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in 1989. The group released their debut album in 1993, ''

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'', produced by John Custer, before hitting the road for the next 17 months. After completing their 1993–94 touring cycle, frontman Kelly Holland quit the band, saying he could no longer handle the rigors of the road. They scored a number-one hit on ''Billboard'''s

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chart with "Peace Pipe" in 1993. Ex- Lynch Mob and current Warrant singer Robert Mason was recruited as Holland's replacement in 1996. Together they released a new album in 1997 (''Diamonds & Debris''), but the band split shortly afterwards. Former band member

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was recruited to the

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in 1998, and he played with the band until October 2001. He also played on Crowes' lead singer Chris Robinson's second solo album in 2004, and on the subsequent tour. Bassist

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later played with

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, after the death of

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, until early 2012. Freed and Kearns formed a band named Big Hat that also includes Keith Gattis – vocals/guitar; Peter Stroud – guitars; Fred Eltringham – drums; Ike Stubblefield – keyboards. These days, Freed and Kearns, along with Freed's wife, Jen, and Stroud, are part of

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's touring band. Former singer Kelly Holland died on February 24, 2014 in Raleigh, North Carolina. He was 52. The band's debut, ''Brother'', was reissued by French indie label Bad Reputation in 2016 and includes an additional five songs previously released on various singles as bonus tracks.

Members

– guitar (1989–1997) *

– bass, vocals (1989–1997) * Jason Patterson – drums (1989–1997) * Pee Wee Watson – vocals, guitar (1989–1990) * Kelly Holland – vocals, guitar (1991–1994; died 2014) * Robert Mason – vocals, guitar (1996–1997)

Discography

Studio albums

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'' (May 1993) #"Highway Jones" (A. Freed, K. Holland) 5:12 #"Pretty As You Please" (A. Freed) 3:47 #"Bad Thing" (K. Holland, A. Freed, J. Custer) 3:07 #"Too Cold in the Winter" (K. Holland, A. Freed) 3:54 #"Hand Me Down" (A. Freed) 5:01 #"Gotta Love Me" (A. Freed, K. Holland, J. Custer) 3:25 #"Carnival" (A. Freed) 5:10 #"Drive It Home" (A. Freed, K. Holland, J. Custer) 4:06 #"Peace Pipe" (A. Freed, K. Holland) 3:58 #"Saving Grace" (A. Freed) 6:23 2016 Bad Reputation reissue bonus tracks: #"Shade Tree" (A. Freed, J. Custer, K. Holland) 3:45 #"Deathbed" (J. Custer) 1:30 #"Peace Pipe" (live) (A. Freed, K. Holland) 5:01 #"

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" (live) (W. Dixon) 5:00 #"Bad Thing" (live) (A. Freed, J. Custer, K. Holland) 7:10 *''Diamonds & Debris'' (August 1997) #"Empty Castle" 4:29 #"Hung Out to Dry" 4:46 #"Sugarcane" 3:26 #"Fire in the Dry Grass" 5:24 #"Georgia Pine" 4:28 #"Warm River Pearl" (Mike Wilson) 4:27 #"Sweet Mary's Gone" 4:26 #"Revelation (Rattlesnakes & Queens)" 3:17 #"Bring Me My Burden" 5:23 #"Sunday Morning Flood" 7:08 #"Diamonds & Debris" 3:58 #"Hung Out Redux" 1:19 #"Garden of Memories" (Mike Wilson) 4:07

Singles

*"Bad Thing" (1993) U.S. Mainstream Rock #2; UK #60 *"Peace Pipe" (1993) U.S. Mainstream Rock #1 *"Too Cold in the Winter" (1994) U.S. Mainstream Rock #13 *"Sugarcane" (1997) U.S. Mainstream Rock #22

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cry of Love Rock music groups from North Carolina Musical groups from Raleigh, North Carolina Columbia Records artists Musical groups established in 1989 Musical groups disestablished in 1997