A Blessing and a Curse

For other uses, see Blessing and Curse (disambiguation).
A Blessing and a Curse
Studio album by
Drive-By Truckers
ReleasedApril 18, 2006 (2006-04-18)
StudioFidelitorium, Kernersville, North Carolina
Length46:54
LabelNew West
ProducerDavid Barbe
Drive-By Truckers chronology
The Dirty South
(2004) 		A Blessing and a Curse
(2006) 		Brighter Than Creation's Dark
(2008)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Blender[3]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[4]
The Irish Times[5]
Mojo[6]
NME5/10[7]
Pitchfork7.0/10[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
SpinB[10]
Uncut[11]

A Blessing and a Curse is the sixth studio album by American rock band Drive-By Truckers, released in 2006. It peaked at #50 on the Billboard 200, which was the highest charting for the band until 2008's follow up, Brighter Than Creation's Dark, which hit #37.

  1. ^ "Reviews for A Blessing And A Curse by Drive-By Truckers". Metacritic. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  2. ^ Deming, Mark. "A Blessing and a Curse – Drive-By Truckers". AllMusic. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  3. ^ Catucci, Nick (May 2006). "Drive-By Truckers: A Blessing and a Curse". Blender (47): 108. Archived from the original on August 24, 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  4. ^ Collis, Clark (April 14, 2006). "A Blessing and a Curse". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on January 9, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  5. ^ Courtney, Kevin (March 17, 2006). "Drive-By Truckers: A Blessing and a Curse (New West)". The Irish Times. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  6. ^ "Drive-By Truckers: A Blessing and a Curse". Mojo (149): 94. April 2006.
  7. ^ "Drive-By Truckers: A Blessing and a Curse". NME: 33. March 18, 2006.
  8. ^ Deusner, Stephen M. (April 17, 2006). "Drive-By Truckers: A Blessing and a Curse". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  9. ^ Hoard, Christian (June 26, 2006). "A Blessing And A Curse : Drive-By Truckers". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 22, 2008. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  10. ^ Wood, Mikael (May 2006). "Drive-By Truckers: A Blessing and a Curse / Shooter Jennings: Electric Rodeo". Spin. 22 (5): 93–95. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  11. ^ "Drive-By Truckers: A Blessing and a Curse". Uncut (107): 112. April 2006.