Long Black Train

Long Black Train
Studio album by Josh Turner
Released	October 14, 2003 (2003-10-14)
Studio	Sound Kitchen (Franklin, Tennessee) Ocean Way Nashville, Thelma's East, The Ice Box, Dirty Secrets and MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	Country, Southern gospel, bluegrass
Length	39:27
Label	MCA Nashville
Producer	Mark Wright Frank Rogers
Josh Turner chronology
Long Black Train (2003) Your Man (2006)
Singles from Long Black Train
"She'll Go on You" Released: September 2002 "Long Black Train" Released: July 23, 2003 "What It Ain't" Released: April 2004

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
PopMatters	[2]

Long Black Train is the debut studio album from American country music artist Josh Turner, released on October 14, 2003. It peaked at No. 29 on the U.S. Billboard 200, and peaked at No. 4 on the Top Country Albums. Overall, the album produced three chart singles for Turner on the Hot Country Songs charts: "She'll Go on You" (No. 46), the title track (No. 13), and "What It Ain't" (No. 31).

Two of this album's tracks were previously recorded by other artists. "You Don't Mess Around with Jim" is a cover of a Jim Croce hit single from 1972, while "The Difference Between a Woman and a Man" was previously recorded by Doug Stone on his 1999 album Make Up in Love .

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Long Black Train"	Josh Turner	4:10
2.	"In My Dreams"	Casey Beathard, Tony Martin	3:34
3.	"What It Ain't"	Tim Mensy, Monty Criswell	3:27
4.	"I Had One One Time"	Harley Allen, Don Sampson	3:16
5.	"Jacksonville†"	Turner, Pat McLaughlin	3:56
6.	"Backwoods Boy"	Turner	3:41
7.	"Unburn All Our Bridges"	Jamie O'Hara	3:19
8.	"You Don't Mess Around with Jim†"	Jim Croce	3:18
9.	"She'll Go on You"	Mark Narmore	4:03
10.	"Good Woman Bad†"	McLaughlin, Roger Younger	3:00
11.	"The Difference Between a Woman and a Man†"	Bobby Braddock	3:43
Total length:			39:27

†Omitted from 2004 reissue. ^[3]

Chart performance

Long Black Train peaked at No. 29 on the U.S. Billboard 200, and peaked at No. 4 on the Top Country Albums. On January 7, 2004 it was certified Gold and on November 19, 2004 it was certified Platinum by the RIAA. ^[4]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [5]	29
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [6]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (2004)	Position
US Billboard 200 [7]	95
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [8]	14

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [4]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

Musicians Josh Turner – lead vocals Steve Nathan – acoustic piano Brent Rowan – electric guitar (1, 4–7, 9–11), acoustic guitar (2), baritone guitar (2, 8), six-string bass guitar (4) Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar (1, 4, 5, 7–11), banjo (1, 3, 6), gut string guitar (4), resonator guitar (10) Frank Rogers – electric guitar (2), baritone guitar solo (9) Brent Mason – electric guitar (3, 5, 10) Pat McLaughlin – acoustic guitar (5, 6), backing vocals (10) Mike Johnson – pedabro (1) Steve Hinson – steel guitar (2, 3, 5–7), dobro (8) Paul Franklin – steel guitar (4, 9–11) Aubrey Haynie – fiddle, mandolin (2) Kevin "Swine" Grantt – upright bass (1, 8, 10), bass guitar (2–7, 9, 11) Shannon Forrest – drums Eric Darken – percussion, vibraphone (2, 4) Charlie McCoy – harmonica (5) Bergen White – string arrangements (4, 7, 8) Carl Gorodetzky – string conductor (4, 7, 8) Nashville String Machine – string orchestra (4, 7, 8) Wes Hightower – backing vocals (1, 2, 4–7, 9–11) Russell Terrell – backing vocals (1–5, 7–11) John Wesley Ryles – backing vocals (3) Lisa Cochran – backing vocals (8) Melodie Crittenden – backing vocals (8) Liana Manis – backing vocals (11)

Technical Frank Rogers – producer Mark Wright – producer Greg Droman – recording, mixing David Schober – string recording Todd Gunnerson – recording assistant, mix assistant Greg Fogie – string recording assistant Richard Barrow – additional recording Jason Lehning – additional recording, digital editing Brian David Willis – additional recording, digital editing Grey Banner – digital editing Adam Hatley – digital editing Ronnie Thomas – digital editing Hank Williams – mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee) C.A. Dreyer – production assistant Carie Higdon – production assistant Craig Allen – art direction, design Katie Gillon – art direction Mark Tucker – photography Josh Turner – photography Trish Townsend – stylist Lora Powell – hair, make-up Jimmy Gilmer – management Brinson Strickland – management

References

1. Leggett, Steve. "Long Black Train review". Allmusic . Retrieved July 8, 2011.
2. Kalet, Hank. "Josh Turner: Long Black Train". PopMatters . Retrieved July 8, 2011.
3. "Long Black Train [2004] - Josh Turner | Release Info". AllMusic .
4. "American single certifications – Josh Turner – Long Black Train". Recording Industry Association of America.
5. "Josh Turner Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
6. "Josh Turner Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
7. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
8. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2020.