Rock n Roll Jesus is the seventh studio album by Kid Rock, released on October 9, 2007. Rob Cavallo co-produced the album with Rock.[8] The album was not available at the iTunes Store in an act of protest by Kid Rock regarding a royalties dispute.[9] It was nominated for two Grammy Awards for Best Rock Album and Best Male Vocal Performance for "All Summer Long" at the 2009 Grammy Awards. "All Summer Long" from the album was named the official theme song for WWE Backlash 2008 as well as "So Hott" for WrestleMania XXV and "New Orleans" for WrestleMania 34.[10]
The album features the vocals of golfer John Daly on "Half Your Age" and the rock hit "All Summer Long" which has brought the album to triple platinum status in the U.S. and in Canada. "Sugar" is the only song on the album that features rapping vocals. This would be the last album that Rock raps on until 2017's Sweet Southern Sugar.
Singlesedit
The album's first two singles, "So Hott" and "Amen", both did relatively well on the Mainstream Rock and Modern Rock charts. On the Mainstream Rock chart, the singles peaked at No. 2 and No. 11, respectively—the former one becoming the biggest rock hit of his career. The tracks peaked at No. 13 and No. 27, respectively, on the Modern Rock chart.
The album's third single, "All Summer Long", was a massive worldwide hit. It peaked at No. 23 on the Hot 100 chart, despite Rock boycotting iTunes and receiving minimum digital downloads, and No. 4 on the country chart. It went to number one on charts in eight countries across Europe and Australia. "Roll On" and "Rock n Roll Jesus" were released at the same time as follow ups to "All Summer Long". "Roll On" failed to chart in the U.S. but reached No. 59 in Germany and No. 67 in Austria. "Rock n Roll Jesus" peaked at No. 34 on the U.S. Mainstream Rock chart.
The album's sixth single, "Blue Jeans and a Rosary", was released in January 2009. It would peak at No. 50 on the U.S. Country Chart. "Lowlife (Living the Highlife)" was released as the album's seventh single on March 8, 2009.
Critical receptionedit
Rock n Roll Jesus has received mixed reviews from critics. The album has a score of 63 on Metacritic, based on 12 reviews.[11]Rolling Stone gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, stating "His good-hearted faith in rock & roll delivers a powerful kick. As he well knows—and Rock N Roll Jesus proves—roaring guitars, truckloads of attitude and an unquenchable lust for life make up for a multitude of sins."[12]Billboard stated "We may be more entertained at times by Rock's extramusical affairs, but the "Devil" should still be given his due as a clever and creative musical force."[13]Allmusic was less enthusiastic, calling it "big, bold, and brainless" and stating, "splashy and silly though it may be, at least it gets the basic sound right, even if it's way too polished and precise."[14]
Commercial performanceedit
The album debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling about 172,000 copies in its first week.[15] It is Kid Rock's first and only album so far to top the Billboard 200. The album rebounded in March 2008 when "All Summer Long" was released as a single climbing back into the Top 10 on the Billboard 200 staying for 17 weeks. It has been certified 3 times platinum by the RIAA and it had sold 3,493,000 copies in the US as of December 2013.[16]
The album was certified 2 times platinum in Canada and gold in Germany, Austria and Australia.
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For the single see Rock n Roll Jesus song Rock n Roll Jesus is the seventh studio album by Kid Rock released on October 9 2007 Rob Cavallo co produced the album with Rock 8 The album was not available at the iTunes Store in an act of protest by Kid Rock regarding a royalties dispute 9 It was nominated for two Grammy Awards for Best Rock Album and Best Male Vocal Performance for All Summer Long at the 2009 Grammy Awards All Summer Long from the album was named the official theme song for WWE Backlash 2008 as well as So Hott for WrestleMania XXV and New Orleans for WrestleMania 34 10 Rock n Roll JesusStudio album by Kid RockReleasedOctober 9 2007StudioThe Allen RoadhouseGenreHard rock heartland rock country 1 Length57 07LabelAtlantic Top DogProducerKid Rock Rob Cavallo Mike E ClarkKid Rock chronologyLive Trucker 2006 Rock n Roll Jesus 2007 Born Free 2010 Singles from Rock n Roll Jesus So Hott Released August 9 2007 Amen Released November 5 2007 All Summer Long Released March 17 2008 Roll On Released September 23 2008 Rock n Roll Jesus Released January 19 2009 Blue Jeans and a Rosary Released June 1 2009 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 2 The A V ClubC 3 Blender 4 Entertainment WeeklyB 5 Robert Christgau 6 Rolling Stone 1 Rock Hard de 6 10 7 Contents 1 Musical style 2 Singles 3 Critical reception 4 Commercial performance 5 Track listing 5 1 Bonus tracks 5 2 Sample credits 5 3 Demos 6 Personnel 7 Charts 7 1 Weekly charts 7 2 Year end charts 7 3 Decade end charts 8 Certifications 9 ReferencesMusical style editThe album features the vocals of golfer John Daly on Half Your Age and the rock hit All Summer Long which has brought the album to triple platinum status in the U S and in Canada Sugar is the only song on the album that features rapping vocals This would be the last album that Rock raps on until 2017 s Sweet Southern Sugar Singles editThe album s first two singles So Hott and Amen both did relatively well on the Mainstream Rock and Modern Rock charts On the Mainstream Rock chart the singles peaked at No 2 and No 11 respectively the former one becoming the biggest rock hit of his career The tracks peaked at No 13 and No 27 respectively on the Modern Rock chart The album s third single All Summer Long was a massive worldwide hit It peaked at No 23 on the Hot 100 chart despite Rock boycotting iTunes and receiving minimum digital downloads and No 4 on the country chart It went to number one on charts in eight countries across Europe and Australia Roll On and Rock n Roll Jesus were released at the same time as follow ups to All Summer Long Roll On failed to chart in the U S but reached No 59 in Germany and No 67 in Austria Rock n Roll Jesus peaked at No 34 on the U S Mainstream Rock chart The album s sixth single Blue Jeans and a Rosary was released in January 2009 It would peak at No 50 on the U S Country Chart Lowlife Living the Highlife was released as the album s seventh single on March 8 2009 Critical reception editRock n Roll Jesus has received mixed reviews from critics The album has a score of 63 on Metacritic based on 12 reviews 11 Rolling Stone gave the album 4 out of 5 stars stating His good hearted faith in rock amp roll delivers a powerful kick As he well knows and Rock N Roll Jesus proves roaring guitars truckloads of attitude and an unquenchable lust for life make up for a multitude of sins 12 Billboard stated We may be more entertained at times by Rock s extramusical affairs but the Devil should still be given his due as a clever and creative musical force 13 Allmusic was less enthusiastic calling it big bold and brainless and stating splashy and silly though it may be at least it gets the basic sound right even if it s way too polished and precise 14 Commercial performance editThe album debuted at number one on the U S Billboard 200 chart selling about 172 000 copies in its first week 15 It is Kid Rock s first and only album so far to top the Billboard 200 The album rebounded in March 2008 when All Summer Long was released as a single climbing back into the Top 10 on the Billboard 200 staying for 17 weeks It has been certified 3 times platinum by the RIAA and it had sold 3 493 000 copies in the US as of December 2013 16 The album was certified 2 times platinum in Canada and gold in Germany Austria and Australia Track listing editNo TitleWriter s Length1 Rock n Roll Jesus Robert Ritchie Kid Rock Ken Tudrick Marlon Young4 292 All Summer Long Ritchie Matthew Shafer Uncle Kracker Ed King Gary Rossington Ronnie Van Zant LeRoy Marinell Waddy Wachtel Warren Zevon4 573 Amen Ritchie4 404 Roll On Ritchie6 115 So Hott Ritchie Young4 076 Sugar Ritchie Shafer Young Bobby Ervin Jason Krause Dwayne Simon James Smith3 447 When U Love Someone Ritchie Shafer Young5 408 New Orleans David Allan Coe cover David Allan Coe6 369 Don t Tell Me U Love Me Ritchie Shafer Young4 2010 Blue Jeans and a Rosary Ritchie Young4 3511 Half Your Age Ritchie3 4512 Lowlife Living the Highlife John Eddie cover John Eddie4 04 Bonus tracks edit Best Buy versionNo TitleLength13 Guilty 2 4514 Jackson Mississippi Left off Live Trucker 6 13 Wal Mart limited editionNo TitleLength13 Cowboy 4 2214 Lonely Road of Faith From CMT Crossroads 5 2915 Behind The Scenes Documentary Best Buy special edition bonus DVDNo TitleLength13 So Hott From the 2008 Rock AM Festival in Germany 14 All Summer Long From the 2008 Rock AM Festival in Germany 15 Cowboy From the 2008 Rock AM Festival in Germany 16 Amen music video 17 Roll On music video Sample credits edit All Summer Long Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd piano outro guitar solo guitar hook before chorus Werewolves of London by Warren Zevon piano Sugar I m Bad by LL Cool J vocal sample only Demos edit 30 Days in the Hole Humble Pie cover Top Billin Audio Two cover Personnel editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed February 2015 Learn how and when to remove this message Kid Rock lead vocals lead guitar acoustic guitar banjo 12 string guitar rhythm guitar lap steel guitar piano percussion moog synth talkbox turntables vox organ Marlon Young lead guitar acoustic guitar bass guitar mandolin Jason Krause guitar Aaron Julison bass guitar Jimmie Bones piano organ harmonica Stefanie Eulinberg drums Larry Fratangelo conga drums timbales wave drum Billy Powell piano David McMurray saxophone Dan Dugmore pedal steel Rayse Biggs trumpet Paul Franklin pedal steel David Campbell string arrangements Barbara Payton backing vocals Sylver Logan Sharp backing vocals Jessica Wagner backing vocals Hershel C Boone backing vocals Vinnie Dombroski drums on Rock n Roll Jesus and So Hott Jeff Fowlkes drums on New Orleans and Lowlife Bobby East slide guitar on Lowlife John Daly vocals on Half Your Age Charts editWeekly charts edit Chart 2007 2008 Peakposition Australian Albums ARIA 17 9 Austrian Albums O3 Austria 18 2 Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 19 33 Canadian Albums Billboard 20 4 Danish Albums Hitlisten 21 25 Dutch Albums Album Top 100 22 19 French Albums SNEP 23 58 German Albums Offizielle Top 100 24 5 Irish Albums IRMA 25 4 Italian Albums FIMI 26 35 New Zealand Albums RMNZ 27 21 Norwegian Albums VG lista 28 9 Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 29 8 Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 30 4 UK Albums OCC 31 4 US Billboard 200 32 1 US Top Rock Albums Billboard 33 1 Year end charts edit Chart 2007 Position US Billboard 200 34 128 US Top Rock Albums Billboard 35 21 Chart 2008 Position Australian Albums ARIA 36 56 Austrian Albums O3 Austria 37 22 Canadian Albums Billboard 38 15 German Albums Offizielle Top 100 39 34 Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 40 30 UK Albums OCC 41 146 US Billboard 200 42 6 US Top Rock Albums Billboard 43 1 Chart 2009 Position US Billboard 200 44 45 US Top Rock Albums Billboard 45 13 Decade end charts edit Chart 2000 2009 Position US Billboard 200 46 125Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units sales Australia ARIA 47 Gold 35 000 Austria IFPI Austria 48 Gold 10 000 Canada Music Canada 49 2 Platinum 200 000 Germany BVMI 50 Gold 100 000 Switzerland IFPI Switzerland 51 Gold 15 000 United Kingdom BPI 52 Gold 100 000 United States RIAA 53 3 Platinum 3 000 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone References edit a b Decurtis Anthony Rolling Stone review Retrieved May 31 2013 Erlewine Stephen Thomas Allmusic review Retrieved May 31 2013 Koski Genevieve A V Club review Retrieved May 31 2013 Metacritic ratings overview Retrieved May 31 2013 Collins Clark EW com review Retrieved May 31 2013 Christgau Robert Kid Rock reviews Retrieved May 31 2013 Rensen Michael Rock Hard review issue 246 Retrieved May 31 2013 Billboard Magazine August 4 2006 Rap Takes a Back Seat on New Kid Rock Album Kid Rock boycotts iTunes over pay BBC June 18 2008 Retrieved September 8 2008 Kettle Harry January 29 2018 WWE News Official WrestleMania 34 theme 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