Full Moon (Charlie Daniels album)

Full Moon
Full Moon
Studio album by The Charlie Daniels Band
Released	July 18, 1980
Studio	Woodland (Nashville, Tennessee); Record Plant (Los Angeles, California);
Genre	Country rock; country pop;
Length	37:27
Label	Epic
Producer	John Boylan
The Charlie Daniels Band chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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

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

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

Personnel

The Charlie Daniels Band:

Charlie Daniels - Guitar, fiddle, vocals
Tom Crain - Guitar, vocals
Taz DiGregorio - keyboards, vocals
Fred Edwards - drums, percussion
Charles Hayward - Bass
James W. Marshall - drums, percussion

Additional musicians:

Bergen White - String arrangements

Production

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

Original LP Catalog Number: Epic Records FE 36571
CD Catalog Number: Epic Records EK 36571

Charts

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


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[7]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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

[1] Full Moon at AllMusic

[RS-2] The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 177.

[aus-3] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[group=-4] "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0254a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 26, 2024.

[ac_Billboard200_The_Charlie_Daniels_Band-5] "The Charlie Daniels Band Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2024.

[ac_BillboardCountry_The_Charlie_Daniels_Band-6] "The Charlie Daniels Band Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2024.

[United_StatesFull_MoonalbumCertRef-7] "American album certifications – Full Moon". Recording Industry Association of America.

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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 (1971) 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)