Croweology

2010 studio album by The Black Crowes

Croweology

Studio album by

The Black Crowes

Released

August 3, 2010 (2010-08-03)

Recorded

2009–2010

Genre

Southern rock
blues rock
hard rock
acoustic rock
folk rock
jazz rock

Length

121:24

Label

Silver Arrow

Producer

Paul Stacey

The Black Crowes chronology

Before the Frost...Until the Freeze
(2009)

Croweology
(2010)

Wiser for the Time
(2013)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(69/100)^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
The Austin Chronicle	^[3]
BBC Music	(favorable)^[4]
The Daily Telegraph	^[6]
Entertainment Weekly	B^[5]
Kerrang!	^[1]
Paste	(7.3/10)^[7]
PopMatters	^[8]
Rolling Stone	^[9]
Uncut	^[1]

Croweology is an acoustic-based album by American rock band The Black Crowes, released on August 3, 2010. The set includes newly recorded versions of nineteen songs from the band's career, covering their albums from Shake Your Money Maker to Lions, plus a cover of the Chris Ethridge and Gram Parsons song "She", in mostly-acoustic arrangements. Critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine stated the Crowes capture "the sound of seasoned veterans still finding new ways to play old favorites"^[2] and the double album is "a generous, entertaining gift to the fans who have stayed true throughout the years".^[2] This would be the last recorded album to feature lead guitarist, Luther Dickinson. Croweology was the last studio record released by the band before their hiatus lasting from 2013 to 2020.

Track listing

Disc one

"Jealous Again" – 5:13
"Share the Ride" – 3:58
"Remedy" – 5:33
"Non-Fiction" – 7:54
"Hotel Illness" – 3:38
"Soul Singing" – 4:15
"Ballad in Urgency" – 9:16
"Wiser Time" – 9:33
"Cold Boy Smile" – 5:35
"Under a Mountain" – 4:42

Disc two

"She Talks to Angels" – 6:16
"Morning Song" – 6:13
"Downtown Money Waster" – 4:17
"Good Friday" – 5:42
"Thorn in My Pride" – 9:35
"Welcome to the Good Times" – 4:01
"Girl from a Pawnshop" – 7:08
"Sister Luck" – 5:58
"She" – 5:31
"Bad Luck Blue Eyes Goodbye" – 7:03

Bonus tracks (iTunes only)

"Boomer's Story"
"Willin'"

Personnel

The Black Crowes

Chris Robinson – vocals, harp, guitars
Richard Robinson – guitars, vocals
Steve Gorman – drums
Sven Pipien – bass, vocals
Luther Dickinson – guitars, mandolin, banjo
Adam MacDougall – keyboards, vocals

Additional personnel

Charity White and Mona Lisa Young – backing vocals
Joe Magistro – percussion
Donny Herron – pedal steel, lap steel, banjo, fiddle

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[10]	80
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[11]	98
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[12]	56
UK Albums (OCC)^[13]	62
US Billboard 200^[14]	13

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Critic Reviews for Croweology". Metacritic. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Croweology – The Black Crowes". Allmusic.
^ Hernandez, Raoul (September 24, 2010). "Review: The Black Crowes (Croweology)". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
^ Patashnik, Ben (August 10, 2010). "Music – Review of The Black Crowes – Croweology". BBC Music. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
^ Collis, Clark (August 6, 2010). "Croweology Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
^ Perry, Andrew (August 3, 2010). "The Black Crowes: Croweology, CD Review". The Daily Telegraph. London.
^ Vrabel, Jeff (August 6, 2010). "The Black Crowes: Croweology :: Music :: Reviews". Paste. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
^ Kosakow, Jonathan (August 9, 2010). "The Black Crowes: Croweology". PopMatters. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
^ Fricke, David (August 2, 2010). "Croweology". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Black Crowes – Croweology" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Black Crowes – Before The Frost" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
^ "The Black Crowes". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-11-20.