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Full Moon (Charlie Daniels album)

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Full Moon
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 18, 1980
Studio
Genre
Length37:27
LabelEpic
ProducerJohn Boylan
The Charlie Daniels Band chronology
Million Mile Reflections
(1979)
Full Moon
(1980)
Windows
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[2]

Full Moon is the eleventh studio album by Charlie Daniels and the eighth as the Charlie Daniels Band, released on July 18, 1980. It produced two hit singles for the band, "In America" and "The Legend of Wooley Swamp". The group dedicated the album to Tommy Caldwell, who had died on April 28, 1980.

Track listing

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All songs composed by the Charlie Daniels Band (Charlie Daniels, Tom Crain, Taz DiGregorio, Fred Edwards, Charles Hayward & James W. Marshall), except where indicated:

  1. "The Legend of Wooley Swamp" - 4:18
  2. "Carolina (I Remember You)" - 5:13
  3. "Lonesome Boy from Dixie" (Crain, Jody Williams) - 4:45
  4. "No Potion for the Pain" (DiGregorio, Greg Wohlgemuth) - 4:25
  5. "El Toreador" - 3:26
  6. "South Sea Song" - 4:32
  7. "Dance, Gypsy, Dance" (Daniels) - 3:34
  8. "Money" (Crain) - 3:58
  9. "In America" - 3:21

Personnel

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The Charlie Daniels Band:

Additional musicians:

  • Bergen White - String arrangements

Production

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  • Producer: John Boylan
  • Engineer: Paul Grupp
  • Assisted by: Russ Martin, Phil Jamtaas, Ed Cherney, Cary Pritkin
  • Production supervisor: Joseph E. Sullivan
  • Cover illustration: Bill Myers

Catalog number

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Charts

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Chart (1980) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[3] 100
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[4] 40
US Billboard 200[5] 11
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6] 5

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[7] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Full Moon at AllMusic
  2. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 177.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0254a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  5. ^ "The Charlie Daniels Band Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  6. ^ "The Charlie Daniels Band Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  7. ^ "American album certifications – Full Moon". Recording Industry Association of America.