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Roots (Blue Mountain album)

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Released
  
February 27, 2001

Producer
  
Blue Mountain

Release date
  
27 February 2001

Length
  
37:34

Artist
  
Blue Mountain

Label
  
Blue Mountain Music

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Recorded
  
by Bruce Watson at Money Shot

Roots (2001)
  
Tonight It's Now or Never (2002)

Genres
  
Rock music, Folk rock, Americana, Southern rock, Country rock, Alternative country

Similar
  
Blue Mountain, Home Grown, Dog Days

Roots is a 2002 album by American alternative country/roots rock group Blue Mountain.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Rye Whiskey" - 3:47
  2. "Rain and Snow" - 3:44
  3. "Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair" - 5:03
  4. "Banks of the Pontchartrain" - 5:00
  5. "That Nasty Swing" (by Cliff Carlisle) - 3:20
  6. "Spring of '65" - 4:13
  7. "Riley and Spencer" - 3:20
  8. "Young and Tender Ladies" - 3:36
  9. "I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes" (by A.P. Carter) - 2:30
  10. "Little Stream of Whiskey" - 3:03
  11. "Go Away Devil" (Bonus track) - 5:47
  12. "Shady Grove" (Bonus track) - 5:55
  13. "Country Blues" (by Dock Boggs) (Bonus track) - 5:21
  14. "900 Miles" (Bonus track) - 3:04

All songs are traditional, except tracks #5, 9, 13 as indicated. All songs arranged by Blue Mountain.

Personnel

  • Cary Hudson - vocals, guitar, violin, harmonica
  • Laurie Stirratt - guitar, bass guitar, vocals
  • George Sheldon - bass guitar, vocals, piano
  • Frank Coutch - drums, percussion, lead vocals on "Little Stream of Whiskey"
  • Dave Boyer - mandolin on "Rye Whiskey"
  • Robert Chaffe (of Kudzu Kings) - keyboards on "Rain and Snow"

    • Songs

    1Rye Whiskey0:29
    2Rain and Snow3:44
    3Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair5:04

    References

    Roots (Blue Mountain album) Wikipedia
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