Back Home Again (Norman Greenbaum album)
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| Released | 1970 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 34:05 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Producer | Erik Jacobsen[1] | |||
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Back Home Again is the second solo album by the American rock musician Norman Greenbaum. It is the follow up to his 1969 album Spirit in the Sky.
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
In a Record World review, the writers note "Hometown and family virtues extolled in deceptively simple music" noting "The instrumentation and the chanting is without polish but with plenty of warm feelings", ending that there is "Something pleasant and homey about this album, like a needlepoint sampler."[4] Billboard magazine stated Greenbaum is "still turning out that good-time rock" on the record.[5] According to Greenbaum, the track "Canned Ham" was controversial, although no reason was given by him for its controversy.[6]
Track listing
All songs written by Norman Greenbaum.
Side one
- "Back Home Again" – 2:42
- "Rhode Island Red" – 2:43
- "Canned Ham" – 2:51
- "Titfield Thunder" – 5:04
- "Little Miss Fancy" – 3:15
Side two
- "Lucile Got Stealed" – 3:54
- "Circulate" – 3:09
- "Hook and Ladder" – 2:42
- "Damper" – 2:56
- "I.J. Foxx" – 4:19
Personnel
According to the album's liner notes:[1]
- Norman Greenbaum – rhythm guitar, piano, vocals
- Ed Bogas – string arranger
- The Stovall Sisters – backing vocals (A3, B1)
- Jerry Yester – chamberlin
- Bill Douglas – double bass, jug
- Bill Meeker – drums
- Norman Mayell – lead guitar (A4, B1)
- Douglas Killmer – electric bass
- Lynn Elder – Hurdy-gurdy
- Squire – jug
- Russel DaShiell – lead guitar
- Steve Busfield – lead guitar (A1, A2, A4 to B1, B4)
- Dan Paik – mandolin
- John McFee – steel guitar (B2)
- Dan Hicks – washboard
- William Truckaway – Moog synthesizer
References
- ^ a b Back Home Again (notes). Reprise. 1971.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Back Home Again - Norman Greenbaum | Album | AllMusic, retrieved August 10, 2025
- ^ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. London: Omnibus Publishing. p. 1730. ISBN 978-0857125958. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
- ^ "Record World Album Product" (PDF). Record World. United States. January 2, 1971. p. 18. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
- ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 12, 1970.
- ^ Martoccio, Angie (January 17, 2020). "Norman Greenbaum on 'Spirit in the Sky' at 50: 'The Interest in It Just Doesn't Wane'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 17, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2025.