Big Iron World

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'''''Big Iron World''''' is the second studio album by folk/country/old timey band Old Crow Medicine Show, released on August 29, 2006. The album was produced by David Rawlings who is best known for being Gillian Welch's musical partner. Welch herself plays drums on four tracks on the album.

==Track listing== {{Track listing |title_width=25% |writing_width=50% |extra_width=25% | extra_column = Lead vocal

| title1 = Down Home Girl | writer1 = {{flatlist| * Jerry Lieber * Artie Butler}} | extra1 = Willie Watson | length1 = 3:48

| title2 = Cocaine Habit | writer2 = Traditional | extra2 = Ketch Secor | length2 = 2:32

| title3 = Minglewood Blues | writer3 = Noah Lewis | extra3 = Watson | length3 = 2:51

| title4 = My Good Gal | writer4 = Ketch Secor | extra4 = Secor | length4 = 4:19

| title5 = James River Blues | writer5 = {{flatlist| * Critter Fuqua * Secor * Watson * David Rawlings}} | extra5 = Critter Fuqua | length5 = 3:07

| title6 = New Virginia Creeper | writer6 = {{flatlist| * Fuqua * Secor}} | extra6 = Fuqua | length6 = 2:21

| title7 = Union Maid | writer7 = Woody Guthrie | extra7 = Secor | length7 = 2:36

| title8 = Let It Alone | writer8 = Traditional | extra8 = Kevin Hayes | length8 = 3:02

| title9 = God's Got It | writer9 = {{flatlist| * Secor * Watson * Rawlings}} | extra9 = Watson | length9 = 2:39

| title10 = I Hear Them All | writer10 = {{flatlist| * Secor * Rawlings}} | extra10 = Secor | length10 = 3:05

| title11 = Don't Ride That Horse | writer11 = {{flatlist| * Secor * Rawlings}} | extra11 = Watson | length11 = 3:04

| title12 = Bobcat Tracks | writer12 = {{flatlist| * Fuqua * Secor * Rawlings}} | extra12 = Fuqua | length12 = 3:04 }}

==Chart performance== {| class="wikitable" ! Chart (2006) ! Peak<br />position |- | U.S. ''Billboard'' Top Bluegrass Albums | align="center"| 1 |- | U.S. ''Billboard'' Top Country Albums | align="center"| 27 |- | U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 | align="center"| 125 |- | U.S. ''Billboard'' Top Heatseekers | align="center"| 2 |}

==Personnel== *Ketch Secor - Vocals, harmonica, fiddle, banjo *Willie Watson - Guitar, vocals, banjo *Critter Fuqua - Banjo, vocals, slide guitar *Kevin Hayes - Guitjo, vocals on "Let It Alone" *Morgan Jahnig - Upright bass *David Rawlings - Guitar (tracks 4 & 10) *Gillian Welch - Drums (tracks 5,6,10 & 11)

==External links== *[http://www.crowmedicine.com/ Old Crow Medicine Show] (official site)

Category:2006 albums Category:Old Crow Medicine Show albums Category:Nettwerk Records albums