Blood, Sweat, and Steel
Encyclopedia
Blood Sweat & Steel is the second studio album of Canadian
country music group The Road Hammers
. Released on June 24, 2008, it also serves as their debut album in the United States
. Its lead-off single, "I Don't Know When to Quit", peaked at #51 on the Hot Country Songs
chart, giving the group their first single in the United States. The album includes ten songs previously released on The Road Hammers
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
country music group The Road Hammers
The Road Hammers
The Road Hammers was a Canadian Country music group composed of Jason McCoy, Clayton Bellamy and Chris Byrne. Formed by McCoy as a side project, the trio's music is influenced by 1960s and 1970s trucker music and Southern rock. Their first self-titled album included remakes of several classic...
. Released on June 24, 2008, it also serves as their debut album in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Its lead-off single, "I Don't Know When to Quit", peaked at #51 on the Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
chart, giving the group their first single in the United States. The album includes ten songs previously released on The Road Hammers
The Road Hammers (album)
The Road Hammers is the debut album of The Road Hammers, a Canadian-based country rock band fronted by singer Jason McCoy. Released in 2005 on Open Road Recordings, it produced the singles "I'm a Road Hammer", "East Bound and Down" , "Nashville Bound" and "Girl on the Billboard"...
.
Track listing
- "I'm a Road Hammer" (Denny Carr, Jason McCoyJason McCoyJason McCoy is a Canadian singer/songwriter who performs country music.He was born in Barrie, Ontario and was raised for a time in Camrose, Alberta before his family settled in Anten Mills, Ontario.He has won many awards including the 2001 Male Vocalist of the Year at the Canadian Country Music...
) - 4:04 - "Workin' Hard at Lovin' You" (Byron HillByron HillByron Hill , is an American songwriter from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Working professionally in Nashville, TN for more than thirty years, his songs have been recorded by over 650 Country and Pop artists.-Music career:...
, Vicky McGehee, John RichJohn Rich (musician)John Rich is an American country music singer-songwriter. From 1992 to 1998, he was a member of the country music band Lonestar, in which he played bass guitar and alternated with Richie McDonald as lead vocalist...
- 3:34 - "The Hammer Going Down" (Chris KnightChris Knight (musician)Chris Knight is a singer and songwriter from Kentucky. He only recently came to national attention, but has written songs for Confederate Railroad, John Anderson, and Randy Travis among others...
, Dean MillerDean MillerRoger Dean Miller, Jr. is an American country music artist, known professionally as Dean Miller. He is the son of Roger Miller, a country pop artist who had several hit singles between the 1960s and 1980s...
) - 5:07 - "East Bound and DownEast Bound and Down"East Bound and Down" is the title of a song written by Jerry Reed and Dick Feller, and recorded by Reed for the soundtrack for the film Smokey and the Bandit. It was released in August 1977 as a single on RCA Records. The song spent sixteen weeks on the U.S. country music charts, reaching a peak...
" (Jerry ReedJerry ReedJerry Reed Hubbard , known professionally as Jerry Reed, was an American country music singer, innovative guitarist, songwriter, and actor who appeared in more than a dozen films...
) - 3:13 - "I Don't Know When to Quit" (Ashley Gorley, Dick Simpson) - 3:18
- "Girl on the BillboardGirl on the Billboard"Girl on the Billboard" is a 1965 single released by American country music singer Del Reeves. The novelty song was Reeves' fourth entry on the U.S. country chart and his only No. 1 single. "Girl on the Billboard" spent two weeks at No. 1 and a total of 20 weeks on the chart, in addition to...
" (Walter Haynes, Hank MillsHank MillsHank Mills was the pen name taken by country songwriter Samuel Garrett. Mills authored a number of country and western hits of the 1960s and 70's, including 3 BMI award winners: "Girl on the Billboard" was a #1 hit for Grand Ole Opry singer Del Reeves in 1965; "Little Ole Wine Drinker Me" , as...
) - 4:04 - "I've Got the Scars to Prove It" (Larry Haack, McCoy, Bobby Taylor) - 3:33
- "Nashville Bound" (Clayton Bellamy, McCoy) - 4:26
- "Overdrive" (McCoy, Robert Ellis OrrallRobert Ellis OrrallRobert Ellis Orrall is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Signed to RCA Records in 1980, Orrall debuted that year with the album "Fixation". His first Top 40 single was "I Couldn't Say No", a duet with Carlene Carter...
) - 3:49 - "Keep on Truckin'" (Scott Baggett, Bellamy, Chris ByrneChris ByrneChris Byrne co-founded the band Black 47 with Larry Kirwan in 1989. Before and for some years after forming the band, Byrne was a New York City Police officer. While still with the band, he created a side project - the "celtic hip-hop" band Seanchai & the Unity Squad. "Seanchai" is Byrne's hip-hop...
, Carr, McCoy) - 3:57 - "Willin'" (Lowel T. George) - 4:09
- "A Heart with Four Wheel Drive" (Billy Maddox, Paul Thorn) - 3:44
- "Flat Tires (Bloopers, Out-Takes 'N Such)" - 1:59
Chart performance
Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 50 |
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers | 39 |