{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Cold as the Clay | type = Album | artist = Greg Graffin | cover = Coldastheclay.jpg | alt = | released = July 10, 2006 (Europe)<br />July 11, 2006 (United States) | recorded = 2005–2006 | venue = | studio = | genre = Americana, folk, alternative country, old-time music | length = 38:06 | label = ANTI- | producer = Brett Gurewitz | prev_title = American Lesion | prev_year = 1997 | next_title = Millport | next_year = 2017 }} {{Music ratings |rev1 = Allmusic |rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r839032|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref> |rev2 = PopMatters |rev2score = {{Rating|7|10}}<ref>http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/greg-graffin-cold-as-the-clay/ {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> |rev3 = RTÉ |rev3score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>[http://www.rte.ie/ten/reviews/music/2006/0817/449441-graffing/ RTÉ review]</ref> }}<!-- Automatically generated by DASHBot-->
'''''Cold as the Clay''''' is the second solo album by Bad Religion's vocalist Greg Graffin. It was released on July 10, 2006, in Europe, and the following day in the United States.<ref name="Multiple">[http://www.epitaph.com/artists/album/484 Epitaph records] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320012114/http://www.epitaph.com/artists/album/484 |date=2012-03-20 }} - Greg Graffin - Cold as the Clay page</ref><ref>[http://www.shock.com.au/news/news_item.asp?News_ID=532 Shock Records] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060428202653/http://www.shock.com.au/news/news_item.asp?News_ID=532 |date=2006-04-28 }} - Upcoming Epitaph Releases</ref> It follows on from Graffin's 1997 release of ''American Lesion''.
Graffin has described the album as "honor[ing] the legacy of American music. [...] Traditional songs that helped form the 18th and 19th century American cultural landscape. The modern songs are inspired by my love of country rock in vein of Gram Parsons, The Band, Neil Young".<ref name="Multiple"/> It was produced by fellow Bad Religion member, Brett Gurewitz ("Mr. Brett"), and features appearances by Jolie Holland,<ref>[http://punknews.org/article.php?sid=16380&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 PunkNews.org] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930153928/http://www.punknews.org/article.php?sid=16380 |date=2007-09-30 }} - Greg Graffins Solo album release date, title</ref> and members of The Weakerthans, in contrast to ''American Lesion'', where Graffin recorded the entire album by himself. A special Vinyl edition was released to celebrate Record Store Day 2017.{{Citation needed|date=April 2017}}
== Track listing == The Epitaph records website gives the track listing as:<ref name="Multiple" />
# "Don't Be Afraid to Run" – 4:12 # "Omie Wise" – 3:53 # "Cold as the Clay" – 3:19 # "Little Sadie" – 2:35 # "Highway" – 2:34 # "Rebel's Goodbye" – 3:52 # "Talk about Suffering" (with Jolie Holland) – 3:36 # "Willie Moore" – 3:56 # "California Cotton Fields" (with Jolie Holland) – 2:32 # "The Watchmaker's Dial" – 2:30 # "One More Hill" – 3:02 Tracks #1, 3, 5, 6, 10 written by Greg Graffin, tracks #2, 4, 7, 8, 11 are traditional songs with many versions and unknown writers, track #9 by Dallas Frazier & Earl Montgomery.
Another track, Footprints in the Snow, was originally announced as the 12th track of the album, but was removed during production.
== Personnel == * Greg Graffin – vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica, piano * Jolie Holland – backing vocals * Brett Gurewitz – backing vocals * Stephen Carroll – guitar/slide guitar * Joe Wack – guitar * Chris Berry – guitar, banjo * David Bragger – fiddle, banjo, mandolin * Greg Smith – bass * Jason Tait – drums
== References == {{Reflist}} {{Bad Religion}}
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Category:Greg Graffin albums Category:2006 albums Category:Folk albums by American artists Category:Anti- (record label) albums Category:Alternative country albums by American artists Category:Old-time music