Southbound is an album by folk-rock writer & country singer Hoyt Axton. It was released in 1975. It reached #27 on the US country charts and #188 on the Billboard 200.
Track listing Side 1 "I Love to Sing" (Bob Lind) – 2:00 "Southbound" (Hoyt Axton, Mark Dawson) – 2:27 "Lion in Winter" (Hoyt Axton) – 3:20 "Blind Fiddler" (Traditional; arranged by Hoyt Axton) – 2:25 "Pride of Man" (Hoyt Axton, David P. Jackson) – 3:15 "Greensleeves" (Traditional; arranged by Hoyt Axton) – 3:45 "No No Song" (Hoyt Axton, David P. Jackson) – 2:39
Side 2 "Nashville" (Hoyt Axton) – 3:35 "Speed Trap (Out of State Cars)" (Hoyt Axton) – 2:25 "Roll Your Own" (Mel McDaniel) – 2:08 "Whiskey" (Hoyt Axton) – 2:12 "In a Young Girl's Mind" (Hoyt Axton, Mark Dawson) – 3:25 "Sometimes It's Easy" (Hoyt Axton) – 1:58
Personnel Mike Botts, John Guerin - drums Jerry Scheff, Emory Gordy, Max Bennett, Joe Lamanto - bass guitar George Clinton, David Jackson - piano Marty Howard, Dick Rosmini, Hoyt Axton, Jeff Baxter, Mark Dawson, Frank Rekard - acoustic guitar Jeff Baxter, James Burton, Roger Johnson - electric guitar Jeff Baxter - dobro, steel guitar John Hartford - fiddle Doug Dillard - banjo Mark Dawson - harmonica Roger Johnson - autoharp Victor Feldman - marimba Jerry Scheff - tuba Dick Hyde - trombone Johnny Rotella - clarinet, recorder Gail Davies - tambourine David Jackson - electric piano Gustavo Ramos, Francisco Arellano - mariachi trumpets Paul Lewinson - celeste Cheech & Chong - "attempted temptation" Linda Ronstadt - duet on "Lion in Winter"
Horns Johnny Rotella Jerome Richardson Jay Migliori Dick Hyde Ollie Mitchell
Featured background singers Renee Armand Judy Elliott Lee Montgomery Mark Dawson
Street singers Jana Ballan, Guthrie Thomas, James Scott, Dennis Brooks, Ronee Blakley, Dana Brady, Bob Lind, William Farmer, Sharon Mack, Joan and Alexander Sliwin, Jules Alexander, Carol Payne, Valerie Carter, Wendy Webb, Mark Keller, Linda Chandler, Gail Davies, David Hasselhoff, David Stafford, Tom Jans, Bryon Walls, David P. Jackson, Jan-Michael Vincent, John T. Axton & Cindy Shubin
Production Produced by Hoyt Axton and Henry Lewy Arranged by Paul Lewinson Sound engineer – Henry Lewy assisted by Ellis Sorkin and John L. Sisti Recorded at A&M Recording Studios, Hollywood, California Album photos – Suzanne Ayres Album design – Chuck Beeson Liner design – Rod Dyer
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