Kentucky (Black Stone Cherry album)

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Kentucky
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1, 2016
RecordedBarrick Recording Studio, Glasgow
GenreHard rock, Southern rock, alternative metal, post-grunge
Length52:32
LabelMascot
ProducerBlack Stone Cherry
Black Stone Cherry chronology
Magic Mountain
(2014)
Kentucky
(2016)
Black to Blues
(2017)
Singles from Kentucky
  1. "The Way of the Future"
    Released: December 18, 2015
  2. "In Our Dreams"
    Released: January 22, 2016
  3. "The Rambler"
    Released: February 25, 2016
  4. "Soul Machine"
    Released: August 24, 2016
  5. "Cheaper to Drink Alone"
    Released: March 14, 2017
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Revolver Magazine[3]

Kentucky is the fifth studio album by American band Black Stone Cherry. It was released on April 1, 2016, through Mascot Records.

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Black Stone Cherry unless stated otherwise

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Way of the Future" 3:53
2."In Our Dreams" 3:49
3."Shakin' My Cage" 4:10
4."Soul Machine" 4:01
5."Long Ride" 4:03
6."War" (Edwin Starr cover)Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong4:07
7."Hangman" 3:57
8."Cheaper to Drink Alone" 3:51
9."Rescue Me" 3:47
10."Feelin' Fuzzy" 3:15
11."Darkest Secret" 4:01
12."Born to Die" 4:33
13."The Rambler" 5:09
Total length:52:32
iTunes Deluxe Edition[4]
No.TitleLength
14."I Am the Lion"3:35
15."Evil" (Cactus cover)4:11
Exclusive Edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Love Runs Out" (OneRepublic cover)Ryan Tedder, Brent Kutzle, Drew Brown, Zach Filkins, Eddie Fisher4:15
15."Coyote" 4:43
16."Mississippi Queen" (Mountain cover)Corky Laing, Felix Pappalardi, David Rea, Leslie West3:21

Charts[edit]

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] 13
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 81
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] 82
French Albums (SNEP)[8] 100
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 21
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] 92
Italian Albums (FIMI)[11] 97
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 14
UK Albums (OCC)[13] 5
US Billboard 200[14] 40
US Digital Albums (Billboard)[15] 18
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[16] 1
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[17] 3
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[18] 5

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
  2. ^ Jurek, Thom. "AllMusic Review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
  3. ^ "Review: Black Stone Cherry – Kentucky". revolvermag.com. 2016-03-30. Archived from the original on 2016-04-02. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
  4. ^ "Kentucky (Deluxe Edition". Itunes.com. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
  5. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Black Stone Cherry – Kentucky" (in German). Hung Medien.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Black Stone Cherry – Kentucky" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  7. ^ "Ultratop.be – Black Stone Cherry – Kentucky" (in French). Hung Medien.
  8. ^ "Lescharts.com – Black Stone Cherry – Kentucky". Hung Medien.
  9. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
  10. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Black Stone Cherry – Kentucky" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  11. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Black Stone Cherry – Kentucky". Hung Medien.
  12. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Black Stone Cherry – Kentucky". Hung Medien.
  13. ^ "Black Stone Cherry | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
  14. ^ "Black Stone Cherry Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  15. ^ "Black Stone Cherry Chart History (Digital Albums)".[dead link] Billboard.
  16. ^ "Black Stone Cherry Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard.
  17. ^ "Black Stone Cherry Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
  18. ^ "Black Stone Cherry Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.