The Road Hammers | ||||
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Released | May 10, 2005 (Canada) June 24, 2008 (USA) | |||
Genre | Country rock | |||
Length | 48:26 (Canada) 48:57 (USA) | |||
Label | Open Road (Canada) Montage Music Group (USA) | |||
Producer | Scott Baggett Jason McCoy | |||
The Road Hammers chronology | ||||
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Blood, Sweat & Steel | ||||
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The Road Hammers is the debut album of The Road Hammers, a Canadian-based country rock band fronted by singer Jason McCoy. Released in 2005 on Open Road Recordings, it produced the singles "I'm a Road Hammer", "East Bound and Down" (a cover of the Jerry Reed song), "Nashville Bound" and "Girl on the Billboard" (a cover of the Del Reeves song). Each of these songs reached Top Ten on the Canadian country music charts for The Road Hammers. The song "A Heart with Four-Wheel Drive" was previously recorded by 4 Runner on their self-titled album, and "The Hammer Going Down" by Chris Knight on his self-titled debut album.
The album was released in the U.S. as Blood Sweat & Steel in 2008, including three new tracks produced by Michael Knox.