Roots (Blue Mountain album)

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Roots
Blue mountain roots.jpg
Studio album by
Released2001
RecordedMoney Shot
Genre Americana
Length37:34
Label Blue Mountain, Glitterhouse
Producer Blue Mountain
Blue Mountain chronology
Tales of a Traveler
(1999)
Roots
(2001)
Tonight It's Now or Never
(2002)

Roots is an album by the American band Blue Mountain, released in 2001. [1] [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Washington Post stated that "the songs are reawakened by loose, spirited garage-rock arrangements dominated by [Cary] Hudson's singing, lead guitar work and newly prominent fiddling." [4] The News-Gazette called the album "a brilliant example of Americana at its finest." [5]

Track listing

  1. "Rye Whiskey" - 3:47
  2. "Rain and Snow" - 3:44
  3. "Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair" - 5:03
  4. "Banks of the Pontchartrain" - 5:00
  5. "That Nasty Swing" (by Cliff Carlisle) - 3:20
  6. "Spring of '65" - 4:13
  7. "Riley and Spencer" - 3:20
  8. "Young and Tender Ladies" - 3:36
  9. "I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes" (by A.P. Carter) - 2:30
  10. "Little Stream of Whiskey" - 3:03
  11. "Go Away Devil" (Bonus track) - 5:47
  12. "Shady Grove" (Bonus track) - 5:55
  13. "Country Blues" (by Dock Boggs) (Bonus track) - 5:21
  14. "900 Miles" (Bonus track) - 3:04

All songs are traditional, except tracks #5, 9, 13 as indicated. All songs arranged by Blue Mountain.

Personnel

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References

  1. Nash, Alanna (March 23, 2001). "Blue Mountain: Roots". Entertainment Weekly. No. 588. p. 115.
  2. Ochs, Meredith (July 10, 2001). "Review: Blue Mountain's New Album 'Roots'". All Things Considered. NPR.
  3. "Roots Review by John Duffy". AllMusic. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
  4. Himes, Geoffrey (April 13, 2001). "Blue Mountain 'Roots'". The Washington Post. p. WW9.
  5. Gerard, Don (March 9, 2001). "Deep 'Roots' keep the musical soil atop Blue Mountain". The News-Gazette. p. ETC-7.