A New Life (album)

{{Infobox album|

| name = A New Life

| type = Album

| artist = Marshall Tucker Band

| cover = MTB_1974.jpg

| alt =

| released = February 1974

| recorded = 1973, Capricorn Sound Studios

| venue =

| studio =

| genre =

  • Country{{cite web|url=http://www.southernrockbrasil.com.br/2012/10/marshall-tucker-band-new-life-review.html|title=Marshall Tucker Band - A New Life (Review)|last=|first=|date=October 19, 2012|website=Southern Rock Brasil|language=pt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911045003/http://www.southernrockbrasil.com.br/2012/10/marshall-tucker-band-new-life-review.html|archive-date=September 11, 2018|access-date=December 12, 2018|url-status=dead}}
  • Southern rock

| length = 42:39

| label = Capricorn

| producer = Paul Hornsby

| prev_title = The Marshall Tucker Band

| prev_year = 1973

| next_title = Where We All Belong

| next_year = 1974

}}

A New Life is the second album by The Marshall Tucker Band. It was recorded in Macon, Georgia at Capricorn Studios. Guest musicians include Charlie Daniels and Jaimoe from The Allman Brothers Band.

Music

The sound of A New Life is considered to draw more heavily on the band's country influences than their debut, while also incorporating elements of blues and jazz. Also of note, the band uses a mellotron on "You Ain't Foolin' Me".

{{Album reviews

|rev1 = Allmusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/a-new-life-mw0000199543|title=A New Life - The Marshall Tucker Band {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|last=|first=|date=|website=AllMusic|language=en-us|access-date=December 12, 2018}}

|rev2 = Christgau's Record Guide

|rev2score = B{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|year=1981|title=Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies|publisher=Ticknor & Fields|isbn=089919026X|chapter=Consumer Guide '70s: M|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=M&bk=70|accessdate=March 2, 2019|via=robertchristgau.com}}

}}

Track listing

All songs written by Toy Caldwell.

=Side one=

  1. "A New Life" - 6:44
  2. "Southern Woman" - 7:55
  3. "Blue Ridge Mountain Sky" - 3:37
  4. "Too Stubborn" - 3:58

=Side two=

  1. "Another Cruel Love" - 3:58
  2. "You Ain't Foolin' Me" - 7:03
  3. "24 Hours at a Time" - 5:04
  4. "Fly Eagle Fly" - 4:25

;Shout Factory! 2004 remaster

"Another Cruel Love" (Recorded live at the Performing Arts Center, Milwaukee, WI, July 11, 1974) - 4:23

Personnel

Production

  • Producer: Paul Hornsby
  • Recording engineers: Sam Whiteside, Paul Hornsby
  • Mastering engineer: George Marino
  • Art direction: Wondergraphics, David and Jimmy Holmes
  • Photography: Unknown
  • Liner notes: Unknown

References