All the Good Times explained

All the Good Times is the fifth studio album from The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, released in January 1972.

The Mini-Album

In addition to the full LP, the band's label United Artists also released a mini-album version of All the Good Times.^[1] It had the same name and consisted of two 7 inch 33 1/3 RPM records. The first record contains five songs from the original album, "Baltimore", "Sixteen Tracks", "Slim Carter", "Fish Song", and "Jamaica, Say You Will". The second record contains a country jam and interview.

The country jam side is a "spontaneous acoustic recording" of three songs: "All The Good Times", "When Will I Be Loved", and "Mobile Line".

The interview side was recorded in January 1972. On it, the Dirt Band discusses "Uncle Charlie VS. All The Good Times", "Acoustic Instruments", "Traditional Music", "Colorado Consciousness", and "Live Recording".

Track listing

1. "Sixteen Tracks" (Jeff Hanna, Jim Ibbotson) – 5:22
2. "Fish Song" (Jimmie Fadden) – 4:28
3. "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" (Hank Williams) – 3:20
4. "Down in Texas" (Eddie Hinton) – 2:20
5. "Creepin' Round Your Back Door" (Jimmie Fadden) – 2:52
6. "Daisy" (Jim Ibbotson) – 2:50
7. "Slim Carter" (Kenny O'Dell) – 3:02
8. "Hoping to Say" (David Hanna) – 3:20
9. "Baltimore" (Jim Ibbotson) – 3:44
10. "Jamaica Say You Will" (Jackson Browne) – 3:29
11. "Do You Feel It Too" (Richie Furay) – 3:15
12. "Civil War Trilogy" (Walter McEuen) – 1:53
13. "Diggy Liggy Lo" (J.D. Miller) – 2:20

Personnel

• Jeff Hanna – arranger, guitar, vocals
• Jimmie Fadden – arranger, drums, guitar, harmonica, vocals
• John McEuen – arranger, guitar, steel guitar, vocals
• Jim Ibbotson - drums, guitar, keyboards, vocals
• Les Thompson – arranger, bass, guitar, vocals

Additional Musicians

• Randy Scruggs – acoustic guitar
• Norman Blake – dobro
• Ellis Padgett – acoustic bass

References

All information comes from album liner notes, unless otherwise noted.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. All The Good Times, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, United Artists SP-69 (1972) EP
2. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 219.
3. All The Good Times, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, United Artists UAS-5553 (1971) LP
4. All The Good Times, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, BGO Records BGOCD93 (1990) CD