Highway Call

Highway Call
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1974
Recorded1974
StudioCapricorn Sound Studios, Macon, Georgia
GenreCountry rock, Western swing
Length35:28
LabelCapricorn
ProducerJohnny Sandlin, Dickey Betts
Dickey Betts chronology
Highway Call
(1974)
Dickey Betts & Great Southern
(1977)

Highway Call is the debut album by Dickey Betts (under the name Richard Betts), of the Allman Brothers Band.[1][2] It was recorded in 1974 in Macon, Georgia, at Capricorn Studios. Betts further develops the country sound that emerged on the Allmans' 1973 album Brothers and Sisters. Tracks include "Long Time Gone", "Highway Call", and the extended country jam "Hand Picked". Guest musicians include Vassar Clements on fiddle and Jeff Hanna on acoustic guitar. The album peaked at No. 19 on Billboard's "Pop Albums" chart in 1974.[3]

  1. ^ "Dickey Betts | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "Top Album Picks". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 24, 1974 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Richard Betts". Billboard.