"Drive Time," released in 2011 on Mountain Home Music Company (MH-13452), is a notably brief album — seven tracks, approximately 25 minutes — distinguished by Doyle Lawson's controversial decision to add drums to the rhythm section, supplied by guitarist Mike Rogers. The lineup features Rogers alongside Jason Barie (fiddle), Josh Swift (dobro), and Jessie Baker (bass). The production leans toward contemporary Nashville country-bluegrass, with a prominent electric bass and snare backbeat, and includes a Paul Simon cover alongside gospel and original material. Critics acknowledged the hard-driving energy while noting the departure from the group's traditional sound. Lawson discontinued the use of drums in live performance approximately a year after the album's release.
Tracklist
- 1 Gone At Last 2:52
- 2 Country Store 2:53
- 3 Leavin' And Lovin' You 4:42
- 4 Love On Arrival 3:56
- 5 The Greenbrier Hop 3:21
- 6 Precious Memories alt version 5:23
- 7 Gone Long Gone 2:36
