| Comin' to Your City | ||||
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| Studio album by Big & Rich | ||||
| Released | November 17, 2005 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 48:42 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Big Kenny John Rich Paul Worley |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C-[2] |
| Slant | [3] |
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Comin' to Your City is the name of the second studio album by the country music duo Big & Rich. It was released in 2005, and has 14 tracks. It features the hit singles "Comin' to Your City", "Never Mind Me", and "8th of November", which respectively reached #21, #34, and #18 on the Hot Country Songs charts. It has become the official theme song of College Gameday with different lyrics that talk about specific college football teams. Cowboy Troy sings in the video and also announces some football terms during instrumental parts of the song.
The track "I Pray for You" was one of the first songs which Big Kenny and John Rich wrote together. Prior to the duo's inception, both singers included it on their respective solo albums (Big Kenny's Live a Little and Rich's Underneath the Same Moon), which were both recorded in 1999 but unreleased until 2005. Rich's solo rendition was also released as a single in 2000, peaking at No. 58 on the country charts.
Contents |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Freak Parade" | Big Kenny, John Rich | 1:09 |
| 2. | "Comin' to Your City" | Kenny, Rich | 3:27 |
| 3. | "Soul Shaker" | Kenny, Rich, Rodney Clawson | 3:05 |
| 4. | "Never Mind Me" | Kenny, Rich, Clawson | 3:27 |
| 5. | "Caught Up in the Moment" | Kenny, Rich | 3:42 |
| 6. | "Leap of Faith" | Kenny, Rich | 4:58 |
| 7. | "I Pray for You" | Kenny, Rich | 3:59 |
| 8. | "Filthy Rich" | Kenny, Rich, Bill McDavid, Freddy Powers, Sonny Throckmorton | 3:09 |
| 9. | "Jalapeño" | Rich | 2:58 |
| 10. | "20 Margaritas" | Kenny | 2:48 |
| 11. | "Blow My Mind" | Kenny | 3:35 |
| 12. | "Slow Motion" | Kenny, Rich | 3:26 |
| 13. | "8th of November" (spoken intro: Kris Kristofferson) | Kenny, Rich | 6:17 |
| 14. | "Our America" (guest vocals: Gretchen Wilson and Cowboy Troy) | Traditional, arr. by Big & Rich, Gretchen Wilson, Paul Worley | 2:42 |
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Total length:
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48:42 | ||
In later presses of the album, "8th of November" was split into two tracks: one for Kris Kristofferson's opening and another for the song itself.
Strings on Track 14 performed by the Nashville String Machine, conducted by Carl Gorodetzky, arranged by Dennis Burnside:
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 7 |
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
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| US Country [4] |
US [5] |
US Pop [6] |
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| 2005 | "Comin' to Your City" | 21 | 72 | 62 |
| 2006 | "Never Mind Me" | 34 | — | — |
| "8th of November" | 18 | 94 | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
| Region | Certification |
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| United States (RIAA)[7] | Platinum |
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