Comin' to Your City is the second studio album by American country music duo Big & Rich, released in 2005. It features the hit singles "Comin' to Your City", "Never Mind Me", and "8th of November", which peaked at number 21, number 34, and number 18 on the Hot Country Songs charts, respectively. Target offered an exclusive deluxe edition of the album which featured a bonus DVD of Big & Rich's performance at the 2005 CMA Music Festival.[4]
| Comin' to Your City | ||||
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| Released | November 15, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 48:42 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Nashville, Warner Music Group | |||
| Producer | Big Kenny, John Rich, Paul Worley | |||
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| Singles from Comin' to Your City | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C−[2] |
| Slant | [3] |
The title track has become the official theme song of College Gameday, albeit with different lyrics that talk about specific college football teams. Cowboy Troy appears in the revamped version and the corresponding video.[5] The track "I Pray for You" was one of the first songs which Big Kenny and John Rich wrote together. Prior to the duo's inception, both singers included it on their respective solo albums (Big Kenny's Live a Little and Rich's Underneath the Same Moon), which were both recorded in 1999, with the former released in 2005 and the latter in 2006. Rich's solo rendition was also released as a single in 2000, peaking at No. 58 on the country charts.
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Freak Parade" | Big Kenny, John Rich | 1:09 |
| 2. | "Comin' to Your City" | Kenny, Rich | 3:27 |
| 3. | "Soul Shaker" | Kenny, Rich, Rodney Clawson | 3:05 |
| 4. | "Never Mind Me" | Kenny, Rich, Clawson | 3:27 |
| 5. | "Caught Up in the Moment" | Kenny, Rich | 3:42 |
| 6. | "Leap of Faith" | Kenny, Rich | 4:58 |
| 7. | "I Pray for You" | Kenny, Rich | 3:59 |
| 8. | "Filthy Rich" | Kenny, Rich, Bill McDavid, Freddy Powers, Sonny Throckmorton | 3:09 |
| 9. | "Jalapeño" | Rich | 2:58 |
| 10. | "20 Margaritas" | Kenny | 2:48 |
| 11. | "Blow My Mind" | Kenny | 3:35 |
| 12. | "Slow Motion" | Kenny, Rich | 3:26 |
| 13. | "8th of November" (spoken intro: Kris Kristofferson) | Kenny, Rich | 6:17 |
| 14. | "Our America" (guest vocals: Gretchen Wilson and Cowboy Troy) | Traditional, arr. by Big & Rich, Gretchen Wilson, Paul Worley | 2:42 |
| Total length: | 48:42 | ||
In later presses of the album, "8th of November" was split into two tracks: one for Kris Kristofferson's opening and another for the song itself.
Personnel edit
Big & Rich
- Big Kenny – vocals
- John Rich – vocals, acoustic guitar
Additional musicians
- Max Abrams – saxophone
- Sam Bacco – percussion (track 14)
- Brian Barnett – drums (all tracks except 4, 9, 10), percussion (track 3)
- Dennis Burnside – keyboards (track 2), synthesizer (track 5)
- Eric Darken – percussion (track 14)
- Mike Johnson – steel guitar
- Wayne Killius – drums (track 4, 9, 10)
- Howard Laravea – Hammond B-3 organ (track 4), synthesizer (track 4), piano (track 10)
- Carig Nelson – bass guitar (track 14)
- Matt Pierson – bass guitar (track 10)
- Mike Rojas – keyboards (track 1), piano (tracks 6, 8, 13), synthesizer (tracks 6, 11, 13), Hammond B-3 organ (track 11, 12), Wurlitzer (track 12)
- Ethan Pilzer – bass guitar (track 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13)
- Ron Sobro – percussion (track 14)
- Adam Shoenfeld – electric guitar (all tracks)
- Justin Tockett – bass guitar (track 2, 4, 5, 9)
- Paul Worley – electric guitar (tracks 1, 3, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13)
- Jonathan Yudkin – fiddle, banjo, mandolin, Dobro, cello, harp, octophone
Strings on Track 14 performed by the Nashville String Machine, conducted by Carl Gorodetzky, arranged by Dennis Burnside:
- Carl Gorodetzky, Pamela Sixfin, Conni Ellisor, Alan Umstead, David Davidson, David Angell, Catherine Umstead, Cate Myer, Zeneba Bowers, Erin Hall, Denise Baker, Carolyn Bailey, Gerald Greer, chris teal, Janet Askey, Karen Winkleman – violins
- Gary Vanosdale, Kathryn Plummer, Monisa Angell, Kris Wilkinson – violas
- John Catchings, Felix Wang, Sarighani Reist Acro – cellos
Chart performance edit
Weekly charts edit
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Year-end charts edit
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Singles edit
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
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| US Country [10] |
US [11] |
US Pop [12] | ||
| 2005 | "Comin' to Your City" | 21 | 72 | 62 |
| 2006 | "Never Mind Me" | 34 | — | — |
| "8th of November" | 18 | 94 | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Certifications edit
| Region | Certification |
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| United States (RIAA)[13] | Platinum |
References edit
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Comin' to Your City review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
- ^ Browne, David (November 14, 2005). "Comin' to Your City review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
- ^ Keefe, Jonathan. "Big & Rich: Comin' to Your City". Slant. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
- ^ "Comin to Your City (Limited Edition Version w/ Unreleased Track and Bonus Dvd) &". Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Amazon.
- ^ Video on YouTube
- ^ "Big & Rich Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- ^ "Big & Rich Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- ^ "Big & Rich Album & Song Chart History (Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
- ^ "Big & Rich Album & Song Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
- ^ "allmusic ((( Big & Rich > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
- ^ "American album certifications – Big & Rich – Comin' to Your City". Recording Industry Association of America.