| We Walk This Road | ||||
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| Released | June 22, 2010 | |||
| Genre | R&B, rock, blues, funk, gospel | |||
| Length | 55:53 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | T Bone Burnett | |||
| Robert Randolph and the Family Band chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   
[1] |
| Billboard |
[2] |
| The Daily Telegraph |
[3] |
| The Guardian |
[4] |
| The Independent | (favourable) [5] |
| Paste Magazine | (6.8/10) [6] |
| PopMatters |  
[7] |
| Rolling Stone |
[8] |
| Spin | (favourable) [9] |
We Walk This Road is the third studio album of Robert Randolph and the Family Band released in 2010 upon Warner Bros. Records. [10] The album rose to No. 4 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart and No. 21 on the Billboard Top Rock Albums chart. [11] [12]
We Walk This Road is a mixture of original material and covers, recorded as a collaborative effort between Robert Randolph, T Bone Burnett, Tonio K., Peter Case, and other soul- and gospel-oriented songwriters. The album also includes covers of songs by Blind Willie Johnson, Bob Dylan, John Lennon, and Prince as interpreted by Randolph and Burnett. [1] [13] The "Segue" tracks are segments of public domain performances by the blues musician Blind Willie Johnson. [14]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Segue 1" | Johnson | 0:25 |
| 2. | "Traveling Shoes" | Burnett, Randolph, Tonio K. | 3:48 |
| 3. | "Segue 2" | Johnson | 0:09 |
| 4. | "Back to the Wall" | Gray | 3:30 |
| 5. | "Shot of Love" | Dylan | 5:36 |
| 6. | "I Still Belong to Jesus" | Case | 6:01 |
| 7. | "Segue 3" | Johnson | 0:27 |
| 8. | "If I Had My Way" | Burnett, Johnson, Randolph, Tonio K. | 5:25 |
| 9. | "Segue 4" | Johnson | 0:21 |
| 10. | "Don't Change" | Gray, Hamlin | 4:47 |
| 11. | "I Don't Wanna Be a Soldier Mama" | Lennon | 5:49 |
| 12. | "Walk Don't Walk" | Prince | 4:06 |
| 13. | "Segue 5" | Johnson | 0:19 |
| 14. | "Dry Bones" | Burnett, Case, Randolph, Tonio K. | 3:42 |
| 15. | "Segue 6" | Johnson | 0:16 |
| 16. | "I'm Not Listening" | Burnett, Case, Randolph, Tonio K. | 5:03 |
| 17. | "Salvation" | Hogarth, McEwan, Train | 5:59 |
- "Take My Hand" - 3:51
- "Don't Let the Devil Ride" - 4:23
- "Memphis Beat" - 3:34
- Robert Randolph - pedal steel guitar (tracks 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17), lead vocals (2, 5, 6, 14), vocals (4, 8, 11, 12, 16)
- Danyel Morgan - bass (tracks 2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 14), lead vocals (10, 17), vocals (2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17)
- Marcus Randolph - steel guitar (tracks 10, 14, 16)
- Jay Bellerose - drums (tracks 2, 4, 6, 10, 12, 16, 17)
- Doyle Bramhall II - guitar, vocals (track 11), acoustic guitar (track 17)
- T Bone Burnett - guitar (tracks 2, 5, 11, 14)
- Keefus Ciancia - keyboards (tracks 2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 14, 16)
- Dennis Crouch - bass (track 16)
- Mike Elizondo - bass (tracks 4, 12), guitar (track 4)
- Will Gray - featured vocals (track 4)
- Jason Hamlin - acoustic guitar (track 10)
- Ben Harper - slide guitar, vocals (track 8)
- Jim Keltner - drums (tracks 4, 5, 8, 11, 12, 14, 17)
- Ben Kesler - banjo, drum programming, sequencing (track 4), recording engineer (track 10)
- Ken Kugler - tuba (track 6)
- Nick Lane - euphonium (track 6)
- Darrell Leonard - trumpet, trombonium, horn arrangements (track 6)
- Lenesha Randolph - vocals (tracks 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 12, 14, 16, 17)
- Leon Russell - piano (track 17)
- Tommy Sims - bass (track 17)
- Ken Tussing - flugelbone (track 6)
- Patrick Warren - keyboards (tracks 4, 12, 17)
- T Bone Burnett – Producer
- Lenny Waronker - Producer (tracks 4, 12, 17)
- Mike Piersante - Engineer
- Tom Whalley - Executive Producer
- ^ a b "Robert Randolph and the Family Band: We Walk This Road". Allmusic.com.
- ^ "Robert Randolph and the Family Band: We Walk This Road". Billboard.com.
- ^ "Robert Randolph and the Family Band: We Walk This Road, CD review". Telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "Robert Randolph and the Family Band: We Walk This Road". The Guardian.com.
- ^ Gill, Andy (June 17, 2011). "Album: Robert Randolph and the Family Band, We Walk This Road (Dare)". independent.co.uk. The Independent.
- ^ "Robert Randolph and the Family Band: We Walk This Road". Paste Magazine.com.
- ^ "Robert Randolph and the Family Band: We Walk This Road". Popmatters.com.
- ^ "Robert Randolph and the Family Band: We Walk This Road". Rolling Stone.com.
- ^ "Robert Randolph & the Family Band, 'We Walk This Road' (Warner Bros.)". Spin.com.
- ^ Robert Randolph and the Family Band. Warner Bros. Records. 2010.
- ^ "Robert Randolph & The Family Band: We Walk This Road (Top Rock Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
- ^ "Robert Randolph & The Family Band: We Walk This Road (Top Christian Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
- ^ V. Cook, Alex (October 1, 2010). "Robert Randolph". offbeat.com. Offbeat.
- ^ Walter Tunis, "'Sacred steel' maestro Robert Randolph is coming to the Square", July 28, 2010
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| We Walk This Road | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 22, 2010 | |||
| Genre | R&B, rock, blues, funk, gospel | |||
| Length | 55:53 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | T Bone Burnett | |||
| Robert Randolph and the Family Band chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |
[1] |
| Billboard |
[2] |
| The Daily Telegraph |
[3] |
| The Guardian |
[4] |
| The Independent | (favourable) [5] |
| Paste Magazine | (6.8/10) [6] |
| PopMatters |
[7] |
| Rolling Stone |
[8] |
| Spin | (favourable) [9] |
We Walk This Road is the third studio album of Robert Randolph and the Family Band released in 2010 upon Warner Bros. Records. [10] The album rose to No. 4 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart and No. 21 on the Billboard Top Rock Albums chart. [11] [12]
We Walk This Road is a mixture of original material and covers, recorded as a collaborative effort between Robert Randolph, T Bone Burnett, Tonio K., Peter Case, and other soul- and gospel-oriented songwriters. The album also includes covers of songs by Blind Willie Johnson, Bob Dylan, John Lennon, and Prince as interpreted by Randolph and Burnett. [1] [13] The "Segue" tracks are segments of public domain performances by the blues musician Blind Willie Johnson. [14]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Segue 1" | Johnson | 0:25 |
| 2. | "Traveling Shoes" | Burnett, Randolph, Tonio K. | 3:48 |
| 3. | "Segue 2" | Johnson | 0:09 |
| 4. | "Back to the Wall" | Gray | 3:30 |
| 5. | "Shot of Love" | Dylan | 5:36 |
| 6. | "I Still Belong to Jesus" | Case | 6:01 |
| 7. | "Segue 3" | Johnson | 0:27 |
| 8. | "If I Had My Way" | Burnett, Johnson, Randolph, Tonio K. | 5:25 |
| 9. | "Segue 4" | Johnson | 0:21 |
| 10. | "Don't Change" | Gray, Hamlin | 4:47 |
| 11. | "I Don't Wanna Be a Soldier Mama" | Lennon | 5:49 |
| 12. | "Walk Don't Walk" | Prince | 4:06 |
| 13. | "Segue 5" | Johnson | 0:19 |
| 14. | "Dry Bones" | Burnett, Case, Randolph, Tonio K. | 3:42 |
| 15. | "Segue 6" | Johnson | 0:16 |
| 16. | "I'm Not Listening" | Burnett, Case, Randolph, Tonio K. | 5:03 |
| 17. | "Salvation" | Hogarth, McEwan, Train | 5:59 |
- "Take My Hand" - 3:51
- "Don't Let the Devil Ride" - 4:23
- "Memphis Beat" - 3:34
- Robert Randolph - pedal steel guitar (tracks 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17), lead vocals (2, 5, 6, 14), vocals (4, 8, 11, 12, 16)
- Danyel Morgan - bass (tracks 2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 14), lead vocals (10, 17), vocals (2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17)
- Marcus Randolph - steel guitar (tracks 10, 14, 16)
- Jay Bellerose - drums (tracks 2, 4, 6, 10, 12, 16, 17)
- Doyle Bramhall II - guitar, vocals (track 11), acoustic guitar (track 17)
- T Bone Burnett - guitar (tracks 2, 5, 11, 14)
- Keefus Ciancia - keyboards (tracks 2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 14, 16)
- Dennis Crouch - bass (track 16)
- Mike Elizondo - bass (tracks 4, 12), guitar (track 4)
- Will Gray - featured vocals (track 4)
- Jason Hamlin - acoustic guitar (track 10)
- Ben Harper - slide guitar, vocals (track 8)
- Jim Keltner - drums (tracks 4, 5, 8, 11, 12, 14, 17)
- Ben Kesler - banjo, drum programming, sequencing (track 4), recording engineer (track 10)
- Ken Kugler - tuba (track 6)
- Nick Lane - euphonium (track 6)
- Darrell Leonard - trumpet, trombonium, horn arrangements (track 6)
- Lenesha Randolph - vocals (tracks 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 12, 14, 16, 17)
- Leon Russell - piano (track 17)
- Tommy Sims - bass (track 17)
- Ken Tussing - flugelbone (track 6)
- Patrick Warren - keyboards (tracks 4, 12, 17)
- T Bone Burnett – Producer
- Lenny Waronker - Producer (tracks 4, 12, 17)
- Mike Piersante - Engineer
- Tom Whalley - Executive Producer
- ^ a b "Robert Randolph and the Family Band: We Walk This Road". Allmusic.com.
- ^ "Robert Randolph and the Family Band: We Walk This Road". Billboard.com.
- ^ "Robert Randolph and the Family Band: We Walk This Road, CD review". Telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "Robert Randolph and the Family Band: We Walk This Road". The Guardian.com.
- ^ Gill, Andy (June 17, 2011). "Album: Robert Randolph and the Family Band, We Walk This Road (Dare)". independent.co.uk. The Independent.
- ^ "Robert Randolph and the Family Band: We Walk This Road". Paste Magazine.com.
- ^ "Robert Randolph and the Family Band: We Walk This Road". Popmatters.com.
- ^ "Robert Randolph and the Family Band: We Walk This Road". Rolling Stone.com.
- ^ "Robert Randolph & the Family Band, 'We Walk This Road' (Warner Bros.)". Spin.com.
- ^ Robert Randolph and the Family Band. Warner Bros. Records. 2010.
- ^ "Robert Randolph & The Family Band: We Walk This Road (Top Rock Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
- ^ "Robert Randolph & The Family Band: We Walk This Road (Top Christian Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
- ^ V. Cook, Alex (October 1, 2010). "Robert Randolph". offbeat.com. Offbeat.
- ^ Walter Tunis, "'Sacred steel' maestro Robert Randolph is coming to the Square", July 28, 2010
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