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Power in the Blood (Alabama 3 album)

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Power in the Blood
Studio album by
Released28 October 2002
Length56:08
LabelOne Little Indian
ProducerAlexis Worrall, John "Segs" Jennings, Larry Love, Rock Freebase, The Spirit
Alabama 3 chronology
La Peste
(2000)
Power in the Blood
(2002)
The Last Train to Mashville vol. 2
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Robert Christgau(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)[1]

Power in the Blood is the third studio album by Alabama 3.

Track listing

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All tracks composed by Alabama 3; except where indicated

  1. "Two Heads" - 1:07
  2. "Power in the Blood" - 4:46
  3. "Reachin'" - 4:09
  4. "Woody Guthrie" - 4:17
  5. "Year Zero" - 4:23
  6. "The Devil Went Down to Ibiza" - 2:51
  7. "Strobe Life" - 6:12
  8. "R.E.H.A.B." - 3:52
  9. "The Moon has Lost the Sun" - 3:47
  10. "Let the Caged Bird Sing"- 2:34
  11. "Yellow Rose" - 4:55
  12. "Bullet Proof" - 3:55
  13. "Badlands" (Bruce Springsteen) - 0:47
  14. "Lord Have Mercy" - 6:13
  15. "Come on Home"- 1:20

Bonus disc

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The first 10,000 pressings of Power in the Blood include a bonus disc of six acoustic tracks, known as Acoustic Power.

  1. "Woke Up This Morning" - 4:05
  2. "Power in the Blood" - 2:31
  3. "Disneyland Is Burning" - 3:00
  4. "U Don't Danse 2 Tekno Anymore" - 3:46
  5. "Year Zero" - 4:15
  6. "Mansion on the Hill" - 3:06

Personnel

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Alabama 3

  • Larry Love (Rob Spragg) – vocals
  • The Very Rev. D.Wayne Love (Jake Black) – vocals
  • Rock Freebase (Mark Sams) – guitars
  • The Mountain of Love (Piers Marsh) – harp, programmes, vocals
  • L.B. Dope (Johnny Delafons) – drums, programming
  • Sir "Eddie" Real (Simon Edwards) – percussion
  • The Spirit (Orlando Harrison) – keyboards
  • Frank Zappatista (John "Segs" Jennings) – bass, vocals

Additional musicians

  • Val Harrison – vocals on "Reachin'"
  • Nick Tosches – vocals on "R.E.H.A.B."
  • Hubert Selby, Jr. – vocals on "The Moon has Lost the Sun"
  • Lisa Delatour Billson – vocals on "Year Zero", backing vocals on "Power in the Blood"
  • Val Harrison – vocals on "Reachin'"
  • Be Atwell and Siobhan Parr – vocals on "Bullet Proof"
  • Michael Groce – vocals on "Lord Have Mercy"

Cover version

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"Power in the Blood" was later recorded by Canadian singer Buffy Sainte-Marie as the title track of her 2015 album. The album won the 2015 Polaris Music Prize on September 21, 2015.

Charts

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Chart performance for Power in the Blood
Chart (2002) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[2] 70
UK Albums (OCC)[3] 88
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[4] 14

References

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  1. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Power in the Blood". Robert Christgau.
  2. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 October 2023.