Rebel Soul (Kid Rock album)
2012 studio album by Kid Rock
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Rebel Soul is the ninth studio album by American musician Kid Rock and his final release with Atlantic Records. The album was released on November 19, 2012, and was self-produced by Kid Rock. It is his first since 2007's Rock N Roll Jesus to feature his backing band Twisted Brown Trucker; they were not featured on 2010's Born Free.[3] The song "Redneck Paradise" was written by The Young Brothers in 2007 and was sent to Kid Rock's representatives in the hopes that he would use it.[4]
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| Released | November 19, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | August–October 2012 | |||
| Studios | The Allen Roadhouse, Clarkston, Michigan | |||
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| Length | 65:30 | |||
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| Producer | Kid Rock | |||
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The album was described as a mixture of Southern rock, soul, blues, gospel and the Motown Sound.[5]
As of February 2015, it had sold 592,000 copies in the US.[6]
During NASCAR's 2012 Race to the Chase, Kid Rock introduced the last 10 races with a selection of songs from the album, including "Let's Ride," the title track, "The Mirror," "Celebrate," and "Mr. Rock N Roll." "Let's Ride" was used as one of the official theme songs for WWE's 2012 Tribute to the Troops event, while "Celebrate" became the official theme song for WrestleMania XXX. Both songs were once again used for WrestleMania 34, along with another Kid Rock song, "New Orleans," from the album Rock and Roll Jesus.[7] Additionally, "Let's Ride" was featured in the 2014 film Into The Storm.
Reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 67/100[8] |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| The A.V. Club | C[9] |
| Billboard | [10] |
| Classic Rock | [11] |
| Country Weekly | B[12] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B−[13] |
| God Is in the TV | 1/5[14] |
| Rolling Stone | [2] |
| Slant Magazine | [15] |
| Spill Magazine | [16] |
According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Rebel Soul received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 67 out of 100 from 9 critic scores.[8] In a 2014 interview with Rolling Stone, Rock admitted that he regretted making the album, stating "I didn't spend enough time on it at all".[17]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Chickens In The Pen" |
| 4:49 |
| 2. | "Let's Ride" |
| 4:50 |
| 3. | "3 CATT Boogie" |
| 4:24 |
| 4. | "Detroit, Michigan" |
| 3:56 |
| 5. | "Rebel Soul" |
| 4:02 |
| 6. | "God Save Rock N Roll" | Robert James Ritchie | 5:21 |
| 7. | "Happy New Year" |
| 3:34 |
| 8. | "Celebrate" |
| 4:01 |
| 9. | "The Mirror" | Robert James Ritchie | 4:46 |
| 10. | "Mr. Rock N Roll" |
| 6:37 |
| 11. | "Cucci Galore" |
| 4:25 |
| 12. | "Redneck Paradise" |
| 5:12 |
| 13. | "Cocaine And Gin" |
| 4:15 |
| 14. | "Midnight Ferry" | Robert James Ritchie | 5:18 |
| Total length: | 65:30 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 15. | "Wasting Time" (remix) |
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Personnel
- Kid Rock – vocals, guitars, piano, keyboards, organ, mellotron, slide guitar, bass, drums, percussion
- Marlon Young – guitars, slide guitar
- Jason Krause – guitar
- Blake Mills – guitar
- Aaron Julison – bass
- Dave McMurray – Saxophone
- Jimmie Bones – piano, organ, keyboards
- Stephanie Eulinberg – drums, percussion
- Jessica Wagner – background vocals
- Herschel C Boone – background vocals
- Paul Franklin – violin
- Dan Dugmore – banjo
- Aubrey Freed – violin
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[27] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||