Midnight Wind

1977 studio album by The Charlie Daniels Band

Midnight Wind

Studio album by

The Charlie Daniels Band

Released

October 7, 1977

Studio

Capricorn Sound Studios

Length

37:48

Label

Epic

Producer

Paul Hornsby

The Charlie Daniels Band chronology

High Lonesome
(1976)

Midnight Wind
(1977)

Million Mile Reflections
(1979)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Midnight Wind is the ninth studio album by Charlie Daniels and the sixth as the Charlie Daniels Band, released on October 7, 1977. It was certified Gold by the RIAA on February 10, 1995.^[2]

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic says, "Midnight Wind is an overlooked title in the Charlie Daniels Band oeuvre, never appearing on CD until Raven released an expanded version called Midnight Wind...Plus in 2009."^[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by The Charlie Daniels Band (Charlie Daniels, Tom Crain, Taz DiGregorio, Fred Edwards, Charles Hayward & Don Murray), unless otherwise noted.

Side A

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Midnight Wind"		4:20
2.	"Sugar Hill Saturday Night"	Charlie Daniels Taz DiGregorio Tom Crain	3:41
3.	"Heaven Can Be Anywhere"	Charlie Daniels	3:15
4.	"Maria Teresa"	Charlie Daniels Taz DiGregorio	4:39
5.	"Indian Man"	Charlie Daniels	3:12
Total length:			19:07

Side B

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Grapes of Wrath"	Charlie Daniels	3:10
2.	"Redneck Fiddlin' Man"		5:12
3.	"Ode To Sweet Smoky"	Tom Crain	3:29
4.	"Good Ole Boy"		4:10
5.	"Black Bayou"		2:40
Total length:			18:41

Personnel

The Charlie Daniels Band

Charlie Daniels – vocals, guitar, fiddle
Tom Crain – guitar, vocals
Taz DiGregorio – keyboards, vocals
Fred Edwards – drums, percussion
Charlie Hayward – bass
Don Murray – drums, percussion

Guest musicians

Paul Riddle – congas on "Heaven Can Be Anywhere"; roto toms on "Indian Man"
Leo LaBranche – string arrangement on "Heaven Can Be Anywhere"

Production

Paul Hornsby – Producer
Kurt Kinzel – Engineer
Steve Tillisch – Assistant engineer
Don Rubin – Executive producer
George Marino – Mastering
Joseph E. Sullivan – Production supervisor

Track information and credits adapted from the album's liner notes.^[3]

Charts

Chart (1977)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[4]	105
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[5]	42

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[2]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ ^a ^b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b "American album certifications – Charlie Daniels Band – Midnight Wind". Recording Industry Association of America.
^ Midnight Wind (liner notes). Charlie Daniels. Epic. PE 34970.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "The Charlie Daniels Band Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
^ "The Charlie Daniels Band Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2024.