
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. Daniels dedicated the album to Van Zant, who was killed in the CV-240 plane crash on October 20, 1977.
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.
“Passing Lane” 3:17
“Blue Star” 3:40
“Jitterbug” 3:11
“Behind Your Eyes” 3:56
“Reflections” 5:26
“The Devil Went Down to Georgia” 3:34
“Mississippi” 3:10
“Blind Man” 3:46
“Rainbow Ride” 7:24
Charlie Daniels – guitar, fiddle, vocals
Tom Crain – guitar, vocals
“Taz” DiGregorio – keyboards, vocals
Fred Edwards – drums, percussion
Charles Hayward – bass
James W. Marshall – drums, percussion
Bergen White – string arrangements on tracks 5 and 7
Lea Jane Singers – background vocals on tracks 3 and 5
Terry Mead – trumpet on “Jitterbug”