Buddy Greene was born and raised in Macon GA and had been a part of the local music scene since he was 10 years old. Later he scored a position in Jerry Reed’s band. I doubt there was a better learning opportunity for any performer due to Jerry’s varied styles and work with so many great artists. In 1985 Buddy and his wife moved to Nashville to continue his music career. In late 85 Bob MacKenzie was able to pull together an album deal for Buddy with Refuge/Fortress records and this album is the result of that deal. The album was a bit of a departure from the regular Refuge album in that it is a country album but there’s no Rock or New Wave here which is what we were used to from Refuge. I’ll be honest 80’s country is not a genre I generally like but I must say I love this album as it is some really good quality country. Naturally I missed this one in the 80’s but that might be for the best. I probably wouldn’t have appreciated it back then.
Tracklist
1 – Praise You, Lord – 3:48
2 – Keep Your Head In The Word – 3:30
3 – Holy Father – 2:52
4 – He Is – 3:30
5 – Since Jesus Came Into My Heart (Tender Love And Care) – 3:21
6 – Lord, I Want To Thank You – 2:04
7 – Virtuous Woman – 3:54
8 – More Like You – 2:50
9 – Rest Awhile – 2:52
10 – Short Of The Mark – 2:52
11 – Oh Lord, How I Need You – 3:02
Credits
Acoustic Guitar – Buddy Greene, Don Potter, Jon Goin, Russell Barenberg
Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica, Harmony Vocals, Jaw Harp – Buddy Greene
Backing Vocals – Tim Holder, Tricia Walker
Bass – Duncan Mullins, Jimmie Lee
Choir – Alex Mebane, Ashley Cleveland, Buddy Greene, Dawn Rodgers, Doug Mills, Karen Staley, Lynn Hodges, Phil Madeira, Ric McClure
Dobro – Jerry Douglas
Drums – Kenny Malone
Electric Guitar – Brent Mason, Jimmy Nalls
Engineer [Additional] – Spence Chrislu
Executive-Producer – Bob Mackenzie
Fiddle – Sam Bush
Harmonica, Harmony Vocals – Buddy Greene
Harmony Vocals – Karen Staley, Tricia Walker
Keyboards – David Innis, Gary Prim
Mandolin – Bobby Clark, Sam Bush
Mastered By – Hank Williams
Mixed By – Brent King
Percussion [Wooden Agogos], Tambourine – Bubba Smith
Photography By – Mike Mitchell
Producer – Bubba Smith
Rap [The Rap-it-ups] – Alex Mebane, Ashley Cleveland, Dawn Rodgers, Doug Mills, Karen Staley, Phil Madeira
Recorded By – Doug Sarrett, Lynn Fuston
Tambourine – Bubba Smith
Words By, Music By – Ashley Cleveland, Buddy Greene, Rufus H. McDaniel, Rusty Ingraham, Debbie Kaye, Pete Kaye
Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Fortress Records
Copyright © – Fortress Records
Distributed By – Refuge Music Group
Mastered At – Mastermix
Mixed At – Downstage Studio
Recorded At – Center Stage Studio
Recorded At – Hummingbird Studio, Nashville, TN
Recorded At – Gold Mine Studio
Recorded At – Downstage Studio
Published By – Ariose Music
Published By – SpiritQuest Music
Published By – The Rodeheaver Co.
