Cross Canadian Ragweed (album)

Cross Canadian Ragweed
Studio album by Cross Canadian Ragweed
Released	September 10, 2002
Genre	Americana Southern rock Country rock Alternative country Red Dirt Texas Country
Length	58:33
Label	Universal South
Producer	Mike McClure Cross Canadian Ragweed
Cross Canadian Ragweed chronology
Live and Loud at Billy Bob's Texas (2002) Cross Canadian Ragweed (Purple) (2002) Soul Gravy (2004)

Cross Canadian Ragweed is the self-titled major-label debut album for the country music band Cross Canadian Ragweed. It includes the singles "17" and "Constantly."

William Ruhlmann of Allmusic rated the album three stars out of five, saying, "what impresses most is the overall sound of a band who has forged a distinctive style within a conventional genre through years of playing."^[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Cody Canada except where noted.

1. "Anywhere but Here" (Canada, Jeremy Plato) – 4:42
2. "17" – 5:19
3. "Brooklyn Kid" – 3:22
4. "Don't Need You" – 4:43
5. "Walls of Huntsville" – 3:40
6. "Broken" (Mike McClure, Canada) – 5:44
7. "Constantly" – 4:17
8. "Suicide Blues" – 4:36
9. "Other Side" – 4:52
10. "On a Cloud" – 4:18
11. "Carry You Home" – 4:34
12. "Freedom" (McClure, Canada) – 8:19

Personnel

Cross Canadian Ragweed

• Cody Canada – lead vocals, lead guitar, harmonica, baritone guitar
• Grady Cross – rhythm guitar
• Jeremy Plato – bass guitar, background vocals
• Randy Ragsdale – drums, percussion, piano

Additional musicians

• Doug Moreland – fiddle on "On a Cloud"
• Mike McClure – piano on "Freedom," acoustic guitar on "Carry You Home" and "17," electric rhythm guitar on "Walls of Huntsville"
• Walt Bowers – Hammond B-3 organ on "Freedom"

Chart performance

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