| Beatin' the Odds | ||||
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Molly_Hatchet_-_Beatin%27_the_Odds.jpg) Cover art by Frank Frazetta | ||||
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| Released | September 1980 | |||
| Studio | Bee Jay Recording Studios, Orlando, Florida Record Plant Studios, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Southern rock, hard rock | |||
| Length | 32:35 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Tom Werman, Pat Armstrong | |||
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| Singles from Beatin' the Odds | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10[2] |
Beatin' the Odds is the third studio album by American rock band Molly Hatchet, released in 1980 by Epic Records. The album is the first to feature singer Jimmy Farrar, who replaced original singer Danny Joe Brown.[3] A remastered edition of the album was issued in 2008 by Rock Candy Records, with four live bonus tracks and extensive liner notes. The remastering was directed by British producer Jon Astley. The album was also reissued under the SPV/Steamhammer label in 2013 and only included the original tracks.
The cover art for the album was "Conan the Conqueror" by Frank Frazetta.
- ^ Smith, Michael B. "Molly Hatchet - Beatin' the Odds review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 227–228. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
- ^ "History". Dirk's Unofficial Molly Hatchet Site. Retrieved 2011-04-17.