allman Brothers Band].
Critical reception
Billboard wrote that the band "sound like a less virtuoso Marshall Tucker Band."Track listing
All songs written by Dru Lombar except where noted:- "Kiss the Blues Goodbye" - 4:55
- "Can't Keep a Good Man Down" - 3:54
- "How the West Was Won" - 5:22
- "Eighty Miles to Memphis" - 3:00
- "Catch a Train" - 4:44
- "Roll On Gambler" - 5:15
- "Homebound" - 6:45
- "Peach County Jamboree" - 3:48
- "You're So Fine" - 3:29
Personnel
Band members- Dru Lombar - lead and slide guitars, lead vocals
- Larry Howard - electric and acoustic guitars
- Joe Dan Petty - bass, backing vocals
- Rick Burnett - drums, congas, percussion
- Paul Hornsby - piano and organ
- Richard Betts - Guitar on "Kiss the Blues Goodbye"
- Jaimoe - Congas on "Can't Keep a Good Man Down" and "How the West Was Won"
- Design, Art Direction - Richard Mantel
- Engineer - O.V. Sparks
- Asst. Engineer - Tony Humphreys
- Mastered by Bob Ludwig
- Photography by Al Clayton
- Producer - Paul Hornsby
- Tape Asst. - Carolyn Harriss, Richard Schoff