We Walk This Road

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We Walk This Road
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 22, 2010
Genre R&B, rock, blues, funk, gospel
Length55:53
Label Warner Bros.
Producer T Bone Burnett
Robert Randolph and the Family Band chronology
Colorblind
(2006)
We Walk This Road
(2010)
Lickety Split
(2013)
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We Walk This Road is the third studio album of Robert Randolph and the Family Band released in 2010 upon Warner Bros. Records. [10] The album rose to No. 4 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart and No. 21 on the Billboard Top Rock Albums chart. [11] [12]

Contents

Overview

We Walk This Road is a mixture of original material and covers, recorded as a collaborative effort between Robert Randolph, T Bone Burnett, Tonio K., Peter Case, and other soul- and gospel-oriented songwriters. The album also includes covers of songs by Blind Willie Johnson, Bob Dylan, John Lennon, and Prince as interpreted by Randolph and Burnett. [1] [13] The "Segue" tracks are segments of public domain performances by the blues musician Blind Willie Johnson. [14]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Segue 1" Johnson 0:25
2."Traveling Shoes" Burnett, Randolph, Tonio K. 3:48
3."Segue 2"Johnson0:09
4."Back to the Wall"Gray3:30
5."Shot of Love" Dylan 5:36
6."I Still Belong to Jesus" Case 6:01
7."Segue 3"Johnson0:27
8."If I Had My Way"Burnett, Johnson, Randolph, Tonio K.5:25
9."Segue 4"Johnson0:21
10."Don't Change"Gray, Hamlin4:47
11."I Don't Wanna Be a Soldier Mama" Lennon 5:49
12."Walk Don't Walk" Prince 4:06
13."Segue 5"Johnson0:19
14."Dry Bones"Burnett, Case, Randolph, Tonio K.3:42
15."Segue 6"Johnson0:16
16."I'm Not Listening"Burnett, Case, Randolph, Tonio K.5:03
17."Salvation"Hogarth, McEwan, Train 5:59

iTunes bonus tracks

  1. "Take My Hand" - 3:51
  2. "Don't Let the Devil Ride" - 4:23
  3. "Memphis Beat" - 3:34

Personnel

Album line-up

Guest appearances

Production

References

  1. 1 2 "Robert Randolph and the Family Band: We Walk This Road". Allmusic.com.
  2. "Robert Randolph and the Family Band: We Walk This Road". Billboard.com.
  3. "Robert Randolph and the Family Band: We Walk This Road, CD review". Telegraph.co.uk.
  4. "Robert Randolph and the Family Band: We Walk This Road". The Guardian.com.
  5. Gill, Andy (June 17, 2011). "Album: Robert Randolph and the Family Band, We Walk This Road (Dare)". independent.co.uk. The Independent.
  6. "Robert Randolph and the Family Band: We Walk This Road". Paste Magazine.com.
  7. "Robert Randolph and the Family Band: We Walk This Road". Popmatters.com.
  8. "Robert Randolph and the Family Band: We Walk This Road". Rolling Stone.com.
  9. "Robert Randolph & the Family Band, 'We Walk This Road' (Warner Bros.)". Spin.com.
  10. Robert Randolph and the Family Band. Warner Bros. Records. 2010.
  11. "Robert Randolph & The Family Band: We Walk This Road (Top Rock Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
  12. "Robert Randolph & The Family Band: We Walk This Road (Top Christian Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
  13. V. Cook, Alex (October 1, 2010). "Robert Randolph". offbeat.com. Offbeat.
  14. Walter Tunis, "'Sacred steel' maestro Robert Randolph is coming to the Square", July 28, 2010