Long Black Train

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Long Black Train
Studio album by Josh Turner
Released	October 14, 2003 (2003-10-14)
Recorded	2002-2003
Genre	Country
Length	39:27
Label	MCA Nashville
Producer	Mark Wright , Frank Rogers
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Josh Turner chronology
Long Black Train (2003) Your Man (2006)

Long Black Train is the debut album from Josh Turner, released on October 14, 2003. It was certified platinum (RIAA) on November 19, 2004. Overall, the album produced three chart singles for Turner on the Hot Country Songs charts: "She'll Go on You" (#46), the title track (#13), and "What It Ain't" (#31).

Two of this album's tracks were previously recorded by other artists: "You Don't Mess Around with Jim" is a cover of the Jim Croce hit single from 1972, while "The Difference Between a Woman and a Man" was previously recorded by Doug Stone on his 1999 album Make up in Love.

In 2004, the album was re-released with four tracks omitted.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Long Black Train" (Josh Turner) – 4:10
2. "In My Dreams" (Casey Beathard, Tony Martin) – 3:34
3. "What It Ain't" (Tim Mensy, Monty Criswell) – 3:27
4. "I Had One One Time" (Harley Allen, Don Sampson) – 3:16
5. "Jacksonville" (Turner, Pat McLaughlin) – 3:56^A
6. "Backwoods Boy" (Turner) – 3:41
7. "Unburn All Our Bridges" (Jamie O'Hara) – 3:19
8. "You Don't Mess Around with Jim" (Jim Croce) – 3:18^A
9. "She'll Go on You" (Mark Narmore) – 4:03
10. "Good Woman Bad" (McLaughlin, Roger Younger) – 3:00^A
11. "The Difference Between a Woman and a Man" (Bobby Braddock) – 3:43^A

^ATrack omitted from 2004 re-release.

[edit] Personnel

• Craig Allen - art direction, design
• Grey Banner - digital editing
• Richard Barrow - engineer
• Lisa Cochran - background vocals
• Melodie Crittenden - background vocals
• Eric Darken - percussion, vibraphone
• C.A. Dreyer - production assistant
• Greg Droman - engineer, mixing
• Greg Fogie - assistant
• Shannon Forrest - drums
• Paul Franklin - pedal steel guitar
• Katie Gillon - art direction
• Kevin "Swine" Grantt - upright bass
• Todd Gunnerson - assistant
• Adam Hatley - digital editing
• Aubrey Haynie - fiddle, mandolin
• Carie Higdon - production assistant
• Wes Hightower - background vocals
• Steve Hinson - Dobro, pedal steel guitar
• Mike Johnson - Pedabro
• Jason Lehning - engineer, digital editing
• Liana Manis - background vocals
• Brent Mason - electric guitar
• Charlie McCoy - harmonica
• Pat McLaughlin - acoustic guitar, background vocals
• Nashville String Machine - string section (conducted by Carl Gorodetzky)
• Steve Nathan - piano
• Frank Rogers - electric guitar, baritone guitar, production
• Brent Rowan - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, baritone guitar, six-string bass guitar
• John Wesley Ryles - background vocals
• Dave Schrober - string engineer
• Bryan Sutton - acoustic guitar, banjo, gut string guitar, resonator guitar
• Russell Terrell - background vocals
• Ronnie Thomas - digital editing
• Trish Townsend - stylist
• Mark Tucker - photography
• Josh Turner - lead vocals, background vocals, photography
• Bergen White - string arrangements
• Hank Williams - mastering
• "Loopy Dave" Willis - digital editing
• Brian David Willis - engineer
• Mark Wright - producer

[edit] References

• All Music Guide (see infobox)

v • d • e Josh Turner Albums Long Black Train · Your Man · Everything Is Fine Singles "She'll Go on You" · "Long Black Train" · "What It Ain't" · "Your Man" · "Would You Go with Me" · "Me and God" · "Firecracker" · "Another Try" Related articles Discography · Universal Music Group Nashville · Country music