Hurry Sundown (Outlaws album)

Hurry Sundown is the third album by American southern rock band Outlaws, released in 1977. The title track became a concert staple and fan favorite. Four members of the band, Hughie Thomasson, Henry Paul, Billy Jones, and Harvey Dalton Arnold (who replaced Frank O'Keefe on bass) contributed songwriting and lead vocals. Paul would leave the band after the album's release.

Hurry Sundown
Studio album by
Outlaws
Released1977
RecordedCriteria Sound
GenreSouthern rock, country rock
Length38:01
LabelArista
ProducerEd Mashal,
Bill Szymczyk
Outlaws chronology
Lady in Waiting
(1976)		 Hurry Sundown
(1977)		 Bring It Back Alive
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

With this album, the Outlaws dived even deeper into a country sound. Thomasson plays pedal steel on some tracks, and banjo on the bluegrass track "So Afraid".

Track listing
  1. "Gunsmoke" (Henry Paul, Monte Yoho) – 4:18
  2. "Hearin' My Heart Talkin'" (Tim Martin, Walter Meskell) – 4:11
  3. "So Afraid" (Harvey Dalton Arnold) – 3:17
  4. "Holiday" (Billy Jones) – 4:02
  5. "Hurry Sundown" (Hughie Thomasson) – 4:05
  6. "Cold and Lonesome" (Arnold) – 3:19
  7. "Night Wines" (Jones) – 4:50
  8. "Heavenly Blues" (Paul[lower-alpha 1]) – 3:47
  9. "Man of the Hour" (Jones, Thomasson) – 6:12

Personnel
Guests
Production
  • Ed Mashal - producer, engineer
  • Bill Szymczyk - producer, engineer

Charts
Chart (1977) Peak
position
US Billboard Top LPs & Tape 51

Notes
  1. Per BMI records (see BMI Work #550628). Some copies of the album credit Billy Jones instead.

References
  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r46160/review
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