Somewhere in the Middle explained

Somewhere in the Middle
Type:studio
Artist:Jason Boland & The Stragglers
Cover:jbssitm.jpg
Released:September 21, 2004
Genre:Red Dirt, Texas Country
Label:Smith Music Group
Producer:Lloyd Maines
Prev Title:Live and Lit at Billy Bob's Texas
Prev Year:2002
Next Title:The Bourbon Legend
Next Year:2006

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" (Aaron Wynne) - 3:21
  2. "When I'm Stoned" (Jason Boland) - 3:22
  3. "Somewhere In The Middle" (Boland) - 4:39
  4. "If You Want To Hear A Love Song" (Boland) - 3:59
  5. "Back To You" (Bob Childers) - 3:06
  6. "Stand Up To The Man" (Boland) - 3:58
  7. "Radio's Misbehaving" (Boland) - 3:44
  8. "Dirty Fightin' Love" (Boland, Stoney LaRue) - 3:42
  9. "12 Oz. Curls" (Randy Crouch) - 3:54
  10. "Mary" (Boland) - 6:09
  11. "Thunderbird Wine" (Billy Joe Shaver) - 5:20
  12. "Hell Or Bust" (Boland) - 5:50
  13. "Hope You Make It" (Crouch) - 8:03

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