Plain Dirt Fashion is the fifteenth studio album by American country folk group Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, released in 1984[2] by the record label Warner Bros. Records. This album went to #8 on the US Country charts.[3] The three singles from this album all charted in the top 3. "Long Hard Road (The Sharecropper's Dream)" went to 1, "I Love Only You" went to 3, and "High Horse" went to 2. The album is noteworthy for covers of both Meat Loaf's 1978 hit "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" and Bruce Springsteen's 1981 single "Cadillac Ranch".

Plain Dirt Fashion
Studio album by
Released1984
GenreCountry, country rock
LabelWarner Bros. Nashville
ProducerMarshall Morgan, Paul Worley
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band chronology
Let's Go
(1983)
Plain Dirt Fashion
(1984)
Partners, Brothers and Friends
(1985)
Singles from Plain Dirt Fashion
  1. "Long Hard Road (The Sharecropper's Dream)"
    Released: May 21, 1984
  2. "I Love Only You"
    Released: September 17, 1984
  3. "High Horse"
    Released: January 7, 1985
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Long Hard Road (The Sharecropper's Dream)"Rodney Crowell3:20
2."High Horse"Jimmy Ibbotson3:15
3."Face on the Cutting Room Floor"Steve Goodman, Jeff Hanna, Ibbotson3:11
4."Two Out of Three Ain't Bad"Jim Steinman3:20
5."Must Be Love"Bob Carpenter, Hanna, Gram Parsons3:37
6."I Love Only You"Dave Loggins, Don Schlitz3:29
7."Run with Me"Marshall Crenshaw2:58
8."Cadillac Ranch"Bruce Springsteen3:43
9."'Til The Fire's Burned Out"Hugh Moffatt3:29
10."Video Tape"Goodman3:00

Personnel

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  • Jeff Hanna – guitars and vocals
  • Jimmy Ibbotson – bass, guitars, mandolin, vocals
  • Jimmie Fadden – drums and harmonica
  • Bob Carpenter – keyboards and vocals
  • John McEuen – guitars, mandolin, fiddle, banjo and lap steel

Additional musicians

Production

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  • Producer – Marshall Morgan and Paul Worley for Morley Productions

Charts

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References

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All information is from the album liner notes unless otherwise noted.[6]

  1. ^ Jim Worbois. "Allmusic review". Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
  2. ^ NittyGritty.com
  3. ^ Billboard – Google Books. February 16, 1985. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  4. ^ "Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, CLP". Billboard. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  5. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  6. ^ Plain Dirt Fashion, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Warner Brothers (LP) 25113-1