Full Moon (Charlie Daniels album)

Full Moon
Full Moon
Studio album by The Charlie Daniels Band
Released	July 18, 1980
Studio	Woodland (Nashville, Tennessee); Record Plant (Los Angeles, California);
Genre	Country rock; country pop;
Length	37:27
Label	Epic
Producer	John Boylan
The Charlie Daniels Band chronology

Full Moon is the eleventh studio album by Charlie Daniels and the eighth as the Charlie Daniels Band, released on July 18, 1980. It produced two hit singles for the band, "In America" and "The Legend of Wooley Swamp". The group dedicated the album to Tommy Caldwell, who had died on April 28, 1980.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[2]

Track listing

All songs composed by the Charlie Daniels Band (Charlie Daniels, Tom Crain, Taz DiGregorio, Fred Edwards, Charles Hayward & James W. Marshall), except where indicated:

"The Legend of Wooley Swamp" - 4:18
"Carolina (I Remember You)" - 5:13
"Lonesome Boy from Dixie" (Crain, Jody Williams) - 4:45
"No Potion for the Pain" (DiGregorio, Greg Wohlgemuth) - 4:25
"El Toreador" - 3:26
"South Sea Song" - 4:32
"Dance, Gypsy, Dance" (Daniels) - 3:34
"Money" (Crain) - 3:58
"In America" - 3:21

Personnel

The Charlie Daniels Band:

Charlie Daniels - Guitar, fiddle, vocals
Tom Crain - Guitar, vocals
Taz DiGregorio - keyboards, vocals
Fred Edwards - drums, percussion
Charles Hayward - Bass
James W. Marshall - drums, percussion

Additional musicians:

Bergen White - String arrangements

Production

Producer: John Boylan
Engineer: Paul Grupp
Assisted by: Russ Martin, Phil Jamtaas, Ed Cherney, Cary Pritkin
Production supervisor: Joseph E. Sullivan
Cover illustration: Bill Myers

Catalog number

Original LP Catalog Number: Epic Records FE 36571
CD Catalog Number: Epic Records EK 36571

Charts

Chart (1980)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[3]	100
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[4]	40
US Billboard 200^[5]	11
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[6]	5

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[7]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Full Moon at AllMusic
^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 177.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0254a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
^ "The Charlie Daniels Band Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
^ "The Charlie Daniels Band Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
^ "American album certifications – Full Moon". Recording Industry Association of America.

[1] Full Moon at AllMusic

[RS-2] The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 177.

[aus-3] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[group=-4] "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0254a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 26, 2024.

[ac_Billboard200_The_Charlie_Daniels_Band-5] "The Charlie Daniels Band Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2024.

[ac_BillboardCountry_The_Charlie_Daniels_Band-6] "The Charlie Daniels Band Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2024.

[United_StatesFull_MoonalbumCertRef-7] "American album certifications – Full Moon". Recording Industry Association of America.

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