Horse of a Different Color | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 4, 2004 | |||
Studio | Dark Horse Recording Studio | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 56:52 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. Nashville | |||
Producer |
Big Kenny John Rich Paul Worley | |||
Big & Rich chronology | ||||
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Singles from Horse of a Different Color | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+ [2] |
Country Weekly | [3] |
Horse of a Different Color is the debut studio album by American country music duo Big & Rich, released on May 4, 2004, by Warner Bros. Nashville. The album contains the hit singles " Wild West Show", " Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)", " Holy Water", and " Big Time". Respectively, these reached No. 21, No. 11, No. 15, and No. 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. The album was certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA for shipments of three million copies. [4]
Horse of a Different Color features several guest musicians, primarily members of the MuzikMafia, the collaborative singer-songwriter group that Big & Rich founded. Country rap artist Cowboy Troy is featured on the lead-off track "Rollin' (The Ballad of Big & Rich)", and makes an uncredited guest appearance at the end of "Kick My Ass". Gretchen Wilson provides background vocals on "Saved", and Jon Nicholson on "Love Train". The only guest musician who is not a MuzikMafia member is Martina McBride, who provides backing vocals on the final track, "Live This Life". Big Kenny and John Rich, who comprise the duo, co-wrote all the tracks on the album, and co-produced it with Paul Worley.
Four singles were released from this album. Lead-off single "Wild West Show" peaked at No. 21 on the Billboard country charts in early 2004. Following it was "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)", which peaked at No. 11 and was certified platinum by the RIAA as a single. The third single release, the No. 15 "Holy Water", was inspired by Big Kenny's and John Rich's sisters, both victims of domestic abuse. "Big Time" was the final single, reaching No. 20 in mid-2005.
All tracks are written by Big Kenny and John Rich, with additional co-writers as noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Rollin' (The Ballad of Big & Rich)" (featuring Cowboy Troy) | Cowboy Troy | 4:50 |
2. | " Wild West Show" | Blair Daly | 4:20 |
3. | " Big Time" | Angie Aparo | 3:56 |
4. | "Kick My Ass" (featuring Cowboy Troy -uncredited) | Bryan Wayne | 4:58 |
5. | "Six Foot Town" | 3:47 | |
6. | " Holy Water" |
| 4:13 |
7. | "Saved" (background vocals: Gretchen Wilson) | John Phillips | 4:51 |
8. | "Real World" | Adam Shoenfeld | 5:05 |
9. | " Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" | 3:20 | |
10. | "Drinkin' 'bout You" | 2:53 | |
11. | "Love Train" (background vocals: Jon Nicholson) | Jon Nicholson | 3:47 |
12. | "Deadwood Mountain" | 5:10 | |
13. | "Live This Life" (background vocals: Martina McBride) | 5:33 | |
Total length: | 56:52 |
As listed in liner notes. [5]
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Certifications ( sales threshold) | ||
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US Country [14] |
US [15] |
GER [16] | |||
2003 | " Wild West Show" | 21 | 85 | — | |
2004 | " Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" | 11 | 56 | 87 | |
" Holy Water" | 15 | 75 | — | ||
2005 | " Big Time" | 20 | 103 | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Region | Certification |
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Canada ( Music Canada) [19] | Gold |
United States ( RIAA) [20] | 3× Platinum |
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