Horehound (album)

Horehound
Studio album by The Dead Weather
Released July 14, 2009
Recorded January 2009 at Third Man Studio
Genre
Length 43:55
Label Third Man/Warner Bros.
Producer Jack White
The Dead Weather chronology
Horehound
(2009)		 Sea of Cowards
(2010)
Singles from Horehound
  1. "Hang You from the Heavens"
    Released: March 11, 2009
  2. "Treat Me Like Your Mother"
    Released: May 25, 2009
  3. "I Cut Like A Buffalo"
    Released: October 26, 2009
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Rockfeedback[4]
Clash(8/10)[5]
Drowned In Sound(6/10)[6]
Los Angeles Times[7]
NME(5/10)[8]
Pitchfork Media(7.5/10)[9]
The Observer[10]
The Skinny[11]

Horehound is the debut studio album by American rock band The Dead Weather. It was released on July 10 in Australia, July 13 in Europe, and July 14, 2009 in North America. The album was recorded at Third Man Studios during a three-week session in January 2009.[12][13] The first single from the album, "Hang You from the Heavens", was released through iTunes on March 11, 2009, and on vinyl on April 18, 2009.[12][14] "Treat Me Like Your Mother" was released as the second single from the album on May 25, 2009.[15] The third single from the album was set to be "I Cut Like A Buffalo" and includes a cover of The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band's "A Child of a Few Hours is Burning to Death" as a B-side.[16] The album debuted at No. 6 on the U.S. Billboard 200 Album Charts and at No. 14 on the UK Album Charts.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "60 Feet Tall"  Mosshart/Fertita 5:33
2. "Hang You from the Heavens"  Mosshart/Fertita 3:39
3. "I Cut Like a Buffalo"  White 3:28
4. "So Far from Your Weapon"  Mosshart 3:40
5. "Treat Me Like Your Mother"  Mosshart/White/Fertita/Lawrence 4:10
6. "Rocking Horse"  Mosshart/White 2:59
7. "New Pony"  Bob Dylan 3:58
8. "Bone House"  Mosshart/White/Fertita/Lawrence 3:27
9. "3 Birds"  Mosshart/White/Fertita/Lawrence 3:45
10. "No Hassle Night"  Mosshart/White 2:56
11. "Will There Be Enough Water?"  White/Fertita 6:20

Bonus Tracks

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
12. "Outside (iTunes pre-order only)"  Downliners Sect (Evans/O'Donnell) 2:50

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[17] 48
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[18] 43
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[19] 24
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[20] 39
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[21] 7
French Albums (SNEP)[22] 19
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[23] 65
Irish Albums (IRMA)[24] 56
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[25] 63
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[26] 26
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] 14
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[28] 24
UK Albums (OCC)[29] 14
US Billboard 200[30] 6
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[31] 1
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[32] 2
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[33] 1

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Gardner, Noel (July 16, 2009). "The Dead Weather - Horehound". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Reviews for Horehound by The Dead Weather". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. July 14, 2009. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
  3. ↑ Allmusic review
  4. ↑ Rockfeedback review
  5. ↑ Clash review
  6. ↑ Drowned In Sound review
  7. ↑ Los Angeles Times review
  8. ↑ NME review
  9. ↑ Pitchfork Media review
  10. ↑ The Observer review
  11. ↑ The Skinny review
  12. 1 2 Gil Kaufman (March 12, 2009). "Jack White Debuts New Band, The Dead Weather". MTV.
  13. ↑ Graff, Gary (April 16, 2009). "Dead Weather Recording More Music Before Tour". Billboard. New York City: Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved April 29, 2009.
  14. ↑ Michael D. Ayers (March 12, 2009). "Jack White Forms The Dead Weather". New York: Billboard.
  15. ↑ Treat Me Like Your Mother Songfacts
  16. ↑ Dead Weather Cover West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band on New 7"
  17. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – The Dead Weather – Horehound". Hung Medien.
  18. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – The Dead Weather – Horehound" (in German). Hung Medien.
  19. ↑ "Ultratop.be – The Dead Weather – Horehound" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  20. ↑ "Ultratop.be – The Dead Weather – Horehound" (in French). Hung Medien.
  21. ↑ "The Dead Weather – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for The Dead Weather.
  22. ↑ "Lescharts.com – The Dead Weather – Horehound". Hung Medien.
  23. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Top 100 Longplay". GfK Entertainment Charts.
  24. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 29, 2009". Chart-Track. IRMA.
  25. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Dead Weather – Horehound" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  26. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – The Dead Weather – Horehound". Hung Medien.
  27. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – The Dead Weather – Horehound". Hung Medien.
  28. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – The Dead Weather – Horehound". Hung Medien.
  29. ↑ "Dead Weather | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart
  30. ↑ "The Dead Weather – Chart history" Billboard 200 for The Dead Weather.
  31. ↑ "The Dead Weather – Chart history" Billboard Top Alternative Albums for The Dead Weather.
  32. ↑ "The Dead Weather – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for The Dead Weather.
  33. ↑ "The Dead Weather – Chart history" Billboard Top Tastemaker Albums for The Dead Weather.
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