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Speed of Life (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band album)

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Speed of Life
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 22, 2009
StudioBlackbird (Berry Hill, Tennessee)
GenreCountry, country rock, folk rock, bluegrass
LabelNGDB
ProducerGeorge Massenburg, Jon Randall Stewart
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band chronology
Welcome to Woody Creek
(2004)
Speed of Life
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Speed of Life is the 23rd studio album from the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, released by NGDB Records on September 22, 2009.[2] It reached number 59 on the U.S. Country charts.

Track listing

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  1. "Tulsa Sounds Like Trouble to Me" (Shawn Camp, Mark D. Sanders) – 4:36
  2. "Brand New Heartache" (Jeff Hanna, Donny Lowery) – 3:11
  3. "The Resurrection" (Matraca Berg, Alice Randall) – 4:13
  4. "Somethin' Dangerous" (Bob Carpenter, Tom Kell, Phil Soussan) – 3:25
  5. "Going Up the Country" (Alan Wilson) – 4:15
  6. "Jimmy Martin" (Phil Madeira, Jimmie Lee Sloas) – 3:35
  7. "Lost in the Pines" (John McEuen) – 1:05
  8. "Speed of Life" (Gary Scruggs) – 3:37
  9. "Amazing Love" (Bob Carpenter, Jeff Hanna, Tom Kell) – 4:06
  10. "Stuck in the Middle" (Joe Egan, Gerry Rafferty) – 3:42
  11. "Earthquake" (Bob Carpenter, John McEuen) – 3:23
  12. "Tryin' to Try" (Jimmie Fadden, Guy Clark) – 2:49
  13. "Good To Be Alive" (Matraca Berg, Troy Verges) – 3:37

Personnel

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  • Jeff Hanna – vocals, acoustic, electric and resonator guitars, slide guitar, mandolin
  • Jimmie Fadden – vocals, drums, harmonica, percussion
  • Bob Carpenter – vocals, Wurlitzer and grand pianos, accordion, Hammond organ
  • John McEuen – 5-string banjo, mandolin, fiddle, lap steel, finger-style acoustic guitar

Additional musicians

Production

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  • Recorded live and mixed at: Blackbird Studio C, Nashville, TN.
  • Assisted by: Kazuri Arai and Nathan Yarborough
  • Produced and mixed by: George Massenburg and Jon Randall Stewart
  • Mastered by: Doug Sax and George Massenburg
  • Design: Gina Binkley/Alter Ego Design

Chart performance

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Chart (2009) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 59

References

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All info is from album liner notes, unless otherwise noted. [3]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Denselow, Robin (October 15, 2009). "Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: Speed of Life". The Guardian. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  3. ^ Speed of Life, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Records SUG-CD-4058 (2009) CD