Cross Canadian Ragweed (album)

Cross Canadian Ragweed is the debut studio album for the country rock band Cross Canadian Ragweed. It includes the singles "17" and "Constantly." The Alternate name for the album is "The Purple Album". The color was chosen in honor of Mandy Ragsdale, the younger sister of the band's drummer, Randy Ragsdale. Mandy died in a car accident near College Station, Texas and the album was dedicated to her. It was also the band's first album on the Universal South record label.

Cross Canadian Ragweed
Studio album by
Cross Canadian Ragweed
ReleasedSeptember 10, 2002
GenreRock
Southern rock
Country rock
Alternative country
Red Dirt
Texas Country
Length58:33
LabelUniversal South
ProducerMike McClure
Cross Canadian Ragweed
Cross Canadian Ragweed chronology
Live and Loud at Billy Bob's Texas
(2002)		 Cross Canadian Ragweed
(2002)		 Soul Gravy
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

William Ruhlmann of Allmusic said, "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

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
Chart (2003) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 70
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 43

References
  1. Ruhlmann, William. "Cross Canadian Ragweed review". Allmusic. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
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