Somewhere in the Middle
Studio album by
Jason Boland & The Stragglers
ReleasedSeptember 21, 2004
GenreRed Dirt, Texas Country
LabelSmith Music Group
ProducerLloyd Maines
Jason Boland & The Stragglers chronology
Live and Lit at Billy Bob's Texas
(2002) 		Somewhere in the Middle
(2004) 		The Bourbon Legend
(2006)

Somewhere in the Middle is Jason Boland & The Stragglers's fourth album. It was released in September 2004. It is the first album by the band to be produced by Lloyd Maines. The song "Thunderbird Wine" is a cover of the Billy Joe Shaver song featured on the 1981 album I'm Just An Old Chunk Of Coal. The album itself is dedicated to Shaver, stating "may he live forever." The song "Hank" was originally recorded by Eleven Hundred Springs and released on their 2004 album, Bandwagon under the title, "Hank Williams Wouldn't Make It Now In Nashville, Tennessee". The last track features Randy Crouch singing lead vocals on the song, "Hope You Make It."

Track listing

  1. "Hank" (Aaron Wynne) - 3:21
  2. "When I'm Stoned" (Jason Boland) - 3:22
  3. "Somewhere In The Middle" (Boland) - 4:39
  4. "If You Want To Hear A Love Song" (Boland) - 3:59
  5. "Back To You" (Bob Childers) - 3:06
  6. "Stand Up To The Man" (Boland) - 3:58
  7. "Radio's Misbehaving" (Boland) - 3:44
  8. "Dirty Fightin' Love" (Boland, Stoney LaRue) - 3:42
  9. "12 Oz. Curls" (Randy Crouch) - 3:54
  10. "Mary" (Boland) - 6:09
  11. "Thunderbird Wine" (Billy Joe Shaver) - 5:20
  12. "Hell Or Bust" (Boland) - 5:50
  13. "Hope You Make It" (Crouch) - 8:03

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (2004) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 65

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