Highway Call is the first 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...

 (under the name Richard Betts) 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 in 1974 in Macon, Georgia

Macon, Georgia

Macon is a city located in central Georgia, US. Founded at the fall line of the Ocmulgee River, it is part of the Macon metropolitan area, and the county seat of Bibb County. A small portion of the city extends into Jones County. Macon is the biggest city in central Georgia...

 at Capricorn Studios

Capricorn Records

Capricorn Records was an independent record label which was launched by Phil Walden, Alan Walden, and Frank Fenter in 1969 in Macon, Georgia.-First Incarnation:...

. On this album, Betts further develops and perfects the country sound that emerged on the Allman's 1973 album Brothers and Sisters

Brothers and Sisters (album)

Brothers and Sisters is the fifth album by The Allman Brothers Band, released in 1973.The group's first album recorded completely after the death of leader Duane Allman, and mostly after the death of bassist Berry Oakley, Brothers and Sisters saw the Allmans reach a commercial peak. The album...

. The standout tracks are "Long Time Gone", "Highway Call", and the extended country jam "Hand Picked". Guest musicians include Vassar Clements

Vassar Clements

Vassar Clements was a Grammy Award- winning American jazz, swing, and bluegrass fiddler. Clements has been dubbed the Father of Hillbilly Jazz, an improvisational style that blends and borrows from swing, hot jazz, and bluegrass along with roots also in country and other musical...

 on fiddle and Jeff Hanna on acoustic guitar.

Track listing

1. "Long Time Gone" (Betts) - 4:31
2. "Rain" (Betts) - 3:40
3. "Highway Call" (Betts) - 4:26
4. "Let Nature Sing" (Betts) - 5:10
5. "Hand Picked" (Betts) - 14:20
6. "Kissimmee Kid" (Vassar Clements) - 3:13

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...
  
   - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, dobro, lead vocals
• Vassar Clements
  Vassar Clements
  Vassar Clements was a Grammy Award- winning American jazz, swing, and bluegrass fiddler. Clements has been dubbed the Father of Hillbilly Jazz, an improvisational style that blends and borrows from swing, hot jazz, and bluegrass along with roots also in country and other musical...
  
   - fiddle
• Chuck Leavell
  Chuck Leavell
  Chuck Leavell is an American pianist and keyboardist, who was a member of The Allman Brothers Band throughout the height of their popularity, a founding member of the jazz-rock combo Sea Level, a frequently-employed session musician, and later, the keyboardist for Eric Clapton and The Rolling...
  
   - piano
• Tommy Talton - acoustic guitar
• John Hughey
  John Hughey
  John Hughey was an American musician. He was known for his work as a session pedal steel guitar player for various country music acts, most notably Vince Gill and Conway Twitty...
  
   - steel guitar
• Walter Poindexter - banjo, background vocals
• Leon Poindexter - acoustic guitar, background vocals
• Frank Poindexter - dobro, background vocals
• Stray Straton - bass, background vocals
• Johnny Sandlin - bass
• Oscar Underwood Adams - mandolin
• David Walshaw - drums, percussion
• 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...
  
  - harmonica
• The Rambos (Buck, Dottie, and Reba) - background vocals

Production

• Producer: Johnny Sandlin/Dickey Betts
• Recording Engineer: Sam Whiteside/Johnny Sandlin
• Remixing: Johnny Sandlin
• Photography: Sydney Smith
• Liner Notes: n/a