It'll Shine When It Shines is the second album by the American country rock band The Ozark Mountain Daredevils, released in 1974.
Their debut album had been successful enough to give the band the clout to record their follow-up effort on the musicians' home turf. For the session, they cut their tracks in the pre-Civil War farmhouse that served as their rehearsal space, with producers Glyn Johns and David Anderle working from a mobile recording truck parked outside. The homey makeshift setup yielded a loose, organic vibe that invigorated material like Steve Cash's tongue-in-cheek swamp-rocker "E.E. Lawson".
This album contains the band's biggest single, "Jackie Blue", which reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1975. The song was brought in by Larry Lee late in the session and recorded at the insistence of Johns, who cajoled Lee into altering his original lyrics about a drug-dealing friend into a fond ode to a free-spirited female loner.
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1974–1975)PeakpositionAustralia (Kent Music Report)73US Billboard 20019
Year-end charts Chart (1975)PositionUS Billboard 20056
Personnel Steve Cash - harmonica, percussion, vocals John Dillon - guitar, dulcimer, harp, keyboards, vocals Larry Lee - guitar, keyboards, drums, vocals Randle Chowning - guitar, dobro, mandolin, harmonica, vocals Michael Granda - bass, guitar, vocals Buddy Brayfield - keyboards, vocals Glyn Johns - guitar Nick DeCaro - accordion Jody Troutman - background vocals
Production Producer: Glyn Johns/David Anderle Recording Engineer: Glyn Johns Art Direction: Roland Young Photography: Harry Mittman, Jim Mayfield Liner notes: Ken Seeholzer
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