Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace

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Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace
Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace (Big & Rich album - cover art).jpg
Studio album by Big & Rich
Released June 5, 2007
Genre Country, country rock, country rap
Length 38:21
Label Warner Bros. Nashville, Warner Music Group
Producer Big Kenny, John Rich, Paul Worley
Big & Rich chronology
Walmart Soundcheck (EP)
(2007)Walmart Soundcheck (EP)2007		 Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace
(2007)		 Rhapsody Originals (EP)
(2007)Rhapsody Originals (EP)2007
Singles from Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace
  1. "Lost in This Moment"
    Released: February 19, 2007
  2. "Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace"
    Released: August 13, 2007
  3. "Loud"
    Released: November 19, 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 2/5 stars[1]
Entertainment Weekly C[2]
Slant 1/5 stars[3]

Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace is the third studio album by American country music duo Big & Rich. It was released on June 5, 2007. The album's lead-off single "Lost In This Moment," became the duo's first Number One single on the Hot Country Songs chart. Also released from this album were the title track and "Loud", which respectively peaked at No. 37 and No. 42 on the same chart. The latter was the first single of the duo's career not to reach Top 40.

Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace debuted at number six on the U.S. Billboard 200 and at number one on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, selling about 103,000 copies in its first week.[4] As of August 25, 2007, the album has sold 325,577 copies in the US. A deluxe edition containing the album along with a live DVD of the Rhapsody Originals performance was offered as well as a Walmart exclusive edition which included a DVD of the duo's soundcheck session.[5] A deluxe digital version was also offered.[6]

The track "You Shook Me All Night Long" is a cover of the song of the same name by the Australian rock band AC/DC. "Lost in This Moment" was covered on Keith Anderson's second album, C'mon!.

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Intro"     0:10
2. "Lost in This Moment"   John Rich, Keith Anderson, Rodney Clawson 3:31
3. "Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace"   Big Kenny, Earl James 3:51
4. "Faster Than Angels Fly"   Dobo Phillips, Billy Henderson 4:26
5. "Eternity Intro" (featuring John Legend)   0:29
6. "Eternity"   Kenny 3:18
7. "When the Devil Gets the Best of Me"   Kenny, Adam Shoenfeld 3:18
8. "Radio Intro"     1:03
9. "Radio"   Kenny, Rich, Tebey Ottoh 3:47
10. "You Never Stop Loving Somebody"   Kenny, Rich, Marcel 2:29
11. "High Five"   Kenny, Rich, Shoenfeld 3:30
12. "Please Man" (featuring Wyclef Jean) Rich, Wyclef Jean 2:54
13. "You Shook Me All Night Long"   Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Brian Johnson 2:43
14. "Loud"   Kirsti Manna, Darla Perlozzi, Danny Myrick 3:02
Total length:
 38:21

Personnel

Big and Rich

  • Big Kenny- vocals (all tracks except 1), string composer (track 6), string arrangements (track 6)
  • John Rich- vocals (all tracks except 1), acoustic guitar (tracks 2,3,7,9,11), cymbal swells (track 4), percussion (track 4)

Additional Musicians

  • Max Abrams- saxophone (track 14)
  • Roy Agee- trombone (track 14)
  • Larry Babb- tambourine (track 3)
  • Steve Brewster- drums (tracks 3,4,6,10,12,13,14)
  • Mike Brignardello- bass guitar (tracks 3,6)
  • Pat Buchanan- electric guitar (track 11)
  • Tom Bukovac- electric guitar (tracks 2,4,9,13,14)
  • Gary Burnette- acoustic guitar (track 6), electric guitar (track 6)
  • JT Corenflos- electric guitar (tracks 3,10,12)
  • Eric Darken- percussion (track 7)
  • Paul Franklin- steel guitar (track 3)
  • Tommy Harden- drums (tracks 2,9), drum loop (track 2)
  • Wes Hightower- background vocals (tracks 2,3,6,10,13)
  • Wyclef Jean- vocals (track 12)
  • Mike Johnson- steel guitar (2,6,11,14)
  • Wayne Kilius- drums (track 11)
  • Marc Lacuesta- background vocals (track 6)
  • Howard Laravea- keyboards (track 11)
  • John Legend- vocals (track 5)
  • Steve Patrick- trumpet (track 14)
  • James Pennebaker- electric guitar (track 13)
  • Matt Pierson- bass guitar (track 11)
  • Ethan Pilzer- bass guitar (tracks 2,4,9,10,12,13,14)
  • Mike Rojas- Hammond organ (tracks 2,3,10,12,14), piano (tracks 2,6,7,9,12,13), synthesizer (tracks 2,4,6)
  • Adam Shoenfeld- acoustic guitar (track 12), electric guitar (tracks 2,3,4,6,7,9,10,11,12,13,14), solo (track 6)
  • Kenneth "Scat" Springs- background vocals (track 6)
  • Johnathan Yudkin- banjo (track 12), cello (track 2), fiddle (tracks 3,4,9,11,12,13,14), harp (track 7), mandolin (tracks 2,10,11), string composer (tracks 4,6,7), string arrangements (tracks 4,6,7), strings (4,6,7), violectra (track 3), viosynth (track 11)

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2007) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 1
U.S. Billboard 200 6

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
US Country
[7]		 US
[8]		 US
Pop
[9]		 US AC
[10]		 CAN
[11]
2007 "Lost in This Moment" 1 36 45 12 45
  • US: Gold
"Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace" 37 — — — —
"Loud" 42 — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Certifications

Region Certification
United States (RIAA)[12] Gold

References

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  4. ↑ Katie Hasty, "T-Pain Soars To No. 1 Ahead Of Rihanna, McCartney", Billboard.com, June 13, 2007.
  5. ↑ http://www.walmart.com/ip/Between-Raising-Hell-And-Amazing-Grace-with-Exclusive-Wal-Mart-Soundcheck-DVD/5848977
  6. ↑ http://www.bigandrich.com/albums/between-raising-hell-and-amazing-grace-deluxe-digital-version
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Preceded by Top Country Albums number-one album
June 23, 2007		 Succeeded by
Big Dog Daddy by Toby Keith
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