Power in the Blood (Alabama 3 album)

Power in the Blood is the third album by Alabama 3.

Power in the Blood
Studio album by Alabama 3
Released	28 October 2002
Length	56:08
Label	One Little Indian / Geffen
Alabama 3 chronology
La Peste (2000) Power in the Blood (2002) The Last Train to Mashville vol. 2 (2003)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Robert Christgau	[1]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Alabama 3; except where indicated

1. "Two Heads" - 1:07
2. "Power in the Blood" - 4:46
3. "Reachin'" - 4:09
4. "Woody Guthrie" - 4:17
5. "Year Zero" - 4:23
6. "The Devil Went Down to Ibiza" - 2:51
7. "Strobe Life" - 6:12
8. "R.E.H.A.B." - 3:52
9. "The Moon has Lost the Sun" - 3:47
10. "Let the Caged Bird Sing"- 2:34
11. "Yellow Rose" - 4:55
12. "Bullet Proof" - 3:55
13. "Badlands" (Bruce Springsteen) - 0:47
14. "Lord Have Mercy" - 6:13
15. "Come on Home"- 1:20

Bonus disc

The first 10,000 pressings of Power in the Blood include a bonus disc of six acoustic tracks, known as Acoustic Power.

1. "Woke Up This Morning" - 4:05
2. "Power in the Blood" - 2:31
3. "Disneyland Is Burning" - 3:00
4. "U Don't Danse 2 Tekno Anymore" - 3:46
5. "Year Zero" - 4:15
6. "Mansion on the Hill" - 3:06

Personnel

• Larry Love - vocals
• The Very Rev. D.Wayne Love - vocals
• Rock Freebase - guitars
• The Mountain of Love - harp, programmes, vocals
• L.B. Dope : drums, programming
• Sir "Eddie" Real : percussion
• The Spirit : keyboards
• Frank Zappatista : bass, vocals
• Val Harrison - vocals on "Reachin'"
• Nick Tosches - vocals on "R.E.H.A.B."
• Hubert Selby, Jr. - vocals on "The Moon has Lost the Sun"
• Lisa Delatour Billson -vocals on Year Zero and bv’s on Power In The Blood

Cover Version

"Power in the Blood" was later recorded by Canadian singer Buffy Sainte-Marie as the title track of her 2015 album. The album won the 2015 Polaris Music Prize on September 21, 2015.

References

1. Christgau, Robert. "Power in the Blood". Robert Christgau.