Keep the Faith (Black Oak Arkansas album)

Keep the Faith is the 1972 second album by Black Oak Arkansas. The original LP pressings have "gimmick" top-loading cover with 2 fold-out flaps on front that reveals a different photo, lyrics and credits when opened up.

Keep the Faith
Studio album by
Black Oak Arkansas
ReleasedJanuary 1972
GenreSouthern rock/Country rock/Hard rock/Boogie rock
Length37:24
LabelAtco
Producer Black Oak Arkansas
Black Oak Arkansas chronology
Black Oak Arkansas
(1971)		 Keep the Faith
(1972)		 If an Angel Came to See You, Would You Make Her Feel at Home?
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Christgau's Record GuideC–[2]

Track listing

All selections written by Black Oak Arkansas.

  1. "Keep the Faith" - 3:12
  2. "Revolutionary All American Boys" - 3:35
  3. "Feet on Earth, Head in Sky" - 4:10
  4. "Fever in My Mind" - 2:52
  5. "The Big One's Still Coming" - 3:57
  6. "White Headed Woman" - 4:52
  7. "We Live on Day to Day" - 5:16
  8. "Short Life Line" - 4:52
  9. "Don't Confuse What You Don't Know" - 4:38

Personnel
  • Jim "Dandy" Mangrum: Lead Vocals, Washboard
  • Rickie "Ricochet" Reynolds: 12 String Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
  • Pat "Dirty" Daugherty: Bass Guitar, Vocals
  • Harvey "Burley" Jett: Lead Guitar, Banjo, Piano, Vocals
  • Stanley "Goober" Knight: Lead & Steel Guitar, Organ, Vocals
  • Wayne "Squeezebox" Evans: Drums

Production
  • Published by Far Fetched Music (ASCAP).
  • Produced by Black Oak Arkansas
  • Executive Producers: Doc Siegel
  • Recorded at Village Recorders, Los Angeles, California and Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida
  • Engineers: Tom Dowd
  • Remixed by Tom Dowd and Doc Siegel
  • Cover design and photos by Les Weisbrich

[3]

Charts

Album - Billboard (United States)[4]

Year Chart Position
1972 The Billboard 200 103

References
  1. AllMusic review
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: B". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  3. http://www.discogs.com/Black-Oak-Arkansas-Keep-The-Faith/release/380922
  4. "Black Oak Arkansas Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
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