Honest to Goodness

Honest to Goodness is the debut album by Southern rock band Grinderswitch, released in 1974.^[2][5] The album contains contributions from Dickey Betts and Jaimoe of The Allman Brothers Band.^[6]

Honest to Goodness
Studio album by Grinderswitch
Released	1974
Studio	Capricorn Sound Studios
Genre	Southern rock blues rock
Length	37:43
Label	Capricorn Records[1]
Producer	Paul Hornsby[2]
Grinderswitch chronology
Honest to Goodness (1974) Macon Tracks (1975)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide	[4]

Critical reception

Billboard wrote that the band "sound like a less virtuoso Marshall Tucker Band."^[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Dru Lombar except where noted:

1. "Kiss the Blues Goodbye" - 4:55
2. "Can't Keep a Good Man Down" (D. Lombar, J.D. Petty, L. Howard, R. Burnett) - 3:54
3. "How the West Was Won" (L. Howard) - 5:22
4. "Eighty Miles to Memphis" (J.D. Petty) - 3:00
5. "Catch a Train" - 4:44
6. "Roll On Gambler" - 5:15
7. "Homebound" - 6:45
8. "Peach County Jamboree" - 3:48
9. "You're So Fine" (Live Version) - 3:29 (1994 CD Reissue)

Personnel

Band members

• Dru Lombar - lead and slide guitars, lead vocals
• Larry Howard - electric and acoustic guitars
• Joe Dan Petty - bass, backing vocals
• Rick Burnett - drums, congas, percussion

Additional musicians

• Paul Hornsby - piano and organ
• Richard Betts - Guitar on "Kiss the Blues Goodbye"
• Jaimoe - Congas on "Can't Keep a Good Man Down" and "How the West Was Won"

Production

• Design, Art Direction - Richard Mantel
• Engineer - O.V. Sparks
• Asst. Engineer - Tony Humphreys
• Mastered by Bob Ludwig
• Photography by Al Clayton
• Producer - Paul Hornsby
• Tape Asst. - Carolyn Harriss, Richard Schoff