The Bourbon Legend

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The Bourbon Legend
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 31, 2006
Genre Red Dirt, Texas Country
Label Sustain Records
Producer Pete Anderson
Jason Boland & The Stragglers chronology
Somewhere in the Middle
(2004)
The Bourbon Legend
(2006)
Comal County Blue
(2008)

The Bourbon Legend is Jason Boland & The Stragglers's fifth album. It was released in the fall of 2006. The song "Rattlesnakes" is a cover, co-written with Bob Childers. It was produced by longtime Dwight Yoakam collaborator Pete Anderson.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Last Country Song" (Jason Boland, Pete Anderson) - 3:40
  2. "The Bourbon Legend" (Boland, Drew Kennedy, Anderson) - 3:19
  3. "No One Left To Blame" (Boland, Anderson) - 4:02
  4. "Jesus and Ruger" (Boland) - 3:27
  5. "Up and Gone" (Boland, Anderson) - 4:40
  6. "Baby That's Just Me" (Boland, Mike McClure) - 4:11
  7. "Can't Tell If I Drink" (Boland, Peter Dawson) - 3:29
  8. "Lonely By Choice" (Roger Ray) - 2:59
  9. "Rattlesnakes" (Bob Childers, Boland) - 3:38
  10. "Time In Hell" (Boland, Anderson) - 4:06
  11. "Everyday Life" (Boland) - 5:22

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (2006)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums67



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