Black Country (album)
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| Studio album by Black Country Communion | ||||
| Released | 20 September 2010 | |||
| Recorded | January – April 2010 | |||
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| Length | 72:30 | |||
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| Producer | Kevin Shirley | |||
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| BBC | Favourable |
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| The Sun | 4/5 |
| Sunday Mercury | Favourable |
Black Country Communion (also known as Black Country) is the self-titled debut studio album by English-American hard rock band Black Country Communion. Recorded in early 2010 primarily at Shangri-La Studios in Malibu, California, it was produced by Kevin Shirley and released by Mascot Records in Europe on 20 September 2010, and by J&R Adventures in North America the following day. The album reached number 13 on the UK Albums Chart and number 54 on the US Billboard 200.
Glenn Hughes and Joe Bonamassa formed Black Country Communion in November 2009, with Shirley suggesting the addition of drummer Jason Bonham and keyboardist Derek Sherinian. Much of the material for the band's debut album was written by Hughes and Bonamassa (with Shirley, Sherinian and Bonham also contributing to a number of tracks), with the pair sharing vocal duties on several songs. The basic tracks for the album were reportedly completed within just four days of recording.
Black Country Communion received positive reviews from the majority of critics, who praised its effective revival of the 1970s classic rock sound of bands such as Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin, as well as the performances of the supergroup's individual members. The album topped the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart, as well as reaching the top 20 of the Billboard Top Rock Albums and Hard Rock Albums charts. One music video was released from the record, for the track "The Great Divide".
After forming Black Country Communion in November 2009, bassist Glenn Hughes and guitarist Joe Bonamassa wrote the majority of the band's debut album together in a matter of days. Producer Kevin Shirley, drummer Jason Bonham and keyboardist Derek Sherinian also contributed to the writing of several tracks. Speaking about the writing process in an interview with EspyRock, Hughes explained that he wrote four songs in December 2009 and presented them to the rest of the band in the new year, adding that he later "locked Joe away in my house for three afternoons on three different Thursdays for three hours at a time ... and we just sat down and wrote all the songs you’re hearing in my studio". Added to the original tracks was a cover version of "Medusa", originally recorded by Hughes' band Trapeze in 1970.
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