For the Kids (EP)

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For the Kids
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ReleasedMay 17, 2011 (2011-05-17)
Genre Country
Length23:01
Label Warner Bros. Nashville
Producer John Rich
John Rich chronology
Rich Rocks (EP)
(2011)
For the Kids
(2011)

For the Kids is the second Extended Play (or "Six Pak," as referred to on the album cover) by American country music artist John Rich, one half of the duo Big & Rich. [1] Rich contributed to the writing of three of the six total tracks. The EP was released on May 17, 2011, coinciding with the release of John Rich's other EP, Rich Rocks . Reprise Records released both For the Kids and Rich Rocks. The songs "She's a Butterfly" and "Rescue Me" were originally recorded by Rich for his 2001 solo album Rescue Me. [2]

Country music, also known as country and western, and hillbilly music, is a genre of popular music that originated in the southern United States in the early 1920s. It takes its roots from genres such as American folk music and blues.

Big & Rich American country duo

Big & Rich is an American country music duo composed of Big Kenny and John Rich, both of whom are songwriters, vocalists, and guitarists. Before the duo's foundation, Rich was bass guitarist in the country band Lonestar, while Kenny was a solo artist for Hollywood Records.

<i>Rich Rocks</i> 2011 EP by John Rich

Rich Rocks is the first extended play by American country music artist John Rich, one half of the duo Big & Rich. Rich co-wrote all of the songs on the EP with the exception of "Let Somebody Else Drive", which is a John Anderson cover. On four of the six tracks, Rich is introduced by a friend that is also in the music industry. Originally slated for a late 2010 release, it was pushed back to May 17, 2011 to coincide with the release of John Rich's other EP, For the Kids. Reprise Records released both Rich Rocks and For the Kids.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."For the Kids"John Rich3:31
2."Thank God for Kids" Eddy Raven 2:44
3."Where Angels Hang Around" James Otto, Monty Criswell4:11
4."She's a Butterfly" Big Kenny, Rich4:10
5."Simplify"Big Kenny, Brian Wayne Galentine, Rich3:40
6."Rescue Me"Katherine Darnell4:21
Total length:23:01

Personnel

Keyboard instrument class of musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard

A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument played using a keyboard, a row of levers which are pressed by the fingers. The most common of these are the piano, organ, and various electronic keyboards, including synthesizers and digital pianos. Other keyboard instruments include celestas, which are struck idiophones operated by a keyboard, and carillons, which are usually housed in bell towers or belfries of churches or municipal buildings.

Shannon Forrest is an American drummer and percussionist known primarily for his session work. As a session drummer, he has contributed to the work of many well-known artists, and he is also a producer and engineer. He is the drummer of band Toto since 2015.

Fiddle String instrument

A fiddle is a bowed string musical instrument, most often a violin. It is a colloquial term for the violin, used by players in all genres including classical music. Although violins and fiddles are essentially synonymous, the style of the music played may determine specific construction differences between fiddles and classical violins. For example, fiddles may optionally be set up with a bridge with a flatter arch to reduce the range of bow-arm motion needed for techniques such as the double shuffle, a form of bariolage involving rapid alternation between pairs of adjacent strings. To produce a "brighter" tone, compared to the deeper tones of gut or synthetic core strings, fiddlers often use steel strings. The fiddle is part of many traditional (folk) styles, which are typically aural traditions—taught 'by ear' rather than via written music.

Chart performance

Chart (2011)Peak
position
US Billboard Top Country Albums40
US Billboard Top Kid Audio7

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References

  1. "For the Kids review". Allmusic . Retrieved July 11, 2011.
  2. https://www.discogs.com/John-Rich-Rescue-Me/release/9437396