Released 1999 Release date 1999 Producers Emory Gordy Jr., Josh Leo | Artist Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Label Universal Music | |
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Bang Bang Bang
(1999) Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Volume III
(2004) Genres Country music, Bluegrass, Folk rock, Country rock Similar Welcome to Woody Creek, Live Two Five, The Rest of the Dream, The Christmas Album, Speed of Life | ||
Bang Bang Bang is the 1999 album from The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. The title track reached number 52 on the US Country chart. The track "Down the Road" was originally recorded by Mac McAnally, and would later be a No. 1 in 2008 when he re-recorded it with Kenny Chesney.
Contents
The album was originally recorded for Rising Tide Records, which closed prior to the album's release. It was then moved to Decca Records, which also closed. The lead single, which was the title track, originally charted through release on Rising Tide, and charted again after DreamWorks released the album.
Critical reception
A review in Billboard was favorable, calling the songs "entertainingly quirky" and praising the musicianship.
Track listing
- "If This Ain't Love" (Jim Lauderdale, Gary Nicholson) - 2:58
- "Bang Bang Bang" (Al Anderson, Craig Wiseman) - 3:42
- "Singing to the Scarecrow" (Dennis Linde) - 4:30
- "Forget the Job (Get a Life)" (Steve Bogard, Rick Giles) - 3:04
- "It's About Time" (John Bunzow) - 3:58
- "Down the Road" (Mac McAnally) - 2:37
- "Nickel in the Well" (Lonnie Wilson, Chris Waters) - 3:22
- "Rent, Groceries and Gasoline" (Bunzow, Harry Stinson) - 3:31
- "Dry Town" (Gillian Welch, David Rawlings) - 2:45
- "The Monkey Song" (Jimmy Ibbotson) - 2:32
- "Southbound Train" (Linde) - 3:40
Personnel
Songs
1If This Ain't Love2:57
2Bang Bang Bang3:42
3Singing to the Scarecrow4:29