''The Buffalo Club'' is the only studio album by the American
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, ...
group
The Buffalo Club
The Buffalo Club was an American country music group from Nashville, Tennessee. The group was composed of Ron Hemby (lead vocals, guitar), John Dittrich (vocals, drums), and Charlie Kelley (vocals, guitar). Hemby was a vocalist in the Christian gro ...
. It was released on March 25, 1997, via
Rising Tide Records
Rising Tide Records was a record label started by Doug Morris, former head of Warner Music Group, and Daniel Glass, who became President.
The label had success in breaking new artists, including the multi-platinum debut of Erykah Badu, Billie M ...
. The album included the singles "
If She Don't Love You", "Nothin' Less Than Love", and "Heart Hold On".
Critical reception
It received a mostly unfavorable review from ''
Country Standard Time
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'' magazine, whose critic Robert Loy said "the harmonies are above average, and Ron Hemby's vocals deserve better material than anything here."
A more favorable review came from ''
Billboard
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'', which compared the band favorably to the
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and praised the "crisp production".
Track listing
Personnel
As listed in liner notes.
The Buffalo Club
*John Dittrich – harmony vocals, drums
*Ron Hemby – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
*Charlie Kelley – harmony vocals, electric guitar
Additional musicians
*
Eddie Bayers
Eddie Bayers (born January 28, 1949) is an American session drummer who has played on 300 gold and platinum albums. He received the Academy of Country Music 'Drummer of the Year Award' for fourteen years, has three times won the Nashville Music ...
– drums
*
Barry Beckett
Barry Edward Beckett (February 4, 1943 – June 10, 2009) was an American keyboardist, session musician, record producer, and studio founder. He is best known for his work with David Hood, Jimmy Johnson, and Roger Hawkins, his bandmates in th ...
– keyboards
*Tom Hemby – acoustic guitar
*Ric Latina – electric guitar
*Mike Lawler – synthesizer
*Phil Naish – keyboards
*
Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
*
Chris Rodriguez – acoustic guitar
*Mike Severs – electric guitar
*Mark Thompson – drums
*
Biff Watson
Fletcher Bangs "Biff" Watson is an American guitarist, songwriter, and producer. His musicianship has been a part of recording sessions for many artists.
Biography Early years
Raised in Chatham, Virginia, Watson learned how to play guitar at a ...
– acoustic guitar
Singles
References
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1997 debut albums
The Buffalo Club albums
Rising Tide Records albums
Albums produced by Barry Beckett