Let's Go (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band album)

Let's Go

Studio album by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Released

1983

Genre

Country/Country rock/Folk rock/Bluegrass

Label

Liberty

Producer

Norbert Putnam, Richard Landis

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band chronology

Jealousy
(1981)

Let's Go
(1983)

Plain Dirt Fashion
(1984)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Let's Go is the 1983 album from The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. This album marks the return of Nitty Gritty to the band name and Jim Ibbotson to the band. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (aka The Dirt Band) is notable for having many charting albums and singles. This album reached 26 on the US Country charts. Two singles from this album also charted. "Shot Full of Love" reached 19 on the US Country charts. "Dance Little Jean" reached 9 on the US Country charts.

Track listing

"Heartaches in Heartaches" (Andrew Gold) - 3:30
"Special Look" (Jeff Hanna, Bob Carpenter) - 3:14
"Shot Full of Love" (Bob McDill) - 3:23
"Never Together (But Close Sometimes)" (Rodney Crowell) - 3:06
"Goodbye Eyes" (Dave Loggins) - 3:23
"Maryann" (Marshall Crenshaw) - 3:10
"Too Many Heartaches in Paradise" (Jeff Wilson, Dolly Greer) - 4:00
"Don't Get Sand in It" (Steve Goodman, Sean Kelly) - 3:28
"Let's Go" (Jeff Hanna, Jimmie Fadden) - 3:06
"Dance Little Jean" (Jimmy Ibbotson) - 3:12

Personnel

Jeff Hanna
Jimmie Fadden
John McEuen
Jim Ibbotson
Lead Vocals - Jeff Hanna, Jim Ibbotson
Guitars - Jim Ibbotson, Steve Gibson, Jeff Hanna, George Doering, John McEuen, Fred Tackett, David Loggins, Barry Chance
Harmonica - Jimmie Fadden
Banjo, Lap Steel Guitar - John McEuen
Mandolin - John McEuen, Jim Ibbotson
Keyboard - Bob Carpenter, Phil Aaberg, Richard Landis, Kyle Lehning, David Hungate, Norbert Putnam, Neil Stubenhaus
Drums - James Stroud, Rick Shlosser, Ken Buttrey, Roger Linn
Percussion - Jimmie Fadden, Farrell Morris, Jim Ibbotson, Richard Landis
Background Vocals - Bob Carpenter, Jim Ibbotson, Jeff Hanna
Background vocals on "Shot Full of Love" - Kenny Edwards, Andrew Gold, Allen Graham^[2]

Production

Producer - Norbert Putnam & Richard Landis

Chart performance

Chart (1983)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	26

References

↑ Thom Owens. "Allmusic review". Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
↑ Track listing, Personnel, and Production from album liner notes unless otherwise noted.

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Bob Carpenter Jimmie Fadden Jeff Hanna John McEuen

Studio albums	The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Ricochet Rare Junk Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy All the Good Times Stars & Stripes Forever Symphonion Dream The Dirt Band An American Dream Make a Little Magic Jealousy Let's Go Plain Dirt Fashion Partners, Brothers and Friends Hold On Workin' Band The Rest of the Dream Not Fade Away Acoustic The Christmas Album Bang, Bang, Bang Welcome to Woody Creek Speed of Life

Collaboration albums	Will the Circle Be Unbroken Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume III

Live albums	Alive Live Two Five

Compilation albums	Dirt, Silver and Gold Twenty Years of Dirt More Great Dirt

Notable singles	"Mr. Bojangles" "House at Pooh Corner" "I Saw the Light" "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" "The Battle of New Orleans" "All I Have to Do Is Dream" "An American Dream" "Dance Little Jean" "Long Hard Road (The Sharecropper's Dream)" "I Love Only You" "High Horse" "Modern Day Romance" "Home Again in My Heart" "Partners, Brothers and Friends" "Fire in the Sky" "Baby's Got a Hold on Me" "Fishin' in the Dark" "Oh What a Love" "Workin' Man (Nowhere to Go)" "I've Been Lookin'" "Down That Road Tonight" "Turn of the Century" "And So It Goes" (with John Denver) "When It's Gone" "I Fought the Law"

Related articles	Discography Capitol Records Warner Bros. Records Universal Records MCA Records Jimmy Ibbotson Bernie Leadon

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