Lions (album)

Lions
Studio album by The Black Crowes
Publication (s)	May 8, 2001
Label (s)	V2
Format (s)	CD , LP
Genre (s)	skirt
Title (number)	13
running time	55m07s
occupation	Singing : Chris Robinson Guitar : Rich Robinson Drums : Steve Gorman Bass : Rich Robinson, Don Was Keyboard : Eddie Harsch
production	Don what
Studio (s)	Montana Rehearsal Studios, New York; Theater 99
chronology By Your Side (1999) Lions Live (2002)

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

Lions   DE 66 05/21/2001 (2 weeks)   CH 68 05/27/2001 (2 weeks)   UK 37 05/19/2001 (2 weeks)

Singles

Soul singing   UK 80 08/04/2001 (1 week)

Lions is the sixth studio album by the American rock band The Black Crowes and was released in 2001 under the V2 Records label.

background

Lions was recorded in New York City in January and February 2001 and produced by Don Was .

The album reached number 20 when it was released on the Billboard 200. More than 53,000 albums were sold in the first week. Lions received mixed reviews. It was generally well received, although it was criticized for the lack of hits.

The band supported their album with two tours through North America and in between with a short tour of Japan and Europe. After the tour ended, the band took a break until 2005.

Track list

1. Midnight from the Inside Out - 4:21
2. Lickin ' - 3:42
3. Come On - 2:58
4. No Use Lying - 4:57
5. Losing My Mind - 4:26
6. Ozone Mama - 3:54
7. Greasy Grass River - 3:20
8. Soul Singing - 3:54
9. Miracle To Me - 4:42
10. Young Man, Old Man - 4:14
11. Cosmic Friend - 5:23
12. Cypress Tree - 3:41
13. Lay It All on Me - 5:59

Japanese version

14. Love Is Now - 4:22

During the recording session, the songs Last Time Again , Sleepyheads , The Pretty Gurl Song , Let The Band Play and Remember Song were recorded, although the titles of the latter two are not clearly defined.

Single releases

Lickin ' and Soul Singing were released as singles in 2001. Here were Last Time Again , Love Is Now and Sleepy Heads published by the recording session. The third single Miracle To Me should appear with the song The Pretty Gurl Song as the B-side. However, the publication was canceled.

staff

tape

• Chris Robinson: vocals, harmonica
• Rich Robinson: guitar , bass , piano on Lay It All on Me , vocals
• Steve Gorman: drums , percussion
• Eddie Harsch: Keyboard
• Audley Freed: guitar

Additional musicians

• Don Was : Bass on Come On and Lay It All on Me
• Craig Ross : Guitar on Greasy Grass River
• Maxine Waters, Oren Waters, Rose Stone and Julie Waters: Background vocals on Soul Singing

Web links

• Album information on crowesbase.com; Retrieved January 15, 2011.
• Information about the recording sessions on crowesbase.com; Retrieved January 15, 2011.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Charts DE Charts CH Charts UK
2. ↑ Lions session at crowesbase.com
3. ↑ Untitled Lions Song # 1 at crowesbase.com
4. ↑ Untitled Lions Song # 2 at crowesbase.com
5. ↑ Lickin ' at discogs.com
6. ↑ Soul Singing at discogs.com
7. ↑ Love Is Now at crowesbase.com
8. ↑ The Pretty Gurl Song at crowesbase.com
9. ↑ Interview with Nude as the News with Rich Robinson by Jonathan Cohen ( Memento from January 20, 2003 in the Internet Archive )
10. ^ Lions at discogs.com