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Blackhawk's fifth album comes following many fundamental changes for the group. First and foremost, co-founder Van Stephenson died of cancer, leaving Henry Paul and Dave Robbins to carry on. The two were faced with further challenges. After a promising and successful beginning, the trio, all songwriters, had taken to putting out albums largely consisting of songs written by Nashville professionals that sold less and less well, to the point that Arista Records dropped them. So, Paul and Robbins signed to Columbia and tried to take back their music. The result is their most personal album. The title track, not surprisingly, is a tribute to Stephenson, and it's one of several earnest and sincere efforts, including "Days of America," a chart single ten months in advance of the album's release that unintentionally touched on the spirit of the country in the wake of September 11, 2001, and "Brothers of the Southland," Paul's attempt to honor the dead among his old Southern rock colleagues in the Allman Brothers Band, the Marshall Tucker Band, and Lynyrd Skynyrd. (He himself used to be in the Outlaws, another Southern rock outfit.) In other words, this is not your typical country album. The question is whether, for all its good intentions, it's any better. The music is defined by Paul's distinctively whiny voice, which cuts through the country-pop arrangements, and that voice is best put to use in the more introspective songs, such as "Forgiveness" and "Leavin' the Land of the Broken Hearted," which reflect on personal and professional mistakes. They may not be any more deeply felt than the other deeply felt songs on the album, but they're more revealing and touching. This is an album Blackhawk probably had to make. It's a risk, but at this point in the band's career, one worth taking
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Mike Clute, Producer - Mike Clute, Recording Engineer - BlackHawk, Performer - Tim Akers, Acordeon - Tim Akers, Piano - Dave Robbins, Vocal - Dave Robbins, Producer - Dave Robbins, Composer - Dave Robbins, Lyricist - Dave Robbins, Keyboards - Dave Robbins, Piano - Peter Miskinis, 2nd Engineer - Billy Montana, Composer - Billy Montana, Lyricist - Henry Paul, Producer - Henry Paul, Composer - Henry Paul, Vocal - Henry Paul, Lyricist - Laruie Clute, Recording Engineer - Benny Quinn, Mastering Engineer - Larry Beaird, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Michael Rhodes, Bass - David Grissom, Electric Guitar - Chris Anderson, Electric Guitar - Dale Oliver, Electric Guitar - Aubrey Haynie, Mandolin - Aubrey Haynie, Fiddle - Lonnie Wilson, Drums
(P) 2002 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Benny Quinn, Mastering Engineer - Tammy Rogers, Fiddle - BlackHawk, Performer - Spady Brannan, Bass - Catherine Styron, Keyboards - Rick Giles, Composer - Rick Giles, Producer - Rick Giles, Lyricist - Henry Paul, Producer - Henry Paul, Vocal - Sean Neff, 2nd Engineer - David Hall, Recording Engineer - Tommy Harden, Drums - Peter Miskinis, 2nd Engineer - Jeff King, Electric Guitar - Larry Beaird, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Gilles Godard, Composer - Gilles Godard, Lyricist - Tim Nichols, Composer - Tim Nichols, Lyricist - Laruie Clute, Recording Engineer - Dave Robbins, Producer - Mike Clute, Producer - Mike Clute, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2002 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Mike Clute, Producer - Mike Clute, Recording Engineer - BlackHawk, Performer - Mike Radovsky, Drums - Randy Threet, Bass - Dave Robbins, Producer - Dave Robbins, Composer - Dave Robbins, Lyricist - Dave Robbins, Keyboards - Dave Robbins, Piano - Peter Miskinis, 2nd Engineer - Henry Paul, Producer - Henry Paul, Vocal - Henry Paul, Composer - Henry Paul, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Henry Paul, Lyricist - Laruie Clute, Recording Engineer - Benny Quinn, Mastering Engineer - Lee Thomas Miller, Composer - Lee Thomas Miller, Lyricist - David Grissom, Electric Guitar - Chris Anderson, Electric Guitar - Billy Crain, Electric Guitar - Aubrey Haynie, Mandolin - Aubrey Haynie, Fiddle
(P) 2002 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Mike Clute, Producer - Mike Clute, Recording Engineer - BlackHawk, Performer - Tim Akers, Acordeon - Tim Akers, Piano - Dave Robbins, Vocal - Dave Robbins, Producer - Dave Robbins, Composer - Dave Robbins, Lyricist - Dave Robbins, Keyboards - Dave Robbins, Piano - Peter Miskinis, 2nd Engineer - Henry Paul, Producer - Henry Paul, Composer - Henry Paul, Vocal - Henry Paul, Lyricist - Laruie Clute, Recording Engineer - Benny Quinn, Mastering Engineer - Larry Beaird, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Michael Rhodes, Bass - David Grissom, Electric Guitar - Chris Anderson, Electric Guitar - Jim Peterik, Lyricist - Jim Peterik, Composer - Dale Oliver, Electric Guitar - Aubrey Haynie, Mandolin - Aubrey Haynie, Fiddle - Lonnie Wilson, Drums
(P) 2002 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Mike Clute, Producer - Mike Clute, Recording Engineer - BlackHawk, Performer - Tim Akers, Acordeon - Tim Akers, Piano - Dave Robbins, Producer - Dave Robbins, Vocal - Dave Robbins, Keyboards - Dave Robbins, Piano - Peter Miskinis, 2nd Engineer - Henry Paul, Vocal - Henry Paul, Producer - Laruie Clute, Recording Engineer - Benny Quinn, Mastering Engineer - Larry Beaird, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Michael Rhodes, Bass - David Grissom, Electric Guitar - Carol Ann Brown, Composer - Carol Ann Brown, Lyricist - Chris Anderson, Electric Guitar - Bonnie Baker, Composer - Bonnie Baker, Lyricist - Dale Oliver, Electric Guitar - Aubrey Haynie, Mandolin - Aubrey Haynie, Fiddle - Lonnie Wilson, Drums
(P) 2002 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Mike Clute, Producer - Mike Clute, Recording Engineer - BlackHawk, Performer - Mike Radovsky, Drums - Randy Threet, Bass - Dave Robbins, Producer - Dave Robbins, Composer - Dave Robbins, Lyricist - Dave Robbins, Keyboards - Dave Robbins, Piano - Peter Miskinis, 2nd Engineer - Henry Paul, Vocal - Henry Paul, Composer - Henry Paul, Producer - Henry Paul, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Henry Paul, Lyricist - Laruie Clute, Recording Engineer - Benny Quinn, Mastering Engineer - David Grissom, Electric Guitar - Chris Anderson, Electric Guitar - Jim Peterik, Lyricist - Jim Peterik, Composer - Billy Crain, Electric Guitar - Aubrey Haynie, Mandolin - Aubrey Haynie, Fiddle
(P) 2002 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Mike Clute, Producer - Mike Clute, Recording Engineer - BlackHawk, Performer - Mike Radovsky, Drums - Randy Threet, Bass - Dave Robbins, Composer - Dave Robbins, Producer - Dave Robbins, Lyricist - Dave Robbins, Keyboards - Dave Robbins, Piano - Peter Miskinis, 2nd Engineer - Billy Montana, Composer - Billy Montana, Lyricist - Henry Paul, Producer - Henry Paul, Vocal - Henry Paul, Composer - Henry Paul, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Henry Paul, Lyricist - Laruie Clute, Recording Engineer - Benny Quinn, Mastering Engineer - David Grissom, Electric Guitar - Chris Anderson, Electric Guitar - Billy Crain, Electric Guitar - Aubrey Haynie, Mandolin - Aubrey Haynie, Fiddle
(P) 2002 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Mike Clute, Producer - Mike Clute, Recording Engineer - BlackHawk, Performer - Dave Robbins, Producer - Peter Miskinis, 2nd Engineer - Billy Montana, Composer - Billy Montana, Lyricist - Carl Marsh, Keyboards - Carl Marsh, Arranger - Henry Paul, Producer - Henry Paul, Vocal - Henry Paul, Composer - Henry Paul, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Henry Paul, Lyricist - Laruie Clute, Recording Engineer - Benny Quinn, Mastering Engineer - Phillip Scoggins, Recording Engineer - Larry Beaird, Acoustic Baritone Guitar
(P) 2002 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Mike Clute, Producer - Mike Clute, Recording Engineer - BlackHawk, Performer - Tim Akers, Acordeon - Tim Akers, Piano - Dave Robbins, Vocal - Dave Robbins, Producer - Dave Robbins, Composer - Dave Robbins, Lyricist - Dave Robbins, Keyboards - Dave Robbins, Piano - Henry Gross, Composer - Henry Gross, Lyricist - Peter Miskinis, 2nd Engineer - Henry Paul, Producer - Henry Paul, Composer - Henry Paul, Vocal - Henry Paul, Lyricist - Laruie Clute, Recording Engineer - Benny Quinn, Mastering Engineer - Larry Beaird, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Michael Rhodes, Bass - David Grissom, Electric Guitar - Chris Anderson, Electric Guitar - Dale Oliver, Electric Guitar - Aubrey Haynie, Mandolin - Aubrey Haynie, Fiddle - Lonnie Wilson, Drums
(P) 2002 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Mike Clute, Producer - Mike Clute, Recording Engineer - BlackHawk, Performer - Tim Akers, Acordeon - Tim Akers, Piano - Dave Robbins, Composer - Dave Robbins, Producer - Dave Robbins, Vocal - Dave Robbins, Lyricist - Dave Robbins, Keyboards - Dave Robbins, Piano - Peter Miskinis, 2nd Engineer - Pat Bunch, Composer - Pat Bunch, Lyricist - Henry Paul, Producer - Henry Paul, Vocal - Henry Paul, Composer - Henry Paul, Lyricist - Laruie Clute, Recording Engineer - Benny Quinn, Mastering Engineer - Larry Beaird, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Michael Rhodes, Bass - David Grissom, Electric Guitar - Chris Anderson, Electric Guitar - Dale Oliver, Electric Guitar - Aubrey Haynie, Mandolin - Aubrey Haynie, Fiddle - Lonnie Wilson, Drums
(P) 2002 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Mike Clute, Producer - Mike Clute, Recording Engineer - BlackHawk, Performer - Tim Akers, Acordeon - Tim Akers, Piano - Dave Robbins, Vocal - Dave Robbins, Producer - Dave Robbins, Composer - Dave Robbins, Lyricist - Dave Robbins, Keyboards - Dave Robbins, Piano - Peter Miskinis, 2nd Engineer - Henry Paul, Producer - Henry Paul, Composer - Henry Paul, Vocal - Henry Paul, Lyricist - Laruie Clute, Recording Engineer - Benny Quinn, Mastering Engineer - Larry Beaird, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Lee Thomas Miller, Composer - Lee Thomas Miller, Lyricist - Michael Rhodes, Bass - David Grissom, Electric Guitar - Chris Anderson, Electric Guitar - Dale Oliver, Electric Guitar - Aubrey Haynie, Mandolin - Aubrey Haynie, Fiddle - Lonnie Wilson, Drums
(P) 2002 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Album review
Blackhawk's fifth album comes following many fundamental changes for the group. First and foremost, co-founder Van Stephenson died of cancer, leaving Henry Paul and Dave Robbins to carry on. The two were faced with further challenges. After a promising and successful beginning, the trio, all songwriters, had taken to putting out albums largely consisting of songs written by Nashville professionals that sold less and less well, to the point that Arista Records dropped them. So, Paul and Robbins signed to Columbia and tried to take back their music. The result is their most personal album. The title track, not surprisingly, is a tribute to Stephenson, and it's one of several earnest and sincere efforts, including "Days of America," a chart single ten months in advance of the album's release that unintentionally touched on the spirit of the country in the wake of September 11, 2001, and "Brothers of the Southland," Paul's attempt to honor the dead among his old Southern rock colleagues in the Allman Brothers Band, the Marshall Tucker Band, and Lynyrd Skynyrd. (He himself used to be in the Outlaws, another Southern rock outfit.) In other words, this is not your typical country album. The question is whether, for all its good intentions, it's any better. The music is defined by Paul's distinctively whiny voice, which cuts through the country-pop arrangements, and that voice is best put to use in the more introspective songs, such as "Forgiveness" and "Leavin' the Land of the Broken Hearted," which reflect on personal and professional mistakes. They may not be any more deeply felt than the other deeply felt songs on the album, but they're more revealing and touching. This is an album Blackhawk probably had to make. It's a risk, but at this point in the band's career, one worth taking
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:41:09
- Main artists: BlackHawk
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Country
(P) 2001, 2002 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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