Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace

{{Infobox album

| name = Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace

| type = studio

| artist = Big & Rich

| cover = Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace (Big & Rich album - cover art).jpg

| alt =

| released = June 5, 2007

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Country, country rock, country rap

| length = 38:21

| label = Warner Bros. Nashville, Warner Music Group

| producer = Big Kenny, John Rich, Paul Worley

| prev_title = Walmart Soundcheck (EP)

| prev_year = 2007

| next_title = Rhapsody Originals (EP)

| next_year = 2007

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace

| type = studio

| single1 = Lost in This Moment

| single1date = February 19, 2007

| single2 = Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace

| single2date = August 13, 2007

| single3 = Loud

| single3date = November 19, 2007

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1041374|pure_url=yes}}|title=Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace review|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|work=Allmusic|accessdate=July 2, 2011}}

| rev2 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev2Score = C{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20041761,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607214213/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20041761,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 7, 2011|title=Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace review|last=Pastorek|first=Whitney|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|accessdate=July 2, 2011|date=June 8, 2007}}

| rev3 = Slant

| rev3Score = {{Rating|1|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/big-and-rich-between-raising-hell-and-amazing-grace/1131|title=Big & Rich: Between Raising Hell And Amazing Grace|last=Keefe|first=Jonathan|work=Slant|date=18 June 2007|accessdate=July 2, 2011}}

| noprose = yes

}}

Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace is the third studio album by American country music duo Big & Rich. It was released on June 5, 2007, by Warner Bros. Nashville. The album's lead-off single "Lost In This Moment," became the duo's first Number One single on the Hot Country Songs chart. Also released from this album were the title track and "Loud", which respectively peaked at No. 37 and No. 42 on the same chart. The latter was the first single of the duo's career not to reach Top 40.

Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace debuted at number six on the U.S. Billboard 200 and at number one on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, selling about 103,000 copies in its first week.Katie Hasty, [http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1051559/t-pain-soars-to-no-1-ahead-of-rihanna-mccartney "T-Pain Soars To No. 1 Ahead Of Rihanna, McCartney"], Billboard.com, June 13, 2007. As of August 25, 2007, the album has sold 325,577 copies in the US. A deluxe edition containing the album along with a live DVD of the Rhapsody Originals performance was offered as well as a Walmart exclusive edition which included a DVD of the duo's soundcheck session.{{Cite web |url=http://www.walmart.com/ip/Between-Raising-Hell-And-Amazing-Grace-with-Exclusive-Wal-Mart-Soundcheck-DVD/5848977 |title=Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace (With Exclusive Wal-Mart Soundcheck DVD), Big & Rich: UNASSIGNED SHELF : Walmart.com |access-date=2013-06-29 |archive-date=2014-09-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911142733/http://www.walmart.com/ip/Between-Raising-Hell-And-Amazing-Grace-with-Exclusive-Wal-Mart-Soundcheck-DVD/5848977 |url-status=dead }} A deluxe digital version was also offered.{{cite web |url=http://www.bigandrich.com/albums/between-raising-hell-and-amazing-grace-deluxe-digital-version |title=Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace: Deluxe Digital Version | Big and Rich |website=www.bigandrich.com |access-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130624200726/http://www.bigandrich.com/albums/between-raising-hell-and-amazing-grace-deluxe-digital-version |archive-date=24 June 2013 |url-status=dead}}

The track "You Shook Me All Night Long" is a cover of the song of the same name by the Australian rock band AC/DC. "Lost in This Moment" was covered on Keith Anderson's second album, C'mon!.

Track listing

{{track listing

| title1 = Intro

| length1 = 0:10

| title2 = Lost in This Moment

| writer2 = John Rich, Keith Anderson, Rodney Clawson

| length2 = 3:30

| title3 = Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace

| writer3 = Big Kenny, Earl James

| length3 = 3:51

| title4 = Faster Than Angels Fly

| writer4 = Dobo Phillips, Billy Henderson

| length4 = 4:26

| title5 = Eternity Intro

| note5 = featuring John Legend

| length5 = 0:29

| title6 = Eternity

| writer6 = Kenny

| length6 = 3:18

| title7 = When the Devil Gets the Best of Me

| writer7 = Kenny, Adam Shoenfeld

| length7 = 3:18

| title8 = Radio Intro

| length8 = 1:03

| title9 = Radio

| writer9 = Kenny, Rich, Tebey Ottoh

| length9 = 3:47

| title10 = You Never Stop Loving Somebody

| writer10 = Kenny, Rich, Marcel

| length10 = 2:29

| title11 = High Five

| writer11 = Kenny, Rich, Shoenfeld

| length11 = 3:30

| title12 = Please Man

| note12 = featuring Wyclef Jean

| writer12 = Rich, Wyclef Jean

| length12 = 2:54

| title13 = You Shook Me All Night Long

| writer13 = Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Brian Johnson

| length13 = 2:43

| title14 = Loud

| writer14 = Kirsti Manna, Darla Perlozzi, Danny Myrick

| length14 = 3:02

|total_length = 38:21

}}

{{track listing

| headline = Deluxe Digital Version

| title15 = Loud (Country Club Remix)

| note15 = featuring Lil Jon and Cowboy Troy

| writer15 = Manna, Perlozzi, Myrick

| title16 = Woodstock

| writer16 = Kenny

| title17 = Everybody's Rockin{{'-}}

| writer17 = Kenny

}}

Personnel

;Big and Rich

Big Kenny – vocals, string composer (6), string arrangements (6)
John Rich – vocals, acoustic guitar (2,3,7,9,11), cymbal swells (4), percussion (4)

Additional Musicians

Max Abrams – saxophone (14)
Roy Agee – trombone (14)
Larry Babb – tambourine (3)
Steve Brewster – drums (3,4,6,10,12,13,14)
Mike Brignardello – bass guitar (3,6)
Pat Buchanan – electric guitar (11)
Tom Bukovac – electric guitar (2,4,9,13,14)
Gary Burnette – acoustic guitar (6), electric guitar (6)
J.T. Corenflos – electric guitar (3,10,12)
Eric Darken – percussion (7)
Paul Franklin – steel guitar (3)
Tommy Harden – drums (2,9), drum loop (2)
Wes Hightower – background vocals (2,3,6,10,13)
Wyclef Jean – vocals (12)
Mike Johnson – steel guitar (2,6,11,14)
Wayne Killius – drums (11)
Marc Lacuesta – background vocals (6)
Howard Laravea – keyboards (11)
John Legend – vocals (5)
Steve Patrick – trumpet (14)
James Pennebaker – electric guitar (13)
Matt Pierson – bass guitar (11)
Ethan Pilzer – bass guitar (2,4,9,10,12,13,14)
Mike Rojas – Hammond organ (2,3,10,12,14), piano (2,6,7,9,12,13), synthesizer (2,4,6)
Adam Shoenfeld – acoustic guitar (12), electric guitar (2,3,4,6,7,9,10,11,12,13,14), solo (6)
Kenneth "Scat" Springs – background vocals (6)
Jonathan Yudkin – banjo (12), cello (2), fiddle (3,4,9,11,12,13,14), harp (7), mandolin (2,10,11), string composer (4,6,7), string arrangements (4,6,7), strings (4,6,7), violectra (3), viosynth (11)

Chart performance

=Weekly charts=

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scope="col"\| Chart (2007) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
{{album chart\|Billboard200\|6\|artist=Big & Rich\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=November 29, 2020}}
{{album chart\|BillboardCountry\|1\|artist=Big & Rich\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=November 29, 2020}}

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

scope="col"| Chart (2007)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|Billboard200|6|artist=Big & Rich|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 29, 2020}}

{{album chart|BillboardCountry|1|artist=Big & Rich|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 29, 2020}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"\| Chart (2007) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2007/top-billboard-200-albums\|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2007\|magazine=Billboard\|accessdate=November 29, 2020}} \| 117
scope="row"\| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2007/top-country-albums\|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2007\|magazine=Billboard\|accessdate=November 29, 2020}} \| 24
scope="col"\| Chart (2008) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2008/top-country-albums\|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2008\|magazine=Billboard\|accessdate=November 29, 2020}} \| 63

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

scope="col"| Chart (2007)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2007/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2007|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=November 29, 2020}}

| 117

scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2007/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2007|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=November 29, 2020}}

| 24

scope="col"| Chart (2008)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2008/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2008|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=November 29, 2020}}

| 63

=Singles=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan="2"\| Year ! rowspan="2"\| Single ! colspan="5"\| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"\| Certifications (sales threshold)
style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="45"\| US Country {{cite web\|url={{BillboardURLbyName\|artist=big & rich\|chart=Country Songs}}\|title=Big & Rich Album & Song Chart History (Country Songs)\|publisher=Billboard\|accessdate=August 14, 2010}} ! width="45"\| US {{cite web\|url={{BillboardURLbyName\|artist=big & rich\|chart=Hot 100}}\|title=Big & Rich Album & Song Chart History (Hot 100)\|publisher=Billboard\|accessdate=August 14, 2010}} ! width="45"\| US Pop {{cite web\|url={{AllMusic\|class=artist\|id=p637739/charts-awards/billboard-singles\|pure_url=yes}}\|title=allmusic ((( Big & Rich > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))\|publisher=Allmusic\|accessdate=August 14, 2010}} ! width="45"\| US AC {{cite web\|url={{BillboardURLbyName\|artist=big & rich\|chart=Adult Contemporary}}\|title=Big & Rich Album & Song Chart History (Adult Contemporary)\|publisher=Billboard\|accessdate=August 14, 2010}} ! width="45"\| CAN {{cite web\|url={{BillboardURLbyName\|artist=big & rich\|chart=Billboard Canadian Hot 100}}\|title=Big & Rich Album & Song Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)\|publisher=Billboard\|accessdate=August 14, 2010}}
rowspan="3"\| 2007 \| align="left"\| "Lost in This Moment" \| 1 \| 36 \| 45 \| 12 \| 45 \| align="left"\| US: Gold
align="left"\| "Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace" \| 37 \| — \| — \| — \| — \|
align="left"\| "Loud" \| 42 \| — \| — \| — \| — \|
colspan="8" style="font-size:8pt"\| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2"| Single

! colspan="5"| Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2"| Certifications
(sales threshold)

style="font-size:smaller;"

! width="45"| US Country
{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=big & rich|chart=Country Songs}}|title=Big & Rich Album & Song Chart History (Country Songs)|publisher=Billboard|accessdate=August 14, 2010}}

! width="45"| US
{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=big & rich|chart=Hot 100}}|title=Big & Rich Album & Song Chart History (Hot 100)|publisher=Billboard|accessdate=August 14, 2010}}

! width="45"| US
Pop
{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p637739/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}}|title=allmusic ((( Big & Rich > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=August 14, 2010}}

! width="45"| US AC
{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=big & rich|chart=Adult Contemporary}}|title=Big & Rich Album & Song Chart History (Adult Contemporary)|publisher=Billboard|accessdate=August 14, 2010}}

! width="45"| CAN
{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=big & rich|chart=Billboard Canadian Hot 100}}|title=Big & Rich Album & Song Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)|publisher=Billboard|accessdate=August 14, 2010}}

rowspan="3"| 2007

| align="left"| "Lost in This Moment"

| 1

| 36

| 45

| 12

| 45

| align="left"|