Molly Hatchet (album)

Molly Hatchet is the debut studio album by American rock band Molly Hatchet. It was released on September 1, 1978, by Epic Records. The cover is a painting by Frank Frazetta entitled Death Dealer. Starting off both the album itself and the recording career of the band, the first song famously begins with lead singer Danny Joe Brown growling "Hell yeah!"

"Dreams I'll Never See" is a cover of The Allman Brothers Band's song "Dreams" from their debut album, via Buddy Miles's reworking of the song from Them Changes (1970).

Track listing

Side one

"Bounty Hunter" (Danny Joe Brown, Dave Hlubek, Steve Holland) – 2:58

"Gator Country" (Hlubek, Holland, Banner Thomas) – 6:17

"Big Apple" (Brown, Hlubek) – 3:01

"The Creeper" (Brown, Bruce Crump, Holland) – 3:18

"The Price You Pay" (Cecil Berrier, Brown, Holland, Bob Huckaba) – 3:04

Side two

"Dreams I'll Never See" (Gregg Allman) – 7:06

"I'll Be Running" (Brown, Hlubek, Thomas) – 3:00

"Cheatin' Woman" (Holland) – 3:36

"Trust Your Old Friend" (Crump, Duane Roland) – 3:55

Personnel

Molly Hatchet

Danny Joe Brown - vocals

Dave Hlubek - guitar

Steve Holland - guitar

Duane Roland - guitar

Banner Thomas - bass

Bruce Crump - drums

Additional musicians

Tom Werman - percussion

Jai Winding - keyboards

Tim Lindsey - additional bass

Production

Tom Werman - producer, mixing at Record Plant, Los Angeles

Anthony Reale - sound engineer, The Sound Pit, Atlanta

Richard Schoff - sound engineer

Mike Beriger - assistant engineer

Frank Frazetta - cover painting

Charts

Certifications

References

Molly Hatchet albums

1978 debut albums

Albums produced by Tom Werman

Epic Records albums

Albums with cover art by Frank Frazetta