Atlanta's Burning Down is the third solo album by Dickey Betts

Dickey Betts

Forrest Richard "Dickey" Betts is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and composer best known as a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band. He was inducted with the band into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995 and also won with the band a best rock performance Grammy Award for his...

 of The Allman Brothers Band

The Allman Brothers Band

The Allman Brothers Band is an American rock/blues band once based in Macon, Georgia. The band was formed in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1969 by brothers Duane Allman and Gregg Allman , who were supported by Dickey Betts , Berry Oakley , Butch Trucks , and Jai Johanny "Jaimoe"...

. It was recorded with his band "Great Southern" in late 1977, and released in early 1978. The standout tracks are "Good Time Feeling" and "Atlanta's Burning Down". The title track is a sentimental narrative about a soldier's wife being in Atlanta during the burning of the city, while he was fighting in Virginia. The Guest musicians were Bonnie Bramlett

Bonnie Bramlett

Bonnie Bramlett is an American singer and sometime actress known for her distinctive vocals in rock and pop music. This began in the mid 1960s as a backing singer, forming the husband-and-wife team of Delaney & Bonnie, and continuing to the present day as a solo artist.-Life and career:Bramlett...

, Clydie King

Clydie King

Clydie Crittendon is an American singer, best known for her session work as a backing vocalist....

 and Sherlie Matthews

Sherlie Matthews

Sherlie Matthews is an American singer, songwriter and record producer, best known as a backing vocalist for Pop, R&B and Rock groups from the mid 1960s to the present time.-Early life:...

 on background vocals.

Track listing

1. "Good Time Feeling" (Dickey Betts) - 4:31
2. "Atlanta's Burning Down" (Billy Ray Reynolds) - 4:33
3. "Leavin' Me Again" (Dickey Betts, Dan Toler) - 4:17
4. "Back on the Road Again" (Dickey Betts) - 4:13
5. "Dealin' with The Devil" (Dickie Betts, Dan Toler, Billy Ray Reynolds) - 3:46
6. "Shady Streets" (Dickie Betts, Dan Toler, B.Reynolds) - 4:30
7. "You Can Have Her (I Don't Want Her)" (Willie Cook) - 3:53
8. "Mr. Blues Man" (Dickey Betts, Curtis Buck) - 4:12

Personnel

• Dickey Betts
  Dickey Betts
  Forrest Richard "Dickey" Betts is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and composer best known as a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band. He was inducted with the band into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995 and also won with the band a best rock performance Grammy Award for his...
  
   - guitar, lead vocals
• Dan Toler
  Dan Toler
  Dan Toler, also known as "Dangerous Dan Toler", is an American guitarist.-History:A native of Indiana, Dan Toler became popular in the late 1970s as a member of Dickey Betts & Great Southern. He was featured on the albums Dickey Betts & Great Southern and Atlanta's Burning Down...
  
   - guitar, background vocals
• Reese Wynans
  Reese Wynans
  Reese Wynans is a keyboard player who has done session work and has been a member of Double Trouble and progressive rock band Captain Beyond.- Personal life :Reese Wynans grew up in Sarasota, Florida during the 1950s...
  
   - keyboards, harmonica
• Michael Workman - keyboards, background vocals
• David Goldflies - bass
• Topper Price - harmonica
• Donnie Sharbono - drums, percussion, background vocals
• David Toler - drums, percussion
• Bonnie Bramlett
  Bonnie Bramlett
  Bonnie Bramlett is an American singer and sometime actress known for her distinctive vocals in rock and pop music. This began in the mid 1960s as a backing singer, forming the husband-and-wife team of Delaney & Bonnie, and continuing to the present day as a solo artist.-Life and career:Bramlett...
  
   - background vocals
• Clydie King
  Clydie King
  Clydie Crittendon is an American singer, best known for her session work as a backing vocalist....
  
   - background vocals
• Sherlie Matthews
  Sherlie Matthews
  Sherlie Matthews is an American singer, songwriter and record producer, best known as a backing vocalist for Pop, R&B and Rock groups from the mid 1960s to the present time.-Early life:...
  
   - background vocals
• Steve Wittmack - string arrangements

Production

• Producer: Dickey Betts
• Recording Engineer: Fred Torchio
• Mastering: Elliott Federman
• Art Direction: David Richman
• Photography: Shayne Fair
• Road Manager: Don Buh