Twenty Years of Dirt


Twenty Years of Dirt, subtitled The Best of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, is the second compilation album from the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. It is a collection of hits from their career to that point. The album contained one new song, "Stand a Little Rain", which reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The album reached 10 on the US Country charts and was certified platinum.

Track listing

  1. "Intro/Mr. Bojangles" * – 5:03
from Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy 1970
  1. "Ripplin' Waters" * – 5:46
from Symphonion Dream 1975
  1. "American Dream" ** – 3:48
from An American Dream 1979
  1. "Make A Little Magic" ** – 3:46
from Make a Little Magic 1980
  1. "Fire in the Sky" ** – 4:40
from Jealousy 1981
  1. "Dance Little Jean" *** – 3:13
from Let's Go 1983
  1. "Long Hard Road (The Sharecropper's Dream) **** – 3:18
from Plain Dirt Fashion 1984
  1. "High Horse" **** – 3:13
from Plain Dirt Fashion 1984
  1. "Modern Day Romance" **** – 3:30
from Partners, Brothers and Friends 1985
  1. "Partners, Brothers and Friends" **** – 3:59
from Partners, Brothers and Friends 1985
  1. "Stand a Little Rain" **** – 4:22

Personnel

  • Bob Carpenter
  • Jimmie Fadden
  • Jeff Hanna
  • Jim Ibbotson
  • John McEuen

Production

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