| Long Black Train | ||||
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| Released | October 14, 2003 (2003-10-14) | |||
| Genre | Country, Southern gospel, bluegrass | |||
| Length | 39:27 | |||
| Label | MCA Nashville | |||
| Producer | Mark Wright Frank Rogers | |||
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| PopMatters | [2] |
Long Black Train is the debut studio album from American country music artist Josh Turner, released on October 14, 2003. It peaked at No. 29 on the U.S. Billboard 200, and peaked at No. 4 on the Top Country Albums. Overall, the album produced three chart singles for Turner on the Hot Country Songs charts: "She'll Go on You" (No. 46), the title track (No. 13), and "What It Ain't" (No. 31).
Two of this album's tracks were previously recorded by other artists. "You Don't Mess Around with Jim" is a cover of a Jim Croce hit single from 1972, while "The Difference Between a Woman and a Man" was previously recorded by Doug Stone on his 1999 album Make Up in Love.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Long Black Train" | Josh Turner | 4:10 |
| 2. | "In My Dreams" | Casey Beathard, Tony Martin | 3:34 |
| 3. | "What It Ain't" | Tim Mensy, Monty Criswell | 3:27 |
| 4. | "I Had One One Time" | Harley Allen, Don Sampson | 3:16 |
| 5. | "Jacksonville†" | Turner, Pat McLaughlin | 3:56 |
| 6. | "Backwoods Boy" | Turner | 3:41 |
| 7. | "Unburn All Our Bridges" | Jamie O'Hara | 3:19 |
| 8. | "You Don't Mess Around with Jim†" | Jim Croce | 3:18 |
| 9. | "She'll Go on You" | Mark Narmore | 4:03 |
| 10. | "Good Woman Bad†" | McLaughlin, Roger Younger | 3:00 |
| 11. | "The Difference Between a Woman and a Man†" | Bobby Braddock | 3:43 |
| Total length: | 39:27 | ||
†Omitted from 2004 reissue.[3]
Long Black Train peaked at No. 29 on the U.S. Billboard 200, and peaked at No. 4 on the Top Country Albums. On January 7, 2004 it was certified Gold and on November 19, 2004 it was certified Platinum by the RIAA.[4]
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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| USBillboard 200[5] | 29 |
| USTop Country Albums (Billboard)[6] | 3 |
| Chart (2004) | Position |
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| USBillboard 200[7] | 95 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[8] | 14 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[4] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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