Dickey Betts & Great Southern is the second studio album by Dickey Betts of the Allman Brothers Band. It was recorded with his band Great Southern in 1977. The standout tracks are "Sweet Virginia" and the extended-jam "Bougainvillea", which was co-written by Don Johnson.
Critical reception
On AllMusic, Tom Jurek wrote, "Attempting to capture the loose, easy feel of Highway Call and combine it with the more blues-driven sound of the Allmans, Betts was largely successful though the record does suffer a tad from overly slick production.... Great Southern is a very fine album that despite its polish holds a wealth of fine songs and truly astonishing playing within its grooves."
Track listing "Out to Get Me" (Dickey Betts) – 4:45 "Run Gypsy Run" (Betts, Curtis Buck, Jim Paramore) – 3:34 "Sweet Virginia" (Betts) – 3:44 "The Way Love Goes" (Betts) – 5:03 "Nothing You Can Do" (Betts) – 5:05 "California Blues" (Betts) – 5:04 "Bougainvillea" (Betts, Don Johnson) - 7:16
Personnel Great Southern Dickey Betts – electric guitar, slide guitar, lead vocals "Dangerous Dan" Toler – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, background vocals Tom Broome – keyboards, background vocals Ken Tibbets – bass Jerry Thompson – drums, percussion Donnie Sharbono – drums, percussion Additional musicians Don Johnson – backing vocals on "Bougainvillea" Topper Price – harmonica on "Out to Get Me" and "Run Gypsy Run" Mickey Thomas – backing vocals on "Nothing You Can Do" Production Produced by Dickey Betts Recording, production assistant: Steve Klein Assistant engineer: Stephen Hart Mixing: Johnny Sandlin, Buddy Thornton Mastering: George Marino Art Direction: Bob Heimall Photography: Benno Friedman
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