Holding All the Roses is the fourth studio album by American rock band Blackberry Smoke. It was released on February 10, 2015, via Rounder. The title track was featured in Madden NFL 16

Holding All the Roses
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 10, 2015 (2015-02-10)
GenreSouthern rock, country rock
Length40:39
LabelRounder
ProducerBrendan O'Brien
Blackberry Smoke chronology
The Whippoorwill
(2012)
Holding All the Roses
(2015)
Like An Arrow
(2016)
Singles from Holding All the Roses
  1. "Living in the Song"
    Released: February 9, 2015
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Reception edit

The album has been given a Metacritic rating of 76 based on 9 reviews, indicating generally favorable reviews.[1]

The album debuted at No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart, and No. 29 on the Billboard 200, selling 19,200 copies for the week.[3] The album has sold 49,600 copies in the US as of September 2015.[4]

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Charlie Starr except "Lay It All on Me", written by Starr and Travis Meadows

No.TitleLength
1."Let Me Help You (Find the Door)"3:04
2."Holding All the Roses"3:16
3."Living in the Song"3:24
4."Rock and Roll Again"2:48
5."Woman in the Moon"4:37
6."Too High"3:12
7."Wish in One Hand"3:08
8."Randolph County Farewell"1:17
9."Payback's a Bitch"4:19
10."Lay It All on Me"3:10
11."No Way Back to Eden"4:35
12."Fire in the Hole"3:47
Total length:40:39

Personnel edit

Musicians edit

  • Charlie Starr - lead vocals, guitar, pedal steel, banjo.
  • Richard Turner - bass guitar, vocals.
  • Paul Jackson - guitar, vocals.
  • Brandon Still - piano, organ.
  • Brit Turner - drums, percussion.

Charts edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
  2. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Holding All the Roses review". AllMusic. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  3. ^ Matt Bjorke (February 19, 2015). "Country Album Chart Report For February 19, 2015". Roughstock. Sales figure given here
  4. ^ Bjorke, Matt (September 14, 2015). "The Country Album Chart Report for September 14, 2015". Roughstock. Sales figure given here
  5. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Blackberry Smoke – Holding All The Roses" (in German). Hung Medien.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Blackberry Smoke – Holding All The Roses" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
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  8. ^ "Lescharts.com – Blackberry Smoke – Holding All The Roses". Hung Medien.
  9. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
  10. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Blackberry Smoke – Holding All The Roses" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  11. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Blackberry Smoke – Holding All The Roses". Hung Medien.
  12. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Blackberry Smoke – Holding All The Roses". Hung Medien.
  13. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Blackberry Smoke – Holding All The Roses". Hung Medien.
  14. ^ "Blackberry Smoke | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
  15. ^ "Blackberry Smoke Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  16. ^ "Blackberry Smoke Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
  17. ^ "Blackberry Smoke Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.
  18. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved July 27, 2020.