Black in the Saddle

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Black in the Saddle
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 5, 2007 (2007-06-05)
Genre Country rap
Label Raybaw/Warner Bros.
Producer Cowboy Troy
John Rich (credited as J. Money)
Cowboy Troy chronology
Loco Motive
(2005)
Black in the Saddle
(2007)
Demolition Mission: Studio Blue Sessions
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Country Standard Time (favorable) [2]

Black in the Saddle is an album by American country rapper Cowboy Troy. It is his second major-label album, released in 2007 on Warner Bros. Records. None of the album's singles entered the Billboard singles charts.

Contents

As with his previous album Loco Motive , this album features several guest musicians, including fellow MuzikMafia members Big & Rich and James Otto. Angela Hacker, a 2007 winner on the talent competition Nashville Star , is also featured on the tracks "Lock Me Up" and "Hick Chick".

Track listing

  1. "Buffalo Stampede" (Troy Coleman, Brian Nutter) – 4:05
  2. "Lock Me Up" (Coleman, John Rich, Max Abrams) – 2:59
  3. "How Can You Hate Me?" (Coleman, Adam Shoenfeld) – 3:51
  4. "Take Your Best Shot Now" (Coleman, Michael Bradford) – 4:05
  5. "Hick Chick" (Coleman, Rich) – 3:43
    • feat. Angela Hacker
  6. "Man with the Microphone" (Coleman, Rich) – 4:18
  7. "My Bowtie" (Coleman, Bobby Pinson) – 2:57
  8. "Cruise Control" (Coleman, Bob DiPiero) – 3:47
  9. "Paranoid Like Me ('Tis the Season of Discontent)" (Coleman, Rich) – 5:10
  10. "Blackneck Boogie" (Coleman) – 3:05
  11. "Hick Chick" (dance mix) (Coleman, Rich) – 3:46
  12. "I Play Chicken with the Train" (Barn Dance mix) (Coleman, Rich, Angie Aparo) – 4:17

Personnel

As listed in liner notes. [3]

Tracks 1-11

Track 12

  • Paul Allen – electric guitar
  • Brian Barnett – drums
  • Larry Franklin – fiddle
  • James Pennebaker – electric guitar
  • Ethan Pilzer - bass guitar
  • John Rich (as J. Money) – harmony vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Adam Shoenfeld – electric guitar
  • Jonathan Yudkin – fiddle

Chart performance

Chart (2007)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums28
U.S. Billboard 200153

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References

  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Black in the Saddle review". Allmusic. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  2. Bell, Rick. "Black in the Saddle review". Country Standard Time. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  3. Black in the Saddle (CD insert). Cowboy Troy. Warner Bros. Records. 2007. 43233.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)