The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion

The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion
Studio album by The Black Crowes
Released	May 12, 1992
Recorded	1991
Genre	Blues rock, Southern rock, Hard rock
Length	50:33
Label	Def American
Producer	George Drakoulias
The Black Crowes chronology
Shake Your Money Maker (1990) The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion (1992) Amorica (1994)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B-[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[3]
Kerrang!	[4]
Rolling Stone	[5]

The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion is the second album by the American blues rock group The Black Crowes, released on May 12, 1992. It was the first record by the band to feature Marc Ford on lead guitar, replacing Jeff Cease, who was fired the year before. The album's name derives from the full name of the Southern Harmony, an influential 1835 hymnal compiled by William Walker.

It features four hit singles; "Remedy" (#1 on the Album Rock Tracks chart for 11 weeks), "Thorn in My Pride" (#1 on the Album Rock Tracks chart for four weeks), "Sting Me" (#1 on the Album Rock Tracks chart for two weeks), and "Hotel Illness" (#1 on the Album Rock Tracks chart for six weeks). It was a record for an album to feature four album rock number-one hits (previously set by Tom Petty in 1989, with three).^[6] The album itself reached the top spot of the Billboard 200 album chart, propelled by the success of these singles.

Reception

In 2005, The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion was ranked number 477 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.^[7]

In 2006, the album was ranked number 100 on Guitar World magazine's list of the greatest 100 guitar albums of all time.^[8]

Track listing

All songs written by Chris Robinson and Rich Robinson, except where noted.

1. "Sting Me" – 4:39
2. "Remedy" – 5:22
3. "Thorn in My Pride" – 6:03
4. "Bad Luck Blue Eyes Goodbye" – 6:28
5. "Sometimes Salvation" – 4:44
6. "Hotel Illness" – 3:59
7. "Black Moon Creeping" – 4:54
8. "No Speak No Slave" – 4:01
9. "My Morning Song" – 6:15
10. "Time Will Tell" (Bob Marley) – 4:08

Bonus tracks

11. "Sting Me (Slow)" – 5:48
12. "99 lbs." (Don Bryant) – 4:18

Japanese bonus track

11. "Shake 'Em on Down" (Live)

Personnel

• Chris Robinson – vocals
• Rich Robinson – guitar
• Marc Ford – guitar
• Johnny Colt – bass guitar
• Steve Gorman – drums
• Eddie Harsch – keyboards

Barbara and Joy (the Choir)

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1992	The Billboard 200	1
1992	UK Albums Chart	2

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1992	"Hotel Illness"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	1
	"Remedy"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	1
		The Billboard Hot 100	48
	"Sting Me"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	1
	"Thorn in My Pride"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	1
		The Billboard Hot 100	80
1993	"Bad Luck Blue Eyes Goodbye"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	40
	"Sometimes Salvation"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	7

References

1. Huey, Steve. "The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion - The Black Crowes". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
2. "Robert Christgau: CG: The Black Crowes". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
3. Altman, Billy (22 May 1992). "The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion Review". EW.com. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
4. Jeffries, Neil (9 May 1992). "Black Crowes 'The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion'". Kerrang! 391. London, UK: EMAP.
5. Curtis, Gregory (30 January 1997). "The Black Crowes - The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
6. Chris Ford (May 12, 2015). "23 Years Ago: The Black Crowes Release ‘The Southern Harmony + Musical Companion’". Diffuser.fm.
7. Rensen, Michael (2005). Best of Rock & Metal die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten. Königswinter: Heel. p. 16. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.
8. "Guitar World's (Readers Choice) Greatest 100 Guitar Albums Of All Time". Chud.com. 2006-08-13. Retrieved 2014-02-01.