Cross Canadian Ragweed is the self-titled major-label debut album for the country music

Country music

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 band Cross Canadian Ragweed

Cross Canadian Ragweed

Cross Canadian Ragweed was an American Red Dirt/Texas Country/Country rock band. The name of the band came from the combination of three band members' names, Grady Cross , Cody Canada , and Randy Ragsdale . Jeremy Plato's name was not involved in the band naming...

. It includes the singles "17" and "Constantly."

William Ruhlmann of Allmusic rated the album three stars out of five, saying, "what impresses most is the overall sound of a band who has forged a distinctive style within a conventional genre through years of playing."

Track listing

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

Cross Canadian Ragweed

• Cody Canada – lead vocals, lead guitar
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  , harmonica
  Harmonica
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  , baritone guitar
  Baritone guitar
  The baritone guitar is a variation on the standard guitar, with a longer scale length that allows it to be tuned to a lower range. It first appeared in the classical music realm...
  
  
• Grady Cross – rhythm guitar
  Rhythm guitar
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• Jeremy Plato – bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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  , background vocals
• Randy Ragsdale – drums
  Drum kit
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  , percussion, piano
  Piano
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Additional musicians

• Doug Moreland – fiddle
  Fiddle
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   on "On a Cloud"
• Mike McClure – piano on "Freedom," acoustic guitar
  Acoustic guitar
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   on "Carry You Home" and "17," electric rhythm guitar on "Walls of Huntsville"
• Walt Bowers – Hammond B-3 organ on "Freedom"

Chart performance

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