Long Black Train

Long Black Train
Studio album by Josh Turner
Released	October 14, 2003
Genre	Country, Southern gospel, bluegrass
Length	39:27
Label	MCA Nashville
Producer	Mark Wright Frank Rogers
Josh Turner chronology
Long Black Train (2003) Your Man (2006)
Singles from Long Black Train
"She'll Go on You" Released: September 2002 "Long Black Train" Released: July 23, 2003 "What It Ain't" Released: April 2004

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
PopMatters	[2]

Long Black Train is the debut album from American country music artist Josh Turner, released on October 14, 2003. It peaked at No. 29 on the U.S. Billboard 200, and peaked at No. 4 on the Top Country Albums. Overall, the album produced three chart singles for Turner on the Hot Country Songs charts: "She'll Go on You" (No. 46), the title track (No. 13), and "What It Ain't" (No. 31).

Two of this album's tracks were previously recorded by other artists. "You Don't Mess Around with Jim" is a cover of a Jim Croce hit single from 1972, while "The Difference Between a Woman and a Man" was previously recorded by Doug Stone on his 1999 album Make Up in Love.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Long Black Train"	Josh Turner	4:10
2.	"In My Dreams"	Casey Beathard, Tony Martin	3:34
3.	"What It Ain't"	Tim Mensy, Monty Criswell	3:27
4.	"I Had One One Time"	Harley Allen, Don Sampson	3:16
5.	"Jacksonville†"	Turner, Pat McLaughlin	3:56
6.	"Backwoods Boy"	Turner	3:41
7.	"Unburn All Our Bridges"	Jamie O'Hara	3:19
8.	"You Don't Mess Around with Jim†"	Jim Croce	3:18
9.	"She'll Go on You"	Mark Narmore	4:03
10.	"Good Woman Bad†"	McLaughlin, Roger Younger	3:00
11.	"The Difference Between a Woman and a Man†"	Bobby Braddock	3:43
Total length:			39:27

†Omitted from 2004 reissue.^[3]

Chart performance

Long Black Train peaked at No. 29 on the U.S. Billboard 200, and peaked at No. 4 on the Top Country Albums. On 01/07/2004 it was certified Gold and on 11/19/2004 it was certified Platinum by the RIAA.

Charts Charts (2004) Peak position U.S. Billboard 200[4] 29 U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums[4] 3

Sales and certifications Region Provider Certification Sales/shipments United States RIAA Platinum[5] 1,000,000+

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US Country	US
2002	"She'll Go on You"	46	—
2003	"Long Black Train"	13	72
2004	"What It Ain't"	31	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Personnel

Musicians Lisa Cochran - background vocals Melodie Crittenden - background vocals Eric Darken - percussion, vibraphone Shannon Forrest - drums Paul Franklin - pedal steel guitar Carl Gorodetzky - string conductor Kevin "Swine" Grantt - bass guitar, upright bass Aubrey Haynie - fiddle, mandolin Wes Hightower - background vocals Steve Hinson - dobro, pedal steel guitar Mike Johnson - pedabro Charlie McCoy - harmonica Pat McLaughlin - acoustic guitar, background vocals Liana Manis - background vocals Brent Mason - electric guitar The Nashville String Machine - string section Steve Nathan - piano Frank Rogers - electric guitar, baritone guitar, soloist Brent Rowan - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, baritone guitar, six-string bass guitar John Wesley Ryles - background vocals Bryan Sutton - acoustic guitar, banjo, gut string guitar, resonator guitar Russell Terrell - background vocals Josh Turner - lead vocals, background vocals Bergen White - string arrangements

Technical Craig Allen - art direction, design Grey Banner - digital editing Richard Barrow - engineer C.A. Dreyer - production assistant Greg Droman - engineer, mixing Greg Fogie - assistant Katie Gillon - art direction Todd Gunnerson - assistant Adam Hatley - digital editing Carie Higdon - production assistant Jason Lehning - engineer, digital editing Frank Rogers - production Dave Schrober - string engineer Ronnie Thomas - digital editing Trish Townsend - stylist Mark Tucker - photography Josh Turner - photography Hank Williams - mastering "Loopy Dave" Willis - digital editing Brian David Willis - engineer Mark Wright - producer

References

1. Leggett, Steve. "Long Black Train review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
2. Kalet, Hank. "Josh Turner: Long Black Train". PopMatters. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
3. http://www.allmusic.com/album/release/long-black-train-2004-mr0001744239
4. "Long Black Train - Josh Turner". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
5. "Gold & Platinum - February 16, 2010". RIAA. Retrieved 2010-02-16.