Fire on the Mountain (album)

Fire on the Mountain is the fifth studio album by Charlie Daniels and the second as the Charlie Daniels Band, released in 1974, appearing on the record label Kama Sutra Records, then later in 1976 by Epic Records. Most of the tracks on the album are studio recordings, while the last two songs are live performances, recorded at the War Memorial Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee on October 4, 1974.

Fire on the Mountain
Studio album with live tracks by Charlie Daniels Band
Released	November 29, 1974
Recorded	Capricorn Studios Macon, Georgia
Genre	Country rock
Length	42:39
Label	Kama Sutra Capitol
Producer	Paul Hornsby
Charlie Daniels Band chronology
Way Down Yonder (1974) Fire on the Mountain (1974) Nightrider (1975)
Singles from Fire on the Mountain
"The South's Gonna Do It" Released: January 1975 "Long Haired Country Boy" Released: April 1975

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Early pressings of the album contained a bonus three song, seven inch, 45 RPM disc. Side one was "Volunteer Jam Part (1)" and side two was "Volunteer Jam contd. Part (2)" and "Volunteer Jam contd. Part (3)". The catalogue number of this disc is KSBS-EP-10.

Track listing

All songs composed by the bandleader, Charlie Daniels, except where indicated:

Side one

1. "Caballo Diablo" - 4:28
2. "Long Haired Country Boy" - 4:03
3. "Trudy" - 4:51
4. "Georgia" - 3:06
5. "Feeling Free" (Barry Barnes) - 4:10

Side two

1. "The South's Gonna Do It" - 4:00
2. "New York City, King Size Rosewood Bed" - 3:26
3. "No Place to Go" (Live) - 11:24
4. "Orange Blossom Special" (Live Instrumental) (Ervin T. Rouse) - 3:00

Personnel

Band members:[2]

• Charlie Daniels – electric, slide and acoustic guitars, banjo, fiddle, lead vocals
• Joel "Taz" DiGregorio – keyboards, vocals
• Barry Barnes – electric and acoustic guitars, vocals
• Mark Fitzgerald – Bass guitar
• Gary Allen – drums, percussion
• Fred Edwards – drums

Additional musicians:[2]

• Richard Betts – dobro on "Long Haired Country Boy"
• Jaimie Nichol – Congas on "New York City, King Size Rosewood Bed", "No Place To Go" and "Feeling Free"

Additional personnel:[2]

• Paul Hornsby – Production
• Roslav Szaybo and Simon Cantwell – Design
• James Flournoy Holmes and Kent Griggs – cover art and photography
• Ovie Sparks – engineer
• Tony Humphreys – assistant engineer

References

1. "allmusic ((( Fire on the Mountain > Overview )))". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
2. "Charlie Daniels Band, The - Fire On The Mountain (Vinyl, LP) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2010-08-07.