Somewhere in the Middle is Jason Boland & the Stragglers

Jason Boland & the Stragglers

Jason Boland & the Stragglers are an American Texas Country/Red Dirt group featuring Harrah, Oklahoma native Jason Boland , Roger Ray , Brad Rice , and Grant Tracy...

's fourth album. It was released in September 2004. It is the first album by the band to be produced by Lloyd Maines

Lloyd Maines

Lloyd Maines is an American Grammy Award-winning country music record producer, musician and songwriter. He was born and raised in Lubbock, Texas and is now based in Bulverde, Texas....

. The song "Thunderbird Wine" is a cover of the Billy Joe Shaver

Billy Joe Shaver

Billy Joe Shaver is a Texas country music singer and songwriter. Shaver's 1973 album Old Five and Dimers Like Me is a classic in the outlaw country genre.-Biography:...

 song featured on the 1981 album I'm Just An Old Chunk Of Coal. The album itself is dedicated to Shaver, stating "may he live forever." The song "Hank" was originally recorded by Eleven Hundred Springs

Eleven Hundred Springs

Eleven Hundred Springs is a Texas Country rock band from Texas. Their influences include Willie Nelson, Buck Owens and Doug Sahm. They are known as one of the few remaining outlaw country bands....

 and released on their 2004 album, Bandwagon under the title, "Hank Williams Wouldn't Make It Now In Nashville, Tennessee". The last track features Randy Crouch

Randy Crouch

Randy Crouch is an Oklahoma-based multi-instrumentalist. In eastern Oklahoma, Crouch is best known as a fiddle player. Although he has been referred to as "the world's best rock fiddler," Crouch also plays guitar and pedal steel among other instruments.-Biography:Growing up the son of a...

 singing lead vocals on the song, "Hope You Make It." The fourth track "If You Want To Hear A Love Song" is the only song by the band to have a music video.

Track listing

1. "Hank" (Aaron Wynne) - 3:21
2. "When I'm Stoned" (Jason Boland) - 3:22
3. "Somewhere In The Middle" (Boland) - 4:39
4. "If You Want To Hear A Love Song" (Boland) - 3:59
5. "Back To You" (Bob Childers
   Bob Childers
   Robert Wayne “Bob” Childers was an American country/folk singer-songwriter who has achieved widespread critical acclaim since the late 1970s. Childers was known alternately as the "father" "grandfather" or "godfather" of the regional scene known as Red Dirt music...
   
   ) - 3:06
6. "Stand Up To The Man" (Boland) - 3:58
7. "Radio's Misbehaving" (Boland) - 3:44
8. "Dirty Fightin' Love" (Boland, Stoney LaRue
   Stoney Larue
   Stoney LaRue is a Texas Country/Red Dirt artist. Born in Taft, Texas, LaRue was raised in Southeastern Oklahoma and began playing country music at a young age....
   
   ) - 3:42
9. "12 Oz. Curls" (Randy Crouch
   Randy Crouch
   Randy Crouch is an Oklahoma-based multi-instrumentalist. In eastern Oklahoma, Crouch is best known as a fiddle player. Although he has been referred to as "the world's best rock fiddler," Crouch also plays guitar and pedal steel among other instruments.-Biography:Growing up the son of a...
   
   ) - 3:54
10. "Mary" (Boland) - 6:09
11. "Thunderbird Wine" (Billy Joe Shaver
    Billy Joe Shaver
    Billy Joe Shaver is a Texas country music singer and songwriter. Shaver's 1973 album Old Five and Dimers Like Me is a classic in the outlaw country genre.-Biography:...
    
    ) - 5:20
12. "Hell Or Bust" (Boland) - 5:50
13. "Hope You Make It" (Crouch) - 8:03

Personnel

• Jason Boland - Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
• Roger Ray - Electric Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar, Lap Steel, Resophonic Guitar
• Brad Rice - Drums, Harmony Vocals
• Grant Tracy - Bass
• Noah Jeffries - Fiddle, Mandolin
• Stoney LaRue - Acoustic Guitar, Harmony Vocals
• Randy Crouch - Lead Vocals (Track 13), Fiddle, Harmony Vocals
• Riley Osbourn - Hammond B3, Wurlitzer
• Lloyd Maines - Acoustic Guitar
• Dennis Ludiker - Fiddle
• Doug Moreland - Fiddle
• Will Dupuy - Acoustic Guitar
• Coby Weir - Electric Guitar
• John Michael Whitby - Piano
• Adam Odor - Accordion
• Billy Joe Shaver - Harmony Vocals
• Kathleen O'Keefe - Harmony Vocals
• Cody Braun - Harmony Vocals

Chart performance

Chart (2004)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	65