Angels & Outlaws, Vol. 1

• Artist: The Bellamy Brothers
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• Release Date: March 29, 2005
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Country

Review

Angels & Outlaws, Vol. 1 marks the initial release of the Bellamy Brothers' two-disc retrospective celebrating the 30th anniversary of their first number one hit, "Let Your Love Flow," in 1976. To commemorate the occasion, brothers Howard and David Bellamy assembled a wide array of guest artists, including Alan Jackson, Dolly Parton, George Jones, and Tanya Tucker, to add a new twist to several of their most recognizable hits. Souped-up versions of "Sugar Daddy," "Old Hippie," "Redneck Girl," and "If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body (Would You Hold It Against Me)" work well with slightly different arrangements and guest vocalists. With the release of Angels & Outlaws, Vol. 1, the Bellamy Brothers deliver the goods instead of simply providing re-recorded tracks, which they've done in the past with lackluster results, or plainly reissuing the same hits yet again, like they did on the 2001 release The 25 Year Collection. As an added bonus, two excellent new songs penned by David Bellamy are included: "Guardian Angel" with Willie Nelson and "Alligator Alley" featuring John Anderson. ~ Al Campbell, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
You Ain't Just Whistlin' Dixie	David Bellamy	The Bellamy Brothers, Alan Jackson	(4:36)
Old Hippie	David Bellamy	The Bellamy Brothers	(4:03)
Let Your Love Flow	Larry E. Williams	The Bellamy Brothers	(3:06)
Guardian Angel	David Bellamy	The Bellamy Brothers, Willie Nelson	(4:17)
If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body (Would You Hold It Against Me)	David Bellamy	The Bellamy Brothers, Dolly Parton	(3:31)
Redneck Girl	David Bellamy	The Bellamy Brothers, Pat Green	(3:41)
Dancin' Cowboys	David Bellamy	The Bellamy Brothers, Trini Triggs	(3:23)
Sugar Daddy	David Bellamy	The Bellamy Brothers, George Jones	(3:41)
Crazy From the Heart	Don Schlitz, David Bellamy	Rhonda Vincent, The Bellamy Brothers, Chris Hillman, Herb Pedersen	(3:42)
Reggae Cowboy	David Bellamy	The Bellamy Brothers, David Allan Coe, Tanya Tucker	(3:43)
Kids of the Baby Boom	David Bellamy	Bobby Bare, The Bellamy Brothers, Charlie Daniels	(3:16)
Alligator Alley	David Bellamy	John Anderson, The Bellamy Brothers	(3:50)

Credits

Chris Hillman (Mandolin), Eric Darken (Percussion), Eric Darken (Vibraphone), Eddie Bayers (Drums), David Bellamy (Producer), Howard Bellamy (Producer), Mike Bradley (Engineer), Mark Capps (Assistant Engineer), Wally Dentz (Harmonica), Wally Dentz (Guitar (Bass)), Wally Dentz (Artist Coordination), Stuart Duncan (Mandolin), Paul Franklin (Pedal Steel), John Kelton (Engineer), John Kelton (Mixing), B. James Lowry (Guitar (Acoustic)), B. James Lowry (Guitar), B. James Lowry (Guitar (Electric)), Brent Mason (Guitar (Electric)), Terry McMillan (Harmonica), Herb Pedersen (Banjo), Herb Pedersen (Dobro), Hargus "Pig" Robbins (Piano), Ed Seay (Mixing), Keith Stegall (Producer), Michael Tucker (Drums), Bruce Watkins (Guitar (Acoustic)), Glenn Worf (Bass (Electric)), Glenn Sweitzer (Art Direction), Glenn Sweitzer (Design), Doug Johnson (Vocal Producer), Joe Caverlee (Fiddle), Emil Shapach (Assistant Engineer), Wayne Addleman (Guitar (Acoustic)), Wayne Addleman (Guitar), Wayne Addleman (Pedal Steel), Wayne Addleman (Slide Guitar), Wayne Addleman (Production Assistant), Wayne Addleman (Tic Tac), Matt Rovey (Engineer), Matt Rovey (Assistant Engineer), Alan Klingaman (Keyboards), Alan Klingaman (Saxophone), Hunter Berry (Fiddle), Jason Campbell (Mixing), Rose Johnson (?), Devon Breshears (Guitar), Devon Breshears (Slide Guitar), Devon Breshears (Lead), David Mariasy (Engineer), Penny Phillips (Artist Coordination), Judy Seale (Artist Coordination), Frank Swiech (Keyboards)