Cross Canadian Ragweed (album)

2002 studio album by Cross Canadian Ragweed

Cross Canadian Ragweed

Studio album by

Cross Canadian Ragweed

Released| September 10, 2002
Genre| Rock
Southern rock
Country rock
Alternative country
Red Dirt
Texas Country
Length| 58:33
Label| Universal South
Producer| Mike McClure
Cross Canadian Ragweed
Cross Canadian Ragweed chronology
| Live and Loud at Billy Bob's Texas
(2002)  | Cross Canadian Ragweed
(2002)  | Soul Gravy
(2004)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [1]

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.

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

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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

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### Cross Canadian Ragweed

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* Cody Canada – lead vocals, lead guitar, harmonica, baritone guitar
* Grady Cross – rhythm guitar
* Jeremy Plato – bass guitar, background vocals
* Randy Ragsdale – drums, percussion, piano

### Additional musicians

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* 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

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

## References

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1. ^ a b Ruhlmann, William. "Cross Canadian Ragweed review". Allmusic. Retrieved 7 June 2010.

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Cross Canadian Ragweed

* Randy Ragsdale
* Cody Canada
* Grady Cross
* Jeremy Plato

Studio albums|

* Cross Canadian Ragweed
* Soul Gravy
* Garage
* Mission California
* Happiness and All the Other Things

Live albums|

* Back to Tulsa – Live and Loud at Cain's Ballroom

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* The Departed

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