''Kicking Stones'' is the fourth studio album by the Canadian

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

singer-songwriter Johnny Reid. It was released on April 10, 2007, by

Open Road Recordings Open Road Recordings, a division of RGK Entertainment Group Ltd., is a Canadian record label specializing in country music. it was established by Ron Kitchener in 2003 and distributed through Universal Music Canada. The label also owns an America ...

. "Love Sweet Love", "Kicking Stones", "Darlin'", "Thank You" and "Out of the Blue" were released as singles. ''Kicking Stones'' was nominated for a 2008 Juno Award for Country Recording of the Year. It has since been certified Gold by the

Canadian Recording Industry Association Music Canada (formerly Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA)) is a non-profit trade organization that was founded 9 April 1963 to represent the interests of companies that record, manufacture, produce, and distribute music in Canada. It ...

for sales of 50,000 units.Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum
"Darlin'" was previously recorded by Tom Jones as the title track of his 1981 album, ''Darlin'''.

Track listing

#"Out of the Blue" (Brent Maher, Brian Maher, Johnny Reid) – 2:58 #"Love Sweet Love" (Jim Daddario, Thom Hardwell, Reid) – 3:28 #"Thank You" (Hardwell, Reid) – 3:53 #" Darlin'" (Oscar Stewart Blandamer) – 3:14 #"Feelin' Alright Today" (Hardwell, Reid) – 4:34 #"Which Way Is Home" (Brent Maher, Brian Maher, Reid) – 3:44 #"What I Did for Love" (Brent Maher, Thom Schuyler) – 4:02 #"That Kind of Lonely" (Jeremy Campbell, Reid) – 3:24 #"To the End of the Road" (Hardwell, Brent Maher, Reid) – 2:54 #"Kicking Stones" (Brent Maher, Reid) – 4:00

Personnel

Chad Cromwell Chad Cromwell (born June 14, 1957) is an American rock drummer whose music career has spanned more than 30 years. He is the founding member of a band called Fortunate Sons, which released a self-titled album in 2004. Cromwell has worked with m ...

– drums,

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* Eric Darken – percussion, tambourine * Jim Drury – bagpipes * Connie Ellisor – violin * Carl Gorodetzky – violin * Jim Grosjean –

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* Vicki Hampton – background vocals * Mike Haynes – trumpet * Jim Hoke – harmonica *

Fats Kaplin Fats Kaplin is an American musician, born in New York City. He is best known as a fiddler. He also plays guitar, button accordion, banjo, mandolin, steel guitar, an Arab oud, and a Turkish cümbüş, among others. He has worked with artists such a ...

– fiddle, violin * Anthony LaMarchina – cello * Tim Lauer – accordion, organ, piano,

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* Sam Levine – horn arrangements, penny whistle, saxophone *

Brent Maher Brent Maher is a producer, engineer, and songwriter currently residing in Nashville, Tennessee. He has produced and engineered six Grammy-winning records and received awards from the CMA, ACM, CCMA, ASCAP, SOCAN and NSAI. Maher engineered ...

– horn arrangements *

Gordon Mote Gordon James Mote (born October 25, 1970) is an American Christian country/ southern gospel singer, piano virtuoso, and worship leader. He was born blind. He has released eight studio albums. His album ''Don't Let Me Miss the Glory'' (2007) was ...

– piano *

Don Potter Donald Steele Potter (21 April 1902 – 7 June 2004) was an English sculptor, wood carver, potter and teacher. Don Potter was born in Newington, near Sittingbourne, Kent, the son of a school teacher, and attended a private school. He joined ...

– acoustic guitar, mandolin, slide guitar, background vocals * Carole Rabinowitz-Neuen – cello * Johnny Reid – lead vocals, background vocals *

Mark Selby Mark Anthony Selby (born 19 June 1983) is an English professional snooker player, who is a four-time World Snooker Champion. Ranked world number one on multiple occasions, he has won a total of 21 ranking titles, placing him eighth on the ...

– acoustic guitar, electric guitar * Pam Sixfin – violin * Liz Stewart –

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Ilya Toshinsky Bering Strait was a Russian country music band, whose style was sometimes called "redgrass". In 2003, the band was nominated for a Grammy Award and appeared on the TV show ''60 Minutes''. The group disbanded in 2006. The lineup on their first alb ...

– acoustic guitar, mandolin * Bergen White – string arrangements *

Glenn Worf Glenn Worf is an American bassist known mainly for his work as a session musician. He has recorded with many major country music acts and also tours with Mark Knopfler. Early life and education Worf was born in Dayton, Ohio, and grew up in Mad ...

– bass guitar

Chart performance

References

External links

* allmusic ((( Kicking Stones > Overview ))) {{Authority control 2007 albums Johnny Reid albums Open Road Recordings albums Albums produced by Brent Maher Albums recorded at Metalworks Studios Canadian Country Music Association Top Selling Canadian Album albums