Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier!

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Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier!
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 13, 2007
Genre Roots/country/blues
Length47:27
Label Stony Plain Records
Producer Harry Stinson
Corb Lund and the Hurtin' Albertans chronology
Hair in My Eyes Like a Highland Steer
(2005)
Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier!
(2007)
Losin' Lately Gambler
(2009)
Singles from Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier!
  1. "I Wanna Be in the Cavalry"
    Released: September 24, 2007
  2. "Family Reunion"
    Released: February 2008
  3. "Horse Soldier, Horse Soldier"
    Released: October 27, 2008
  4. "Hard on Equipment (Tool for the Job)"
    Released: January 2009

Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier! is the fifth studio album by Corb Lund and the Hurtin' Albertans. It was released on Stony Plain Records on November 13, 2007.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Corb Lund except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Wanna Be in the Cavalry"Lund, Stan Rogers 3:09
2."Horse Soldier, Horse Soldier" 5:12
3."Lament for Lester Cousins" 4:53
4."Brother Brigham, Brother Young" 4:09
5."The Horse I Rode in On" 3:51
6."A Leader on Losing Control" 3:21
7."Student Visas" 4:03
8."What That Song Means Now" 2:37
9."Hard on Equipment (Tool for the Job)"Lund, Mike Plume 3:14
10."Family Reunion" 2:20
11."Especially a Paint" 2:36
12."Ciesla's Revenge (Intro)" 0:38
13."My Saddle Horse Has Died"Lund, Dug Bevans, Michael Caldwell, Terry Johnson 3:07
14."I Wanna Be in the Cavalry Reprise"Lund, Rogers3:45
15."Taps"traditional0:32

Chart performance

Chart (2007)Peak
position
Canadian Albums Chart [1] 25

Certifications

Region Certification
Canada (Music Canada) [2] Gold

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References

  1. "Canadian Albums Week of December 1, 2007". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved August 23, 2012.
  2. "Canadian album certifications – Corb Lund – Horse Soldier, Horse Soldier". Music Canada.