Carolina Dreams is the sixth studio album by the Marshall Tucker Band, released in 1977 and produced by Paul Hornsby. The album is an ode to the band's home state of South Carolina. Focusing on Western themes, it spawned their biggest hit to date, "Heard It In a Love Song", which rose to No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100, taking the album with it to No. 22 and No. 23 on the Country and Pop charts, respectively. They toured early that year to promote the album. A bonus live version of "Silverado" appears on the 2005 reissue which was recorded the year after the death of bassist and founding member, Tommy Caldwell.
Track listing All songs written by Toy Caldwell except where noted.
Personnel Doug Gray - lead vocals Toy Caldwell - lead, acoustic, and steel guitars Tommy Caldwell - bass, tambourine, background vocals George McCorkle - electric, twelve string, and acoustic guitars Paul Riddle - drums Jerry Eubanks - flute, saxophone, background vocals
Guest musicians Paul Hornsby - Piano and organ Charlie Daniels - Fiddle and harmony vocals on "Desert Skies" Chuck Leavell - Piano on "Life in a Song" Jaimoe - Congas Leo LaBranche - Horn section arrangements and trumpet on "Life in a Song" and "I Should Have Never Started Lovin' You" Dezso Lakatos - Tenor sax (as part of horn section)
Production Producer: Paul Hornsby Recording Engineer: Kurt Kinzel, Richard Schoff, David Pinkston Art Direction: Diana Kaylan Design: John Kehe Photography: David Alexander Handlettering: Bill Franks
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