Simple Man (Charlie Daniels album)

Simple Man
Simple Man
Studio album by The Charlie Daniels Band
Released	October 17, 1989
Recorded	Quad Studios, Nashville, Tennessee; Soundstage, Nashville, Tennessee;
Length	35:14
Label	Epic
Producer	James Stroud
The Charlie Daniels Band chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Simple Man is the sixteenth studio album by Charlie Daniels and the thirteenth as the Charlie Daniels Band, released on October 17, 1989. The album's most memorable song is the titular song, "Simple Man", which is not related to the Lynyrd Skynyrd song of the same name. "It's My Life" is a shorter version of a jam song previously released on their 1976 album, Saddle Tramp.

Track listing

"(What This World Needs Is) A Few More Rednecks" (Charlie Daniels, Taz DiGregorio, Charles Hayward, Jack Gavin) - 3:44
"Was It 26" (Don Sampson) - 3:50
"Oh Atlanta" (Daniels, DiGregorio, Hayward, Gavin) - 3:19
"Midnight Wind" - (Daniels, Tom Crain, DiGregorio, Hayward, Gavin) - 3:20
"Saturday Night Down South" (Daniels, DiGregorio, Gavin, Hayward) - 3:04
"Play Me Some Fiddle" (Daniels, DiGregorio, Hayward, Gavin) - 4:25
"Simple Man" (Daniels, DiGregorio, Hayward, Gavin) - 3:24
"Old Rock 'N Roller" (Daniels, DiGregorio, Hayward, Gavin) - 2:58
"Mister DJ" - (Daniels, Crain, DiGregario, Hayward, Gavin) - 3:52
"It's My Life" - (Daniels, Crain, DiGregorio, Fred Edwards, Hayward, Don Murray) - 3:32

Personnel

The Charlie Daniels Band:

Charlie Daniels - Guitar, fiddle, vocals
Bruce Ray Brown - Guitar, vocals
Taz DiGregorio - keyboards
Julian King - trumpet
Jack Gavin - drums, percussion
Charles Hayward - Bass

Production

Producer: James Stroud
Engineer: Lynn Peterzell
Assisted by: Julian King, Tom Oates
Cover photographer: David Michael Kennedy

Catalog number

CD Catalog Number: Epic Records EK 45316

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1989–1990)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[2]	82
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[3]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[4]	7

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions
Year	Single	US Country	CAN Country
1989	"Simple Man"	12	15
1990	"Mister DJ"	34	45
	"(What This World Needs Is) A Few More Rednecks"	56	78
	"Oh Atlanta"	—	—

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[5]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Allmusic review
^ "The Charlie Daniels Band Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
^ "The Charlie Daniels Band Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
^ "American album certifications – Charlie Daniels – Simple Man". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 3, 2021.

[1] Allmusic review

[ac_Billboard200_The_Charlie_Daniels_Band-2] "The Charlie Daniels Band Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2021.

[ac_BillboardCountry_The_Charlie_Daniels_Band-3] "The Charlie Daniels Band Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2021.

[4] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2021.

[United_StatesCharlie_DanielsSimple_ManalbumCertRef-5] "American album certifications – Charlie Daniels – Simple Man". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 3, 2021.

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Chris Wormer Charlie Hayward Bruce Brown Ron Gannaway Shannon Wickline former and original members Charlie Daniels Billy Cox Buddy Davis Earl Grigsby Jeffrey Meyer Mark Fitzgerald Barry Barnes Gary Allen Joel DiGregorio Jim Marshall Fred Edwards Tom Crain Jack Gavin Mark Matejka Pat McDonald
Studio albums	Charlie Daniels (1970) Te John, Grease, & Wolfman (1972) Honey in the Rock (1973) Way Down Yonder (1974) Fire on the Mountain (1974) Nightrider (1975) Saddle Tramp (1976) High Lonesome (1976) Midnight Wind (1977) Million Mile Reflections (1979) Full Moon (1980) Windows (1982) Me and the Boys (1985) Homesick Heroes (1988) Simple Man (1989) Renegade (1991) America, I Believe in You (1993) Road Dogs (2000) How Sweet the Sound: 25 Favorite Hymns and Gospel Greats (2002) Redneck Fiddlin' Man (2002) Songs from the Longleaf Pines (2005) Deuces (2007)
Compilation albums	A Decade of Hits (1983) Super Hits (1994) Fiddle Fire: 25 Years of the CDB (1998) Volunteer Jam/Classic Live Performances: Volume One (1999) Volunteer Jam/Classic Live Performances: Volume Two (1999) Freedom and Justice for All (2003) Essential Super Hits (2004) 16 Biggest Hits (2006) Land That I Love (2010)
Live albums	Live! (2001) Live from Iraq (2007)
Christmas albums	Joy to the World: A Bluegrass Christmas (2009)
Singles	"Uneasy Rider" (1973) "The South's Gonna Do It" (1975) "Long Haired Country Boy" (1975) "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" (1979) "Mississippi" (1979) "Long Haired Country Boy" (re-release) (1980) "In America" (1980) "The Legend of Wooley Swamp" (1980) "Sweet Home Alabama" (1981) "Still in Saigon" (1982) "Drinkin' My Baby Goodbye" (1986) "Boogie Woogie Fiddle Country Blues" (1988) "Uneasy Rider '88" (1988) "Simple Man" (1989) "Long Haired Country Boy" (re-release) (1997) "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" (re-release) (1998) "This Ain't No Rag, It's a Flag" (2001)
Guest singles	"The Devil Comes Back to Georgia" (Mark O'Connor with Johnny Cash, Marty Stuart, and Travis Tritt) (1993)
Video releases	Volunteer Jam: The Movie (2007) Live from Iraq (2007)
Related articles	Discography "It Hurts Me" Volunteer Jam Urban Cowboy Middle Tennessee State University (Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center)