Million Mile Reflections is the tenth studio album by Charlie Daniels and the seventh as the Charlie Daniels Band, released on April 20, 1979. It is best known for the hit single "The Devil Went Down to Georgia". The title refers to the band having passed the million mile mark in its touring. The song "Reflections" is a tribute to Elvis Presley, Janis Joplin, and Ronnie Van Zant.[4] Daniels dedicated the album to Van Zant, who was killed in the CV-240 plane crash on October 20, 1977.
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Million Mile Reflections | ||||
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Released | April 20, 1979 | |||
Studio | Woodland Sound Studios, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 37:27 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Producer | John Boylan | |||
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AllMusic | [1] |
Christgau's Record Guide | C[2] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
Million Mile Reflections became the band's most commercially successful album, being certified triple-platinum in the US and peaking at number five on the Billboard Top LPs chart. It also reached number one on the Top Country Albums chart.
All songs composed by the Charlie Daniels Band (Charlie Daniels, Tom Crain, Taz DiGregorio, Fred Edwards, Charles Hayward & James W. Marshall), except where indicated:
The 8-track tape running order (Epic JEA 35751) differs from the original LP, as follows:
Program 1: Passing Lane - Blue Star - Jitterbug
Program 2: Reflections - The Devil Went Down To Georgia - Behind Your Eyes (Part 1)
Program 3: Behind Your Eyes (Concl) - Mississippi - Blind Man
Program 4: Rainbow Ride - The Devil Went Down To Georgia (Reprise)*
*"The Devil Went Down To Georgia (Reprise)" is a shorter version of "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" evidenced only by an earlier fade, likely to best program the 8-track tape to minimize a lengthy silent portion of Program 4 and minimize splitting more than one track over the four programs.
Chart (1979) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 1 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 5 |
Canadian RPM Country Albums | 2 |
Canadian RPM Top Albums | 9 |
U.K. Albums Chart | 74 |
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1979 | "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
"Mississippi" | 19 | — | 3 | — | |
"Behind Your Eyes" | 87 | — | — | — |
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