Great Western Valkyrie

Great Western Valkyrie
Studio album by Rival Sons
Released European Union June 6, 2014
United Kingdom June 9, 2014
United States June 10, 2014
Recorded LCS Studios, Nashville, TN
Genre Blues rock, hard rock
Length 47:43
Label Earache
Producer Dave Cobb
Rival Sons chronology
Head Down
(2012)		 Great Western Valkyrie
(2014)		 Hollow Bones
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Classic Rock[2]

Great Western Valkyrie is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Rival Sons. The album, which is the first to feature new bass player Dave Beste (in place of founding member Robin Everhart), was released in June 2014.[3]

Track listing

All lyrics by Jay Buchanan, except "Destination on Course", by Scott Holiday.[4] In parentheses are the songs' subtitles which feature on the back cover of the album sleeve.[5]

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Electric Man" (Take You to the Sugar Shack)Holiday, Buchanan, Dave Cobb 3:20
2. "Good Luck" (It's Going to Hurt Right Now)Buchanan, Holiday, Michael Miley, Dave Beste 3:18
3. "Secret" (Just Bring Me a Jar Full of Shine)Holiday, Buchanan, Miley, Beste, Cobb 4:41
4. "Play the Fool" (The Way That Girls Talk)Holiday, Buchanan 3:18
5. "Good Things" (Boy with a Bomb in His Jacket)Buchanan 5:56
6. "Open My Eyes" (Folding Like a Jack Knife)Holiday, Buchanan, Miley, Beste, Cobb 3:56
7. "Rich and the Poor" (Her Teeth Bound by Braces)Buchanan, Cobb 5:15
8. "Belle Starr" (The Gem Inside Sparkles Yet)Holiday, Buchanan, Beste, Miley 4:35
9. "Where I've Been" (The Habit Wasn't Cheap)Buchanan, Holiday 6:18
10. "Destination on Course" (Slipped from the Rail)Holiday, Cobb 7:06
Total length:
 47:43

Personnel

Rival Sons
Additional musicians
Production

Source:[4]

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] 41
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] 84
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] 46
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[9] 30
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[10] 55
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] 3
French Albums (SNEP)[12] 60
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] 24
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[14] 5
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 10
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 12
UK Albums (OCC)[17] 14

References

  1. ↑ "Great Western Valkyrie - Rival Sons". Allmusic. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  2. ↑ Bell, Max (June 5, 2014). "Rival Sons: Great Western Valkyrie". Classic Rock. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Rival Sons Announce "Great Western Valkyrie"". BluesRockReview.com. March 17, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  4. 1 2 Great Western Valkyrie liner notes.
  5. ↑ "Great Western Valkyrie". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Rival Sons – Great Western Valkyrie" (in German). Hung Medien.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Rival Sons – Great Western Valkyrie" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Rival Sons – Great Western Valkyrie" (in French). Hung Medien.
  9. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Rival Sons – Great Western Valkyrie". Hung Medien.
  10. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Rival Sons – Great Western Valkyrie" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  11. ↑ "Rival Sons: Great Western Valkyrie" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  12. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Rival Sons – Great Western Valkyrie". Hung Medien.
  13. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
  14. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Rival Sons – Great Western Valkyrie". Hung Medien.
  15. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Rival Sons – Great Western Valkyrie". Hung Medien.
  16. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Rival Sons – Great Western Valkyrie". Hung Medien.
  17. ↑ "Rival Sons | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart


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