Somewhere in the Middle


Somewhere in the Middle is Jason Boland & The Stragglers's fourth album. It was released in September 2004. It is the first album by the band to be produced by Lloyd Maines. The song "Thunderbird Wine" is a cover of the Billy Joe Shaver song featured on the 1981 album I'm Just An Old Chunk Of Coal. The album itself is dedicated to Shaver, stating "may he live forever." The song "Hank" was originally recorded by Eleven Hundred Springs and released on their 2004 album, Bandwagon under the title, "Hank Williams Wouldn't Make It Now In Nashville, Tennessee". The last track features Randy Crouch singing lead vocals on the song, "Hope You Make It."

Track listing

  1. "Hank" - 3:21
  2. "When I'm Stoned" - 3:22
  3. "Somewhere In The Middle" - 4:39
  4. "If You Want To Hear A Love Song" - 3:59
  5. "Back To You" - 3:06
  6. "Stand Up To The Man" - 3:58
  7. "Radio's Misbehaving" - 3:44
  8. "Dirty Fightin' Love" - 3:42
  9. "12 Oz. Curls" - 3:54
  10. "Mary" - 6:09
  11. "Thunderbird Wine" - 5:20
  12. "Hell Or Bust" - 5:50
  13. "Hope You Make It" - 8:03

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