Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace

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Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace
Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace (Big & Rich album - cover art).jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 5, 2007
Genre Country, country rock, country rap
Length38:21
Label Warner Bros. Nashville, Warner Music Group
Producer Big Kenny, John Rich, Paul Worley
Big & Rich chronology
Walmart Soundcheck (EP)
(2007)
Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace
(2007)
Rhapsody Originals (EP)
(2007)
Singles from Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace
  1. "Lost in This Moment"
    Released: February 19, 2007
  2. "Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace"
    Released: August 13, 2007
  3. "Loud"
    Released: November 19, 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Entertainment Weekly C [2]
Slant Star full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]

Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace is the third studio album by American country music duo Big & Rich. It was released on June 5, 2007, by Warner Bros. Nashville. The album's lead-off single "Lost In This Moment," became the duo's first Number One single on the Hot Country Songs chart. Also released from this album were the title track and "Loud", which respectively peaked at No. 37 and No. 42 on the same chart. The latter was the first single of the duo's career not to reach Top 40.

Contents

Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace debuted at number six on the U.S. Billboard 200 and at number one on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, selling about 103,000 copies in its first week. [4] As of August 25, 2007, the album has sold 325,577 copies in the US. A deluxe edition containing the album along with a live DVD of the Rhapsody Originals performance was offered as well as a Walmart exclusive edition which included a DVD of the duo's soundcheck session. [5] A deluxe digital version was also offered. [6]

The track "You Shook Me All Night Long" is a cover of the song of the same name by the Australian rock band AC/DC. "Lost in This Moment" was covered on Keith Anderson's second album, C'mon! .

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro" 0:10
2."Lost in This Moment" John Rich, Keith Anderson, Rodney Clawson 3:30
3."Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace" Big Kenny, Earl James3:51
4."Faster Than Angels Fly"Dobo Phillips, Billy Henderson4:26
5."Eternity Intro" (featuring John Legend) 0:29
6."Eternity"Kenny3:18
7."When the Devil Gets the Best of Me"Kenny, Adam Shoenfeld 3:18
8."Radio Intro" 1:03
9."Radio"Kenny, Rich, Tebey Ottoh 3:47
10."You Never Stop Loving Somebody"Kenny, Rich, Marcel 2:29
11."High Five"Kenny, Rich, Shoenfeld3:30
12."Please Man" (featuring Wyclef Jean)Rich, Wyclef Jean2:54
13."You Shook Me All Night Long" Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Brian Johnson 2:43
14."Loud"Kirsti Manna, Darla Perlozzi, Danny Myrick 3:02
Total length:38:21
Deluxe Digital Version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."Loud (Country Club Remix)" (featuring Lil Jon and Cowboy Troy)Manna, Perlozzi, Myrick 
16."Woodstock"Kenny 
17."Everybody's Rockin'"Kenny 

Personnel

Big and Rich

Additional Musicians

Chart performance

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
US Country
[12]
US
[13]
US
Pop

[14]
US AC
[15]
CAN
[16]
2007"Lost in This Moment"136451245
  • US: Gold
"Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace"37
"Loud"42
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Certifications

Region Certification
United States (RIAA) [17] Gold

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