Back Up Against the Wall

Back Up Against the Wall is the second album by the Southern rock band Atlanta Rhythm Section, released in 1973. It is the first album to feature Ronnie Hammond on lead vocals and J. R. Cobb as secondary guitarist (Cobb had also written a few songs for the band's previous album before he became a member). The album was re-released in 1977 on MCA Records as a double, paired with their debut (MCA-24114).

Track listing

Personnel

Atlanta Rhythm Section

• Ronnie Hammond - vocals, piano
• Barry Bailey - acoustic and electric guitar
• J.R. Cobb - acoustic, electric, steel and slide guitars, vocals
• Dean Daughtry - acoustic and electric piano, organ
• Paul Goddard - bass
• Robert Nix - drums, vocals

Additional players

• Randall Bramblett - piano
• Al Kooper - synthesizers (including ARP)
• Billy Lee Riley - harmonica

Production

• Producer: Buddy Buie
• Engineers: Bobby Langford, Rodney Mills
• Mixing: Rodney Mills
• Arranger: Buddy Buie
• Cover design: Mike McCarty
• Illustrations: Mike McCarty

References