Carencro (album)
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Carencro is the major label debut of Louisiana
musician Marc Broussard
. The album was released by Island Records
on August 3, 2004. The album title pays tribute to the musician's hometown of Carencro, Louisiana
.
The album's first single, "Home", received airplay during the initial album release, and also after Hurricane Katrina
. The song's music video
, showing masses of people stuck in a traffic jam on the highway, seemed appropriate to depict displaced people fleeing New Orleans.
The track "Gavin's Song" was written for Broussard's son, Gavin.
.
"Home" was the album's lead single. It was originally just sent out to pop
radio stations, but it crossed over
into country
radio, with the video eventually being added to Country Music Television
(CMT).
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
musician Marc Broussard
Marc Broussard
Marc Broussard is an American singer/songwriter. His style is best described as "Bayou Soul," a mix of funk, blues, R&B, rock, and pop, matched with distinct Southern roots...
. The album was released by Island Records
Island Records
Island Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group...
on August 3, 2004. The album title pays tribute to the musician's hometown of Carencro, Louisiana
Carencro, Louisiana
Carencro[p] is a small city in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a suburb of the nearby city of Lafayette. The population was 6,120 at the 2000 census. Its name comes from the Louisiana Creole word for buzzard: the spot was one where large flocks of buzzards roosted in the bald...
.
The album's first single, "Home", received airplay during the initial album release, and also after Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
. The song's music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
, showing masses of people stuck in a traffic jam on the highway, seemed appropriate to depict displaced people fleeing New Orleans.
The track "Gavin's Song" was written for Broussard's son, Gavin.
Track listing
- "Home" (Marc BroussardMarc BroussardMarc Broussard is an American singer/songwriter. His style is best described as "Bayou Soul," a mix of funk, blues, R&B, rock, and pop, matched with distinct Southern roots...
, Shannon Sanders, Marshall Altman, Ted Broussard & Andrew Ramsey) - "Rocksteady" (Broussard, Jeff Trott, Mike ElizondoMike ElizondoMichael "Mike" Elizondo is a well-known songwriter, bassist, keyboardist, and hip hop music producer.-Musical career:Mike Elizondo is especially known for his collaborations with internationally successful producer Dr. Dre and rapper Eminem. He has played the bass for many of Dr...
& David Ryan Harris) - "Beauty of Who You Are" (Broussard, Rodney Foster & Justin Tocket)
- "Save Me" (Marc Broussard & Jay Joyce)
- "Come Around" (Broussard & Harris)
- "Where You Are" (Broussard, Altman & Angelo)
- "Lonely Night in Georgia" (Broussard, Dave Barnes & Martin Sexton)
- "Saturday" (Marc Broussard, Ty Smith & Ramsey)
- "The Wanderer" (Broussard & Altman)
- "Hope For Me Yet" (Broussard, Foster & Tocket)
- "Let Me Leave" (Broussard & Altman)
- "Gavin's Song" (Hidden Bonus Track)
Singles
"Where You Are" served as the second single. The music video received substantial airplay on VH1VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
.
"Home" was the album's lead single. It was originally just sent out to pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
radio stations, but it crossed over
Crossover (music)
Crossover is a term applied to musical works or performers appearing on two or more of the record charts which track differing musical tastes, or genres...
into country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
radio, with the video eventually being added to Country Music Television
Country Music Television
Country Music Television, or CMT, is an American country music-oriented cable television network. Programming includes music videos, taped concerts, movies, biographies of country music stars, game shows, and reality programs...
(CMT).