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