The Boys from Doraville

1980 studio album by Atlanta Rhythm Section

Studio album by

Atlanta Rhythm Section

Released

August 1980

Genre

Rock

Label

Polydor

Producer

Buddy Buie

Atlanta Rhythm Section chronology

Underdog
(1979)

The Boys from Doraville
(1980)

Quinella
(1981)

Singles from The Boys from Doraville

"I Ain't Much"
Released: 1980
"Silver Eagle"
Released: 1980

The Boys from Doraville is the ninth album by the Southern rock band Atlanta Rhythm Section, and their final album on Polydor Records, released in 1980.^[1]^[2]

The album peaked at #65 on the Billboard 200. None of its singles charted. As a result, the group departed Polydor, which led to a breach of contract lawsuit from the company that was later settled in the band's favor.

Track listing

Side A
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Cocaine Charlie"	Buie, Hammond	4:53
2.	"Next Year's Rock & Roll"	Buie, Daughtry	5:20
3.	"I Ain't Much"	Buie, Cobb	4:23
4.	"Putting My Faith in Love"	Buie, Cobb, Daughtry	5:10

Side B
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Rough at the Edges"	Buie, Daughtry	3:16
6.	"Silver Eagle"	Buie, Cobb	3:51
7.	"Pedestal"	Buie, Hammond	2:49
8.	"Try My Love"	Buie, Hammond	4:04
9.	"Strictly R & R"	Buie, Daughtry, Nix, Walker	4:41

Personnel

Ronnie Hammond – vocals, backing vocals
J.R. Cobb – guitar, backing vocals
Barry Bailey – guitar
Dean Daughtry – keyboards
Paul Goddard – bass
Roy Yeager – drums, percussion
"Stray" Straton – backing vocals

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1980	Billboard 200	65

References

^ Kirby, Kip (September 20, 1980). "Band's Enigmatic Image Shifts". Billboard. 92 (38). Nielsen Business Media, Inc.: 56. Retrieved January 14, 2020 – via Google Books.
^ Banister, C. Eric (May 12, 2016). Counting Down Southern Rock: The 100 Best Songs. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 135. ISBN 9781442245402. Retrieved January 14, 2020 – via Google Books.