Simple Man (Charlie Daniels album)

Simple Man

Studio album by The Charlie Daniels Band

Released

October 17, 1989

Recorded

Quad Studios and Soundstage Studios, Nashville, Tennessee

Genre

Southern rock, country, bluegrass

Length

35:14

The Charlie Daniels Band chronology

Homesick Heroes
(1988)

Simple Man
(1989)

Christmas Time Down South
(1990)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Simple Man is a studio album by The Charlie Daniels Band released on October 17, 1989.

Track listing

"(What This World Needs Is) A Few More Rednecks" (Daniels, DiGregorio, Gavin, Hayward) - 3:44
"Was It 26" (Sampson) - 3:50
"Oh Atlanta" (Daniels, DiGregorio, Gavin, Hayward) - 3:19
"Midnight Wind" (Crain, Daniels, DiGregorio, Edwards, Hayward) - 3:20
"Saturday Night Down South" (Daniels, DiGregorio, Gavin, Hayward) - 3:04
"Play Me Some Fiddle" (Daniels, DiGregorio, Gavin, Hayward) - 4:25
"Simple Man" (Daniels, DiGregorio, Gavin, Hayward) - 3:24
"Old Rock 'N Roller" (Daniels, DiGregorio, Gavin, Hayward) - 2:58
"Mister DJ" (Crain, Daniels, DiGregorio, Edwards, Hayward) - 3:52
"It's My Life" (Crain, Daniels, DiGregorio, Edwards, Hayward) - 3:32

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1989)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	2
U.S. Billboard 200	82

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions
Year	Single	US Country	CAN Country
1989	"Simple Man"	12	15
1990	"Mister DJ"	34	45
	"(What This World Needs Is) A Few More Rednecks"	56	78
	"Oh Atlanta"	—	—

Personnel

The Charlie Daniels Band:

Charlie Daniels - Guitar, fiddle, vocals
Bruce Ray Brown - Guitar, vocals
Joel "Taz" DiGregorio - keyboards
Julian King - trumpet
Jack Gavin - drums, percussion
Charles Hayward - Bass

Production

Producer: James Stroud
Engineer: Lynn Peterzell
Assisted by: Julian King, Tom Oates
Cover photographer: David Michael Kennedy

Catalog number

CD Catalog Number: Epic Records EK 45316

References

↑ Allmusic review

Charlie Daniels Band

Charlie Daniels Chris Wormer Charlie Hayward Bruce Brown Pat McDonald Shannon Wickline former and original members Billy Cox Mark Fitzgerald Barry Barnes Joel DiGregorio Fred Edwards Tom Crain

Studio albums	Charlie Daniels (1971) Te John, Grease, & Wolfman (1972) Honey in the Rock (1973) Way Down Yonder (1974) Fire on the Mountain (1974) Nightrider (1975) Saddle Tramp (1976) High Lonesome (1976) Midnight Wind (1977) Million Mile Reflections (1979) Full Moon (1980) Windows (1982) Me and the Boys (1985) Powder Keg (1987) Homesick Heroes (1988) Simple Man (1989) Renegade (1991) The Devil Went Down to Georgia (1993) America, I Believe in You (1993) The Door (1994) Same Ol' Me (1995) Steel Witness (1996) Blues Hat (1997) By the Light of the Moon (1997) Tailgate Party (1999) Road Dogs (2000) How Sweet the Sound: 25 Favorite Hymns and Gospel Greats (2002) Redneck Fiddlin' Man (2002) Songs From the Longleaf Pines (2005) Deuces (2007) Hits of the South (2013)

Bootleg albums	Corbitt & Daniels: Live from Carnegie Hall (1970)

Compilation albums	A Decade of Hits (1983) Super Hits (1994) The Roots Remain (1996) Fiddle Fire: 25 Years of the CDB (1998) Volunteer Jam/Classic Live Performances: Volume One (1999) Volunteer Jam/Classic Live Performances: Volume two (1999) Freedom and Justice for All (2003) Essential Super Hits (2004) 16 Biggest Hits (2006) Land That I Love (2010) Country: Charlie Daniels (2013)

Live albums	Volunteer Jam (1976) Volunteer Jam III and IV (1978) Volunteer Jam VI (1980) Volunteer Jam VII (1981) The Live Record (2001) Live from Iraq (2007)

Christmas albums	Christmas Time Down South (1990) A Merry Christmas to All (2002) Joy To The World: A Bluegrass Christmas (2009) Hallelujah It's Christmas Time Again (2012)

Singles	"Robot Romp" (1961) "Middle of a Heartache" (1966) "Great Big Bunches of Love" (1972) "Uneasy Rider" (1973) "Whiskey" (1974) "Way Down Yonder" (1974) "Land of Opportunity" (1974) "The South's Gonna Do It" (1975) "Long Haired Country Boy" (1975) "Birmingham Blues" (1975) "Texas" (1975) "Wichita Jail" (1976) "Sweet Louisiana" (1976) "Billy the Kid" (1976) "Good Ole Boy" (1977) "Heaven Can Be Anywhere" (1977) "Sugar Hill Saturday Night" (1978) "Trudy" (1978) "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" (1979) "Mississippi" (1979) "Behind Your Eyes" (1979) "Long Haired Country Boy" re-release (1980) "In America" (1980) "The Legend of Wooley Swamp" (1980) "Carolina (I Remember You)" (1980) "Sweet Home Alabama" (1981) "Still in Saigon" (1982) "Ragin' Cajun" (1982) "We Had it All One Time" (1982) "Stroker's Theme" from Stroker Ace (1983) "American Farmer" (1985) "Still Hurtin' Me" (1985) "Drinkin' My Baby Goodbye" (1986) "Bogged Down in Love With You" (1987) "Powder Keg" (1987) "Boogie Woogie Fiddle Country Blues" (1988) "Uneasy Rider '88" (1988) "Cowboy Hat in Dallas" (1989) "Midnight Train" (1989) "Simple Man" (1989) "Mister DJ" (1990) "(What This World Needs is) A Few More Rednecks" (1990) "Oh Atlanta" (1990) "Honky Tonk Life" (1991) "Twang Factor" (1991) "Little Folks" (1991) "America I Believe in You" (1993) "Two Out of Three" (1994) "Long Haired Country Boy" re-release (1997) "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" re-release (1998) "Road Dogs" (2000) "This Ain't No Rag, It's a Flag" (2001) "Southern Boy" with Travis Tritt (2003) "My Beautiful America" (2003) "Let 'Em Win or Bring 'Em Home" (2011)

Guest singles	"Willie Jones" with Bobby Bare (1980) "The Devil Comes Back to Georgia" Mark O'Connor with Johnny Cash, Marty Stuart, and Travis Tritt (1993) "All Night Long" with Montgomery Gentry (2000) "Country Boy" Aaron Lewis with George Jones (2010)

Video releases	The Band (1981) The Saratoga Concert (1982) Homefolks and Highways (1993) Essential Super Hits (2004) CDB DVD Live (2005) Volunteer Jam: The Movie (2007) Live from Iraq (2007) Charlie Daniels & Friends: Preachin', Prayin', Singin' (2008) Joy To The World: A Bluegrass Christmas (2009)

Related articles	Discography "It Hurts Me" Volunteer Jam Urban Cowboy

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