Sinners Like Me by Eric Church - DeepRiffs

ALBUM

At a time when country music was sliding deeper and deeper into a soulless pop rut, Capitol Records Nashville took a chance on North Carolina native Eric Church and his hard-edged music. With one foot planted firmly in the Haggard tradition and the other in the outlaw style of Waylon and Hank Jr., Church stormed onto the charts with his debut album, Sinners Like Me. He grew up listening to the old-school sounds of the Hag and his outlaw brethren, but he also had one ear tuned to the rock & roll sounds rumbling from the other side of the tracks. Sinners Like Me is a cool country-rock hybrid that is far removed from the lameness that is usually associated with the 21st century country music scene. The boot stomping grit of "Before She Does," an electric guitar steeped number that has Church wailing that Jesus will be back before the girl who left him high and dry will, sets the tone for the entire disc. Raw and real pretty much sums up the 11-track collection. One minute Church is reflecting on an old pair of boots that have seen him through many hard times on the mandolin smoked "These Boots," the next he's slipping into the skin of a death row inmate in his final moments on the lump-in-the-throat "Lightning." If you look up the word "authentic" in the dictionary, you just might see a picture of Eric Church.
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1. Before She Does

Primary Artist: Eric Church; Main Performer
Composer: Eric Church
Jeremy Spillman
Trent Willmon; Composer
Artist: Eric Church; Production
Producer: Jay Joyce
Arturo Buenahora, Jr.; Production

2. Sinners Like Me

Primary Artist: Eric Church; Main Performer
Composer: Eric Church
Jeremy Spillman; Composer
Artist: Eric Church; Production
Producer: Jay Joyce; Production

3. How 'Bout You

Primary Artist: Eric Church; Main Performer
Composer: Brandon Church
Brett Beavers
Eric Church; Composer
Artist: Eric Church; Production
Producer: Jay Joyce; Production

4. These Boots

Primary Artist: Eric Church; Main Performer
Composer: Eric Church
Michael P. Heeney; Composer
Artist: Eric Church; Production
Producer: Jay Joyce
Arturo Buenahora Jr.; Production

5. What I Almost Was

Primary Artist: Eric Church; Main Performer
Composer: Casey Beathard
Eric Church
Michael P. Heeney; Composer
Artist: Eric Church; Production
Producer: Jay Joyce
Arturo Buenahora Jr.; Production

6. The Hard Way

Primary Artist: Eric Church; Main Performer
Composer: Casey Beathard
Eric Church
Michael P. Heeney; Composer
Artist: Eric Church; Production
Producer: Jay Joyce
Arturo Buenahora, Jr.; Production

7. Guys Like Me

Primary Artist: Eric Church; Main Performer
Composer: Deric Ruttan
Eric Church; Composer
Artist: Eric Church; Production
Producer: Jay Joyce
Arturo Buenahora, Jr.; Production

8. Lightning

Primary Artist: Eric Church; Main Performer
Composer: Eric Church; Composer
Artist: Eric Church; Production
Producer: Jay Joyce
Arturo Buenahora Jr.; Production

9. Can't Take It With You

Primary Artist: Eric Church; Main Performer
Artist: Eric Church; Production
Producer: Jay Joyce
Arturo Buenahora, Jr.; Production

10. Pledge Allegiance to the Hag

by Eric Church With Merle Haggard

Primary Artist: Eric Church With Merle Haggard
Eric Church; Main Performer
Composer: Brett Beavers
Eric Church; Composer
Artist: Merle Haggard
Eric Church; Production
Producer: Jay Joyce
Arturo Buenahora Jr.; Production

11. Two Pink Lines

Primary Artist: Eric Church; Main Performer
Composer: Eric Church
Victoria Shaw; Composer
Artist: Eric Church; Production
Producer: Jay Joyce
Arturo Buenahora Jr.; Production

12. Livin' Part of Life

Primary Artist: Eric Church; Main Performer
Composer: Eric Church
Liz Rose
Walt Wilkins; Composer
Artist: Eric Church; Production
Producer: Jay Joyce
Arturo Buenahora, Jr.; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

12 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

47 minutes and 5 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 640x640 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

11/12 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Country, New Traditional, New Country

Label

Humphead Records

Music Distribution Service

Awal Records

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Jul 17, 2006

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

5060001275000