Street Party, Black Oak Arkansas' follow-up to their most successful opus, High on the Hog, had a respectable chart performance, but in no way does the 1974 Atco release live up to the standard of the group's previous recordings.
James "Jim Dandy" Mangrum's rockin' redneck shtick simply overpowers the music on Street Party, setting the tone for a string of inferior offerings.
Eventually, the band's movement away from their Southern rock roots and into diverse and sometimes comical side-roads would cost them their relevancy and most of their audience.
Too much emphasis is placed on style and musical devices, while the amount of straight-ahead Southern rock is unduly restricted.
The bluegrass- and gospel-tinged "Brink of Creation" is the only non-rocker that really works on this record.
Mangrum's lazy croaking squelches many other numbers like the spiritual "Sure Been Workin' Hard" and "I'm a Man." Despite this LP's respectable sales, it should only be approached with extreme caution.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sting MeBlack Oak Arkansas | Black Oak Arkansas | Play | 02:48 | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| 2 | Good Good WomanBlack Oak Arkansas | Black Oak Arkansas | Play | 03:15 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 3 | Jail BaitBlack Oak Arkansas | Black Oak Arkansas | Play | 02:24 | 5 MB | 16 MB |
| 4 | Sure Been Workin' HardBlack Oak Arkansas | Black Oak Arkansas | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| 5 | Son of a GunBlack Oak Arkansas | Black Oak Arkansas | Play | 04:29 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 6 | Brink of CreationBlack Oak Arkansas | Black Oak Arkansas | Play | 00:42 | 1 MB | 3 MB |
| 7 | I'm a ManBlack Oak Arkansas | Black Oak Arkansas | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 8 | Goin' HomeBlack Oak Arkansas | Black Oak Arkansas | Play | 03:21 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 9 | DixieTraditional | Black Oak Arkansas | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 10 | Everybody Wants to See Heaven "Nobody Wants to Die"Black Oak Arkansas | Black Oak Arkansas | Play | 03:05 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 11 | Hey Ya'llBlack Oak Arkansas | Black Oak Arkansas | Play | 04:07 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 12 | Brink of CreationBlack Oak Arkansas | Black Oak Arkansas | Play | 00:42 | 1 MB | 3 MB |
| 13 | Dancing In The Street | Black Oak Arkansas | Play | 02:35 | 5 MB | 17 MB |
| 38 mins | 87 MB | |||||
| 38 mins | 247 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tommy Aldridge | Drums |
| 2 | Black Oak Arkansas | Arranger, Composer, Primary Artist |
| 3 | Pat Daugherty | Bass |
| 4 | Tom Dowd | Producer |
| 5 | Marvin Gaye | Composer |
| 6 | Ivy Jo Hunter | Composer |
| 7 | Stan Knight | Guitar |
| 8 | James Mangrum | Vocals |
| 9 | Ricky Reynolds | Guitar |
| 10 | Ruby Starr | Vocals |
| 11 | William "Mickey" Stevenson | Composer |
| 12 | Traditional | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |