Horehound (album)

Horehound
Studio album by The Dead Weather
Released July 14, 2009
Recorded January 2009 at Third Man Studio
Genre Alternative rock, blues-rock, garage rock
Length 43:55
Label Third Man/Warner Bros.
Producer Jack White
The Dead Weather chronology

Horehound
(2009)		 Sea of Cowards
(2010)
Singles from Horehound
  1. "Hang You from the Heavens"
    Released: March 11, 2009
  2. "Treat Me Like Your Mother"
    Released: May 25, 2009
  3. "I Cut Like A Buffalo"
    Released: October 26, 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Rockfeedback [2]
Clash (8/10)[3]
Drowned In Sound (6/10)[4]
Los Angeles Times [5]
NME (5/10)[6]
Pitchfork Media (7.5/10)[7]
The Observer [8]
The Skinny [9]

Horehound is the debut studio album by American rock band The Dead Weather. It was released on July 10 in Australia, July 13 in Europe, and July 14, 2009 in North America. The album was recorded at Third Man Studios during a three week session in January 2009.[10][11] The first single from the album, "Hang You from the Heavens", was released through iTunes on March 11, 2009, and on vinyl on April 18, 2009.[10][12] "Treat Me Like Your Mother" was released as the second single from the album on May 25, 2009.[13] The third single from the album was set to be "I Cut Like A Buffalo" and includes a cover of The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band's "A Child of a Few Hours is Burning to Death" as a B-side.[14] The album debuted at #6 on the U.S. Billboard 200 Album Charts and at #14 on the UK Album Charts.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "60 Feet Tall"  Mosshart/Fertita 5:33
2. "Hang You from the Heavens"  Mosshart/Fertita 3:39
3. "I Cut Like a Buffalo"  White 3:28
4. "So Far from Your Weapon"  Mosshart 3:40
5. "Treat Me Like Your Mother"  Mosshart/White/Fertita/Lawrence 4:10
6. "Rocking Horse"  Mosshart/White 2:59
7. "New Pony"  Bob Dylan 3:58
8. "Bone House"  Mosshart/White/Fertita/Lawrence 3:27
9. "3 Birds"  Mosshart/White/Fertita/Lawrence 3:45
10. "No Hassle Night"  Mosshart/White 2:56
11. "Will There Be Enough Water?"  White/Fertita 6:20

Bonus Tracks

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
12. "Outside (iTunes pre-order only)"  Downliners Sect (Evans/O'Donnell) 2:50

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 6
UK Albums Chart 14
French Albums Chart 19
French Digital Albums 10
New Zealand Albums Chart 24
Australian Albums Chart 50

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Rockfeedback review
  3. ↑ Clash review
  4. ↑ Drowned In Sound review
  5. ↑ Los Angeles Times review
  6. ↑ NME review
  7. ↑ Pitchfork Media review
  8. ↑ The Observer review
  9. ↑ The Skinny review
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Gil Kaufman (March 12, 2009). "Jack White Debuts New Band, The Dead Weather". MTV.
  11. ↑ Graff, Gary (April 16, 2009). "Dead Weather Recording More Music Before Tour". Billboard (New York City: Nielsen Business Media). Retrieved April 29, 2009.
  12. ↑ Michael D. Ayers (March 12, 2009). "Jack White Forms The Dead Weather". New York: Billboard.
  13. ↑ Treat Me Like Your Mother Songfacts
  14. ↑ Dead Weather Cover West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band on New 7"