Hurry Sundown (Outlaws album)

Hurry Sundown is the third album by American southern rock band Outlaws, released in 1977. The title track became a concert staple and fan favorite. Four members of the band, Hughie Thomasson, Henry Paul, Billy Jones, and Harvey Dalton Arnold (who replaced Frank O'Keefe on bass) contributed songwriting and lead vocals. Paul would leave the band after the album's release.

Hurry Sundown
Studio album by Outlaws
Released	1977
Recorded	Criteria Sound
Genre	Southern rock, country rock
Length	38:01
Label	Arista
Producer	Ed Mashal, Bill Szymczyk
Outlaws chronology
Lady in Waiting (1976) Hurry Sundown (1977) Bring It Back Alive (1978)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

With this album, the Outlaws dived even deeper into a country sound. Thomasson plays pedal steel on some tracks, and banjo on the bluegrass track "So Afraid".

Track listing

1. "Gunsmoke" (Henry Paul, Monte Yoho) – 4:18
2. "Hearin' My Heart Talkin'" (Tim Martin, Walter Meskell) – 4:11
3. "So Afraid" (Harvey Dalton Arnold) – 3:17
4. "Holiday" (Billy Jones) – 4:02
5. "Hurry Sundown" (Hughie Thomasson) – 4:05
6. "Cold and Lonesome" (Arnold) – 3:19
7. "Night Wines" (Jones) – 4:50
8. "Heavenly Blues" (Paul[lower-alpha 1]) – 3:47
9. "Man of the Hour" (Jones, Thomasson) – 6:12

Personnel

• Harvey Dalton Arnold - bass, guitar, vocals
• Billy Jones - electric guitar, vocals
• Henry Paul - guitar, vocals
• Hughie Thomasson - acoustic, electric, and pedal steel guitars; banjo; vocals
• Monte Yoho - drums

Guests

• Manual Labour - percussion
• Joe Vitale - ARP synthesizer, strings

Production

• Ed Mashal - producer, engineer
• Bill Szymczyk - producer, engineer

Charts

Chart (1977)	Peak position
US Billboard Top LPs & Tape	51

Notes

1. Per BMI records (see BMI Work #550628). Some copies of the album credit Billy Jones instead.

References

1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r46160/review