Hill Country Love

Hill Country Love
Cedric Burnside, standing outside in a rural area with an electric guitar
Studio album by
Cedric Burnside
ReleasedApril 5, 2024 (2024-04-05)
GenreBlues
LabelProvogue
Producer
Cedric Burnside chronology
I Be Trying
(2021) 		Hill Country Love
(2024)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
laut.deStarStarStarStar[1]
Spectrum Culture77/100%[2]
UncutStarStarStarStar[3]

Hill Country Love is the third solo studio album by American musician Cedric Burnside. It was released on April 5, 2024, through Provogue Records. Produced by Burnside himself together with Luther Dickinson, it features contributions from the latter, Artemus Le-Sueur and Patrick Williams. At the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, the album received a nomination for Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album, but lost to the Taj Mahal Sextet's Swingin' Live at the Church in Tulsa.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Know"Cedric Burnside 
2."Hill Country Love"C. Burnside 
3."Shake Em on Down"Fred McDowell 
4."Juke Joint"C. Burnside 
5."Smile"C. Burnside 
6."Closer"C. Burnside 
7."Coming Real to Ya"C. Burnside 
8."Thank You"C. Burnside 
9."Love Your Music"C. Burnside 
10."Toll on They Life"C. Burnside 
11."You Got to Move"
 
12."Strong"C. Burnside 
13."Funky"C. Burnside 
14."Po Black Mattie"Robert Burnside 

Personnel

  • Cedric Burnside — vocals, guitar, baritone guitar, producer, mixing
  • Luther Dickinson — slide guitar, bass guitar, producer, mixing
  • Artemus Le-Sueur — drums
  • Patrick Williams — harmonica
  • Kevin Houston — recording
  • Ted Jensen — mastering
  • Roy Koch — artwork
  • Jim Arbogast — photography

Charts

Chart (2024) Peak
position
UK Americana Albums (OCC)[4] 28
UK Jazz & Blues Albums (OCC)[5] 3
US Top Blues Albums (Billboard)[6] 8

References

  1. ^ Kause, Philipp. "Schrammeln wie John Lee Hooker". laut.de (in German). Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  2. ^ Fish, Bob (April 18, 2024). "Cedric Burnside: Hill Country Love". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  3. ^ Dale, Jon (April 19, 2024). "Cedric Burnside – Hill Country Love". UNCUT. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  4. ^ "Official Americana Albums Chart on 12/4/2024 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  5. ^ "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart on 12/4/2024 – Top 30". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  6. ^ "Cedric Burnside Chart History (Top Blues Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_Country_Love