The Rossington-Collins Band - Discography

Discography

• Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere (1980) (#13, Billboard 200 albums, Gold Record)
  • Included the hit "Don't Misunderstand Me," along with the lesser hit "One Good Man"
  • Most of the songs on this album were composed by Allen Collins.
  • The song "Opportunity" features Barry Harwood on all guitars (using Collins' Gibson Explorer) with the exception of Gary Rossington's solos.
  • Harwood performed many solos on the album, including all lead guitar on "Prime Time," the final solo on "Don't Misunderstand Me," all solos on "Three Times as Bad," the clean double-tracked solo on "Getaway," the slide guitar on "Winners and Losers," and the final solo on "Sometimes You Can Put it Out."
  • Rossington played lead/solo guitar on "Don't Misunderstand Me," "One Good Man," "Opportunity," "Getaway," "Misery Loves Company," and the slide guitar on "Sometimes You Can Put it Out."
  • Collins remained mostly in the background on this album, playing rhythms primarily. However, he did play the final solo on "One Good Man," "Getaway," and "Misery Loves Company."
  • On "Don't Misunderstand Me," the electric guitar players tuned their big E strings on their instruments down to D.
  • Singles:
    • "Don't Misunderstand Me" / "Winners and Losers" (#55, Billboard Hot 100)
    • "Getaway" / "Sometimes You Can Put It Out"

• "A Conversation With The Rossington Collins Band" (1980)
  • Released around the same time as "A,A,A" as a promo LP.
  • Contains interviews with the band members as well as some cuts from the album.

• This Is the Way (1981) (#24, Billboard 200 albums)
  • With the often absence of guitarist Collins, Harwood contributed far more on this album. This can be heard in the many instances of vocal and guitar harmonies, especially "Pine Box," "I'm Free Today," and "Fancy Ideas."
  • Harwood performed the solos on "Fancy Ideas" and "Seems Like Everyday" on a Guild Electric guitar.
  • The vocal on "Means Nothing to You" was performed originally by Harwood, but was later replaced by Dale Krantz.
  • "I'm Free Today" was played in open-A tuning, an inspiration Harwood took from Steve Gaines' slide guitar solo on "I Know a Little."
  • The Allen Collins Band song "This Ride's on Me" was originally meant to be on the album, but was replaced with "Fancy Ideas."
  • Singles:
    • "Tashauna"
    • "Don't Stop Me Now"

• A later compilation album, The Best of The Rossington Collins Band, included two tracks, "Just Trouble" and "Don't Let the City Make You Crazy", that did not appear on either of the regular studio albums.