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{{Short description|Album by Hard Working Americans}}
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'''''Hard Working Americans''''' is the debut album from [[Supergroup (music)|supergroup]] [[Hard Working Americans]]. The band consists of singer [[Todd Snider]], bassist [[Dave Schools]] from [[Widespread Panic]], [[Neal Casal]] of [[Chris Robinson Brotherhood]] on guitar and vocals, Chad Staehly of Great American Taxi on keyboards and Duane Trucks, younger brother to [[Derek Trucks|Derek]] on drums.<ref>{{cite web|title=Amazon.com: Hard Working Americans|url=http://www.amazon.com/Hard-Working-Americans/dp/B00GV8B0FO/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1391446474&sr=1-1}}</ref>
'''''Hard Working Americans''''' is the debut album from [[Supergroup (music)|supergroup]] [[Hard Working Americans]]. The band consists of singer [[Todd Snider]], bassist [[Dave Schools]] from [[Widespread Panic]], [[Neal Casal]] of [[Chris Robinson Brotherhood]] on guitar and vocals, Chad Staehly of Great American Taxi on keyboards and Duane Trucks ([[Derek Trucks|Derek's younger brother]]) on drums.<ref>{{cite web|title=Amazon.com: Hard Working Americans|url=https://www.amazon.com/Hard-Working-Americans/dp/B00GV8B0FO/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1391446474&sr=1-1}}</ref>


The album is made up entirely of cover songs. The project was the brainchild of Snider, who "wanted to take his songwriting sensibility, material by people he thinks have written what he calls “perfect songs,” and sort of collide them into the jamband sensibility." <ref>{{cite web|last=Greenhaus|first=Mike|title=Jambands: Dave Schools is a Hard Working American|url=http://www.jambands.com/features/2014/02/01/dave-schools-is-a-hard-working-american/#.Uu_Wy02d7Rb}}</ref>
The album is made up entirely of cover songs. The project was the brainchild of Snider, who "wanted to take his songwriting sensibility, material by people he thinks have written what he calls “perfect songs,” and sort of collide them into the jamband sensibility."<ref>{{cite web|last=Greenhaus|first=Mike|title=Jambands: Dave Schools is a Hard Working American|url=http://www.jambands.com/features/2014/02/01/dave-schools-is-a-hard-working-american/#.Uu_Wy02d7Rb}}</ref>


The album was recorded at [[Bob Weir]]'s [[TRI Studios]] in [[San Rafael, California|San Rafael]], [[California|CA]] in 2013. Schools and Snider split the production duties, while [[John Keane (record producer)|John Keane]] handled the mixing. ''Hard Working Americans'' was initially released on January 21, 2014 on Thirty Tigers/Melvin Records.
The album was recorded at [[Bob Weir]]'s [[TRI Studios]] in [[San Rafael, California|San Rafael]], [[California|CA]] in 2013. Schools and Snider split the production duties, while [[John Keane (record producer)|John Keane]] handled the mixing. ''Hard Working Americans'' was initially released on January 21, 2014 on Thirty Tigers/Melvin Records.

==Critical reception==
''Hard Working Americans'' received generally favorable reviews from critics.<ref name=mc>[http://www.metacritic.com/music/hard-working-americans/hard-working-americans Hard Working Americans]</ref>
{{Album ratings
|MC=72%<ref name=mc/>
}}


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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| title1 = Blackland Farmer |note1=[[Frankie Miller (country musician)|Frankie Miller]]
| title1 = Blackland Farmer |note1=[[Frankie Miller (country musician)|Frankie Miller]]
| length1 = 4:22
| length1 = 4:22
| title2 = Another Train |note2=[[Will Kimbrough]]
| title2 = Another Train |note2=[[Will Kimbrough]] / [[Gwil Owen]]
| length2 = 2:55
| length2 = 2:55
| title3 = Down to the Well |note3=Kevin Gordon / [[Colin Linden]]
| title3 = Down to the Well |note3=Kevin Gordon / [[Colin Linden]]
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| title9 = Run a Mile |note9=Don Herron / Chuck Mead
| title9 = Run a Mile |note9=Don Herron / Chuck Mead
| length9 = 3:50
| length9 = 3:50
| title10 = I Don't Have a Gun |note10=Will Kimbrough / Tommy Womack
| title10 = I Don't Have a Gun |note10=Will Kimbrough / [[Tommy Womack]]
| length10 = 4:11
| length10 = 4:11
| title11 = Wrecking Ball |note11=[[David Rawlings]] / [[Gillian Welch]]
| title11 = Wrecking Ball |note11=[[David Rawlings]] / [[Gillian Welch]]
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:[[Neal Casal]] - Guitar, Vocals
:[[Neal Casal]] - Guitar, Vocals
:Chad Staehly - Keyboards
:Chad Staehly - Keyboards
:Duane Trucks - Drums
:[[Duane Trucks]] - Drums


'''Additional Musicians'''<br>
'''Additional Musicians'''<br>
:[[John Popper]] - Harp
:[[John Popper]] - Harmonica
:Jason Crosby - Fiddle, Piano
:Jason Crosby - Fiddle, Piano
:[[John Keane (record producer)|John Keane]] - Banjo, Guitar, Vocals
:[[John Keane (record producer)|John Keane]] - Banjo, Guitar, Vocals
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
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[[Category:2014 Albums]]
[[Category:2014 debut albums]]
[[Category:Todd Snider albums]]

Latest revision as of 08:24, 10 November 2024

Hard Working Americans
Studio album by
Hard Working Americans
ReleasedJanuary 21, 2014
RecordedTRI Studios, San Rafael, CA
GenreRock, southern rock, jam
Length45:10
LabelThirty Tigers/Melvin Records
ProducerTodd Snider, Dave Schools

Hard Working Americans is the debut album from supergroup Hard Working Americans. The band consists of singer Todd Snider, bassist Dave Schools from Widespread Panic, Neal Casal of Chris Robinson Brotherhood on guitar and vocals, Chad Staehly of Great American Taxi on keyboards and Duane Trucks (Derek's younger brother) on drums.[1]

The album is made up entirely of cover songs. The project was the brainchild of Snider, who "wanted to take his songwriting sensibility, material by people he thinks have written what he calls “perfect songs,” and sort of collide them into the jamband sensibility."[2]

The album was recorded at Bob Weir's TRI Studios in San Rafael, CA in 2013. Schools and Snider split the production duties, while John Keane handled the mixing. Hard Working Americans was initially released on January 21, 2014 on Thirty Tigers/Melvin Records.

Critical reception

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Hard Working Americans received generally favorable reviews from critics.[3]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72%[3]
Review scores
SourceRating

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Blackland Farmer" (Frankie Miller)4:22
2."Another Train" (Will Kimbrough / Gwil Owen)2:55
3."Down to the Well" (Kevin Gordon / Colin Linden)4:16
4."The Mountain Song" (Chad Jeffers / Kieran Kane / Sean Locke)3:20
5."Stomp and Holler" (Hayes Carll)4:48
6."Straight to Hell" (Kevn Kinney)5:51
7."Welfare Music" (Brian Henneman / S. Taylor)3:32
8."Mr. President Have Pity on the Working Man" (Randy Newman)3:18
9."Run a Mile" (Don Herron / Chuck Mead)3:50
10."I Don't Have a Gun" (Will Kimbrough / Tommy Womack)4:11
11."Wrecking Ball" (David Rawlings / Gillian Welch)4:47

Personnel

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Todd Snider - Vocals
Dave Schools - Bass
Neal Casal - Guitar, Vocals
Chad Staehly - Keyboards
Duane Trucks - Drums

Additional Musicians

John Popper - Harmonica
Jason Crosby - Fiddle, Piano
John Keane - Banjo, Guitar, Vocals

References

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  1. ^ "Amazon.com: Hard Working Americans".
  2. ^ Greenhaus, Mike. "Jambands: Dave Schools is a Hard Working American".
  3. ^ a b Hard Working Americans
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