The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion
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| Studio album by The Black Crowes | ||||
| Released | May 12, 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1991-1992 | |||
| Genre | Southern rock, blues rock, hard rock | |||
| Length | 50:33 | |||
| Label | Def American | |||
| Producer | George Drakoulias | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Robert Christgau | B- |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ |
| Kerrang! | |
| Rolling Stone |  |
The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion is the second studio album by American rock band The Black Crowes, released on May 12, 1992. It was the first record by the band to feature Marc Ford on lead guitar, replacing Jeff Cease, who was fired the year before. The album's name derives from the full name of the Southern Harmony, an influential 1835 hymnal compiled by William Walker.
It features four hit singles; "Remedy" (#1 on the Album Rock Tracks chart for 11 weeks), "Thorn in My Pride" (#1 on the Album Rock Tracks chart for four weeks), "Sting Me" (#1 on the Album Rock Tracks chart for two weeks), and "Hotel Illness" (#1 on the Album Rock Tracks chart for six weeks). It was a record for an album to feature four album rock number-one hits (previously set by Tom Petty in 1989, with three). The album itself reached the top spot of the Billboard 200 album chart, propelled by the success of these singles.
In 2005, The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion was ranked number 477 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.
In 2006, the album was ranked number 100 on Guitar World magazine's list of the greatest 100 guitar albums of all time.
All songs written by Chris Robinson and Rich Robinson, except where noted.
Barbara and Joy (the Choir)
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