Album: No More Dirty Deals
Year: 1980
Style: Southern Rock, Hair Metal
Similar Bands: .38 Special, Outlaws, Winger, ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Allman Brothers, Bandera, Marshall Tucker, Molly Hatchet
"One-Word" Review: Fledgling Metal
Based Out Of: Jacksonville, FL
Label: Polydor, Polygram
Cover, Sleeve, Record
Back, Lyrics, Record
No More Dirty Deals (1980)- No More Dirty Deals 5:25
- Coming Home 4:08
- 634-5789 - 2:43 (Wilson Pickett cover)
- Put My Trust In You 2:44
- Only the Strong Survive 3:34 /
- Hard Luck Story 3:08
- Stand Your Ground 3:11
- Never Too Late 3:44
- Keep On Rollin' 3:27
- Standing in the Darkness 4:57 (Tribute to his brother, Ronnie)
Members & Other Bands:
- Johnny Van Zant - Vox (Lynyrd Skynyrd, .38 Special, Austin Nickels Band, Van Zant, Jim Peterik, )
- Robbie Gay - Lead Guitar (Van Zant, Robert Paul Band)
- Erik Lundgren - Lead Guitar (Van-Zant)
- Danny Clausman - Bass (Van-Zant)
- Robbie Morris - Drums (Van-Zant, Shanytown)
- Ron Hinklin - Backing Vox (Modern Barbershop Quartet, Ray Conniff, Bob Alcivar, California Dreamers, Eligibles, Zip-Codes, Hugo Montenegro, Stan Kenton, Bud Shank, Ralph Carmichael, Michael Colombier, Gabor Szabo, Jack Daugherty, Partridge Family, Dominic Frontiere, PF Sloan, Beaver & Krause, David Wagner, Climaz, BJ Thomas, Sarah Vaughn, Gram Parsons. Austin Roberts, Vikki Carr, Paul Williams, John Davidson, Keith Moon, Elkie Brooks, Jack Jones, Danny & Joyce, Cyndi Grecco, Deanna Edwards, Jim Weatherly, The Tubes, Linda Ronstadt, Elton John, Donovan, Doonesbury's Jimmy Thudpucker, Wayne Parker, TN Ernie Ford, Sparks, Shaun Cassidy, Leif Garrett, Tony Rizzi & Pacific!, Captain & Tennille, Neil Diamond, Alan Price, Jon Bryon, Lalo Schifrin, Westside Strutters, Harvey Mason, Outlaws, Reba Rambo, Dony McGuire, Paul Johnson, David Essex, Sammy Nestico, Nico Ramsden, Frank Sinatra, Jerry Lee Lewis, Harry Connick Jr, Chipmunks, Elvis Presley, The Yellow Balloon, Vince Gill, Patrick Williams, Monkees, Jan & Dean, Charles Fox, Norman Gimbel, Suzanne Klee, Johnny Koonce)
- John Balhler - Backing Vox (Bahler Bros, LA Voices, Ray Conniff, Bob Alcivar, California Dreamers, Love Generation, Bud Shank,Ralph Carmichael, Dory Previn, Gabor Szabo, Partridge Family, Dominic Frontiere, Climax, David Cassidy, Sarah Vaughn, David Essex, Toto, Association, Elvis Presley, Jerry lee Lewis, Jan & Dean, Carpenters, Love Generation, more)
- Jerry Whitman - Backing Vox (Hollywood Film Chorale, David Axelrod, Michael Colombier, Partridge Family, Burt Bacharach, Hal David, Tedd Smith, Ray Conniff, John Strachan, Bob Zwirn, Paul Williams, Phantom of Paradise [sndtk], Cam Floria, Jose Feliciano, Carpenters, Elkie Brooks, The Tubes, Wayne Parker, TN Ernie Ford, Ralph Carmichael, Triumvirat, Grease [sndtk], Jon Bryon, Harvey Mason, Reba Rambo, Dony McGuire, Outlaws, Jimmy & Carol Owens, David Essex, Norman Saleet, Juice Newton, Vince Gill, Frank Sinatra, Werid Al Yankovic, Neil Diamond, Harry Connick Jr, Billy May, Glen Gray, James Newton Howard, Alan Silvestri, Simpsons, Henry Mancini, Charles Bernstein, Ralph Cramichael, Kurt Kaiser)
- Gene Morford - Backing Vox (Modern Barbershop Quartet, Hugo Montenegro, Ralph Carmichael, Jack Daugherty, Michael Legrand, BJ Thomas, David Wagner, Paul Johnson, John Kay, Sarah Vaughn, Sherman Hayes, Paul Williams, John Davidson, Cam Floria, Elkie Brooks, Jose Feliciano, Jim Weatherly, Jon Bryon, Tubes, Elton John, TN Ernie Ford, Shaun Cassidy, Captain & Tennille, Dolly parton, Tony Rizzi & Pacific!, Grease [sndtk], Neil Diamond, Alan Price, Susie Allanson, Jimmy & Carol Owens, Continental Singers, Barry McGuire, David Essex, Kenny Rogers, Parachute, Reba Rambo, Dony McGuire, Laura Branigan, Gail Davis, Toto, John Denver, Roy Orbison, Little Shop of Horrors [sndtk], Frank Sinatra, Weird Al Yankovic, David Foster, Jerry Lee Lewis, harry Connick Jr, Tom Inglis, Natalie Cole, Chipmunks, Clare Fischer, Amy Grant, Simpsons [sndtk], Tom Jones, Suzanne Klee, Johnny Koonce)
- Marti McCall - Backing Vox (Magic, Space Angels, Tuxedo Junction, JOhn Lee Hooker, Linda Ronstadt, Michael White, Righteous Bros, Peggy lee, Paul Williams, Dory Previn, nancy Wilson, Harry Chapin, Jack Jones, Frankie Valli, Seals & Crofts, Blackbyrds, Boz Scaggs, Dolly Parton, David Soul, Dionne Warwick, Burt Bacharach, Sat Night Fever [sndtk], Donna Summer, Roger Voudouris, Grease [sndtk], Peter Allen, Gloria Gaynor, Christopher Cross, The Babys, Gil-Scott heron, Aretha Franklin, Reba Rambo, Imperials, Striesand, Jose Feliciano, Milt Jackson, Madleen Kane, Booker T, Jermaine Jackson, Kids from Fame, Kenny Rogers, Lou Rawls, Barry Gibb, Bil Withers, Diana Ross, Cher, Linda Ronstandt, Olivia-Newton John, Arlo Guthrie, Glen Campbell, more
- Myrna Matthews - Backing Vox (Hollywood Film Chorale, Magic, Paul Johnson, Saint Tropez, Babettes, Space Angels, Billy Preston, Dusty Springfield, Tim Buckley, Steely Dan, Dory Previn, Quincy Jones, Boz Scaggs, Bill Withers, Don Cornelius, Frankie Valli, TN Ernie Ford, Blackbyrds, Seals & Crofts, Helen Reddy, Dolly Parton, Captain & Tennille, Miracles, Dion Warwick, Shaun Cassidy, Grease [sndtk], Cheryl Ladd, Babys, Roger Voudouris, Christopher Cross, Outlaws, Eddie Money, Aretha Franklin, Barbara Streisand, Booker T, Jose Feliciano, SOS Band, Diana Ross, Kenny Rogers, Imperials, Patti Austin, Barry Gibb, Cher, Whitney Houston, Gary Wright, China Crisis, Teddu Pendergrass, Jon Bon Jovi, Dick Tracy [sndtk], Kenny Loggins, Muppets, Pat Boone, Harry Connick Jr more)
- Lorna Willard - Backing Vox (Maxine Waters/Willard, Scott McKenzie, Pacific Gas & Electric, Michael Colombier, Al Kooper, Marc McClure, David Cassidy, Tim Buckley, BW Stevenson, Willie Hutch. Boz Scaggs, Keith Moon, Bobby Womack, Cydni Grecco, Paul Kelly, Alice Cooper, Lenoard Cohen, Tanya Tucker, Chanson, Moulin Rouge, Ken Lauber)
- Julia (Ardie) Waters Tillman - Backing Vox (Rock Flowers, Sugar, Brothers & Sisters, Darlings, Dynels, Goldman Girls, Waters, Waters Sisters, Stan Kenton, Al Kooper, Carole King, Dave Mason, Boz Scaggs, Funk Inc, Eric Andersen, Jose Feliciano, Carly Simon, Johnny Rivers, Keith Moon, Tina Turner, Righteous Bros, Buffy Saint-Marie, Andy Williams, Rare Earth, Glen Campbell, The Tubes, Cher, Paul Butterfield, Santana, Barbara Streisand, Tavares, Carpenters, Inner Circle, BB King, Patti LaBelle, Ben E King, Tony Orlando, Cuba Gooding, Neil Diamond, Gloria Gaynor, Kiss, Denise Williams, Rick James, Teena Marie, Donna Summer, Herbie Hancock, Eddie Money, Jacksons, Peaches & Herb, Kim Carnes, Diana Ross, Curtis Mayfield, Smokey Robinson, Toni Basil, Sam Harris, Lionel Richie, Commodores, Joe Cocker, Gap Band, Natalie Cole, Harold Faltermeyer, many)
- Bobby LaKind - Percussion (Doobie Brothers, Lauren Wood, Nicolette Larson, Little Feat, Eikichi Yazawa, Paul Barrere, Bonedaddys, Michael McDonald, Chris Hillman, Cheech y Chong, Robbie Patton, Ronnie Hawkin, Freddy Henry, Dirt Band, Four on the Floor, Night, Sneaker, Tom Johnston, Benny Hester, Karen Brooks, Greg Guidry, Spirit, Honeymoon Suite, Glenn Hughes, BulletBoys, Tommy Bolin, Steve Fisher)
- Paul Barrere - Slide Guitar (Little Feat, Chicken Legs, Bluesbusters, Robert Palmer, T Lavitz, Jack Casady, Coco Montoya, Steamroller Wheelies, Bonnie Raitt, Eric Kaz, Carly Simon, John Cale, Oak Ridge Boys, Travis Tritt, Taj Majal, Jackson Browne, more)
- Al Kooper - Producer, Arrangement, Remix, Keys (Lynyrd Skynyrd, Blood Sweat & Tears, Child is Father to the Man, Four on the Floor, Frankie & Johnny, Rekooperators, Blues Project, Landlords, Musclemen, Royal teens, Sensational Guitars of Dan & Dale, Mike Bloomfield, Sweet Linda Divine, Mose Jones, David Essex, Green on Red, Tim Petty, Bob Dylan, Tom Rush, Peter Paul & Mary, Moby Grape, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Janis Ian, BB King, Rolling Stones, Bo Diddley, Rita Coolidge, The Who, Alice Cooper, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, Ravi Shankar Project, Was (Not Was), Roy Orbison, Thelonious Monster, Chuck Prophet, Neil Diamond many)
- Ernie Watts - Sax, Flute (Andreas Pettersson, Buddy Rich, Charlie haden, Doc Severinsen, Gerad Wilson, GRP All Star Big Band, Jasper Van Hof's Face to Face, Karma, Leonard Feather, Liberation Music Orch, Love Unlimited Orch, Nat Adderley, Session II, Bruce Eskovitz, John Dentz, The Meeting, The Mothers, Night Blooming Jazzmen, Sergio Mendes, T-Bone Walker, Cannonball Adderley, James Brown, Ella Fitzgerald, Carole King, Spencer Davis, Diana Ross, Arlo Guthrie, Bonnie Raitt, Quincy Jones, Marvin Gaye, Steely Dan many)
- Paul Grupp - Basic Engineer
- Bob Edwards - Overdub Engineer, Remix
- Mark Linett - Background Vox Engineer
- Linda Corbin - Asst Engineer
- Peggy McCreary - Asst Engineer
- Niko Bolals - Asst Engineer
- George Ybarra - Asst Engineer
- Stewart Henderson - Asst Engineer
- Scooter Sandweiss - Production Coordinator
- Charlie Brusso - Mgmt (High Tide)
- George Cappellini - Mgmt (High Tide)
- Aaron Rapoport - Photos
- Ria Lewerke-Shapiro - Art Direction, Design
Album Review: Greasy rock begins with the needle drop. Not necessarily hard or heavy, just sleazy, southern rock with the two lead guitars, and trying to rock your face off (not not doing it) driving tempos.
The Van Zant family has its fair share of connection and history with southern blues rock. Johnny is the younger brother of Ronnie (died in the 1977 plane crash), who founded/sang for Lynyrd Skynyrd. Johnny is their current singer (since 1987). He also founded .38 Special with brother Donnie, and later Van Zant also with Donnie. This is the first release of the band that evolved from Austin Nickels Band, who formed 3 years earlier. Skynyrd had their farewell tour in 2018-19, Johnny said they could still record.
Stand Out Track: 634-5789
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