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Doraville (Buie/Nix/Bailey)-3:28
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This up-tempo tune takes the listener
to a place that's "a touch of country in the city" and was their
first top 40 hit. It has a pop feel the group hadn't recorded before
and the production brings the base and guitars to the front in a
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Jesus
Hearted People (Buie/Nix/Bailey)-3:48 |
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A mid-tempo number that in words
and music pays tribute to the folk's back home and their "easy going
ways." |
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Close
the Door (Hammond/Goddard)-3:22
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A
slower, bluesy song about a love that's leaving, featuring beautiful
vocal and guitar interplay. |
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Blues
in Maude's Flat (Green)-3:47 |
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This
up-tempo instrumental demonstrates the top flight musical skills
of the band as guitars, keyboard and bass combine to create a showcase.
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Join
the Race (Fristo)-3:57
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This song rocks as hard as anything
ARS had recorded before, but a continued emphasis on restrained
production only hints at things to come on future albums |
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Angel (What in the World's Come Over Us) (Buie/Nix/Bailey)-5:10
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This classic song reached #75 on
the charts. It starts off as a mid-tempo reflection on love lost,
and then shifts into an extended instrumental jam with the best
guitar workout recorded up to this point. |
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Get Your Head out of Your Heart (Nix/Hammond)-2:28
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The pace slows for this beautiful,
country-tinged reflection on leaving lost love behind. |
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The
War Is Over (Cobb/Bailey)-2:00
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A slow and somber composition with
exquisite instrumental work that paints a musical picture of resignation
at a war's toll and the damage done. |
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Help
Yourself (Buie/Cobb/Nix)-2:54
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The pace picks up again with a rocking
challenge to look past others faults to do what's best.. |
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Who
You Gonna Run To (Buie/Cobb/Nix)-3:18 |
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The
album closes with a bluesy rocker with some nice guitar work. This
is a song the band would continue to play and record again over
20 years later.
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The
10 songs on this album, including 8 written by Buddy Buie in conjunction
with other band members, show ARS to have become both tighter
in their playing and more polished in their song presentation.
The band's pop oriented songwriting and diverse musical stylings-characteristics
that would distinguish them from the rest of Southern Rock-are
displayed to great effect and show a band coming into their own.
The album opens with Doraville, their first regional
hit that's a rocking tribute to the town where Studio One was
located. Blues In Maude's Flat is an instrumental
that shows off the group's musical skills to fine effect. The
song Angel (What in the World's Come Over Us) showcases
the band's ability to mix tempos and styles in a longer piece
with outstanding musicianship. 