Black Stone Cherry (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Black Stone Cherry
Type = Album
Artist = Black Stone Cherry


Released = July 18, 2006
Recorded = 2006
Genre = Hard rock Southern rock
Length = 46:23
Label = Roadrunner Records
Producer = David Barrick, Richard Young
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:zpex97qgkrrt link]
*IGN (7.7/10) [http://music.ign.com/articles/725/725061p1.html link]
*"Metal Hammer" rating-10|7
Last album =
This album = "Black Stone Cherry" (2006)
Next album = "Hell & High Water (EP)" (2006)

"Black Stone Cherry" is the debut album from southern rockers Black Stone Cherry. The album was released on July 18th, 2006 through Roadrunner Records. The album has garnered 3 singles so far: "Lonely Train", "Hell & High Water" and "Rain Wizard".

Track listing

#Rain Wizard - 3:24
#Backwoods Gold - 3:06
#Lonely Train - 3:50
#Maybe Someday - 3:47
#When the Weight Comes Down - 3:35
#Crosstown Woman - 3:36
#Shooting Star - 3:12
#Hell & High Water - 4:01
#Shapes of Things - 3:05
#Violator Girl - 3:23
#Tired of the Rain -3:15
#Drive - 3:04
#Rollin' On - 4:59

Credits

*Chris Robertson - Lead Vocals, Lead, Rhythm and Slide Guitar
*Ben Wells - Rhythm, and Lead Guitar, Electric Sitar and backing vocals
*Jon Lawhon - Bass, and backing vocals
*John Fred Young - drums, percussion and backing vocals
*Reece Wynans - B3 Organ on Rollin' On and Tired Of The Rain

In pop culture

The track "Lonely Train" was the official theme song for WWE's The Great American Bash 2006. It was later featured in the WWE video game "WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2007".

Trivia

*"Lonely Train" was available on iTunes for free the week of July 17, 2006.
* Heath Herring's Ultimate Fighting Championship debut was marked with playing of "Lonely Train" on January 25, 2007.
*"Shapes of Things" is a cover of a song written by Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith and Jim McCarty. It was originally recorded by the Yardbirds.
* Reece Wynans (Stevie Ray Vaughan's keyboard player) makes a guest appearance playing B3 Organ on "Rollin' On" and "Tired of the Rain".

External links

* [http://www.blackstonecherry.com Black Stone Cherry's Official Website]
* [http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/artists/BlackStoneCherry/ Roadrunner Records]
* [http://www.myspace.com/blackstonecherry Black Stone Cherry's Myspace]
* [http://com2.runboard.com/bblackstonecherryfans Black Stone Cherry's Official Forum]