Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace

• Artist: Big & Rich
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• Release Date: June 05, 2007
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: Country

Review

If Comin' to Your City didn't provide the shock and awe of Horse of a Different Color, at least on chart terms, it did reveal that Big & Rich weren't a one-trick pony, destined to disappear after one huge record. But then, they were hardly one-hit wonders -- they were the leaders of the Muzik Mafia, a gleeful group of tacky hucksters and savvy craftsman who remade Nashville in their own image, starting with their own music but extending far, far down, from Gretchen Wilson and Cowboy Troy to reviving John Anderson and Rich co-writing like a madman. It was the kind of mad productivity not dissimilar to modern-day hip-hop producers -- they were branding left and right, bringing in everybody under their umbrella -- but it sure brought up charges of spreading themselves thin, especially in the wake of the underperformance of Comin' to Your City. But even if that album didn't generate an anthem like "Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy" and even if it had a few moments where the calculation shone through their crassness, it still had a musical punch. And for its successor, Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace, Big & Rich came up with a good gimmick: divide it into a fast side and a slow side, as if people still listened to music on LPs or cassettes. Great concept. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Intro		Big & Rich	(0:10)
Lost in This Moment (Lyrics)	John Rich, Keith Anderson, Rodney Clawson	Big & Rich	(3:31)
Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace (Lyrics)	Big Kenny, Earl James	Big & Rich	(3:51)
Faster Than Angels Fly	Jonathan Yudkin, Billy Henderson	Big & Rich	(4:26)
Eternity Intro		Big & Rich, John Legend	(0:29)
Eternity (Lyrics)	Jonathan Yudkin, Big Kenny	Big & Rich, John Legend	(3:18)
When the Devil Gets the Best of Me (Lyrics)	Jonathan Yudkin, Big Kenny, Adam Shoenfeld	Big & Rich	(3:18)
Radio Intro		Big & Rich	(1:03)
Radio (Lyrics)	Big Kenny	Big & Rich	(3:47)
You Never Stop Loving Somebody (Lyrics)	Big Kenny, John Rich	Big & Rich	(2:29)
High Five (Lyrics)	Big Kenny, Adam Shoenfeld, John Rich	Big & Rich	(3:30)
Please Man	Wyclef Jean, John Rich	Wyclef Jean, Big & Rich	(2:54)
You Shook Me All Night	Brian Johnson, Angus Young, Malcolm Young	Big & Rich	(2:43)
Loud (Lyrics)	Danny Myrick, Kirsti Manna, Darla Perlozzi	Big & Rich	(3:02)

Credits

Eric Darken (Percussion), Steve Brewster (Drums), Mike Brignardello (Bass), Pat Buchanan (Guitar (Electric)), Gary Burnette (Guitar (Acoustic)), Gary Burnette (Guitar (Electric)), J.T. Corenflos (Guitar (Electric)), Paul Franklin (Guitar (Steel)), Paul Hart (Engineer), Paul Hart (Assistant Engineer), Steve Patrick (Trumpet), James Pennebaker (Guitar (Electric)), Chris Stone (Engineer), Chris Stone (Mixing), Jonathan Yudkin (Banjo), Jonathan Yudkin (Fiddle), Jonathan Yudkin (Mandolin), Jonathan Yudkin (Strings), Jonathan Yudkin (Arranger), Jonathan Yudkin (Cello), Jonathan Yudkin (Harp), Jonathan Yudkin (String Arrangements), Erik Hellerman (Assistant Engineer), Wyclef Jean (Guest Appearance), Clarke Schleicher (Engineer), Michael Rojas (Synthesizer), Michael Rojas (Piano), Michael Rojas (Organ (Hammond)), Debra Wingo (Groomer), Paige Conners (Production Coordination), Roy Agee (Trombone), Kevin Tucker (Art Direction), Kevin Tucker (Package Design), Wes Hightower (Harmony Vocals), Tom Bukovac (Guitar (Electric)), Howard Laravea (Keyboards), Matt Pierson (Bass), Tommy Harden (Drums), Tommy Harden (Loop), Ethan Pilzer (Bass), Andrew Mendelson (Mastering), Marc Lacuesta (Harmony Vocals), Adam Shoenfeld (Guitar (Acoustic)), Adam Shoenfeld (Guitar (Electric)), Adam Shoenfeld (Soloist), Frank W. 3 Ockenfels (Photography), John Legend (Guest Appearance), Lowell Reynolds (Assistant Engineer), Lowell Reynolds (Mixing Assistant), John Netti (Mixing Assistant), Mark Petaccia (Mixing Assistant), Brent Kaye (Mastering Assistant), Christiev Alphin (Stylist), Matt Coles (Engineer), Wilner Alexandre (Assistant Engineer), Brooke Ludwick (Creative Director), Scat Springs (Harmony Vocals), Andrew Bazinet (Assistant Engineer), Mike "Nyte" DeSalvo (Engineer), Shelley Anderson (Mastering Assistant)