Horse of a Different Color is the debut album by the American country music duo Big & Rich. It was released in 2004 on Warner Bros. Records and it contains the hit singles "Wild West Show", "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)", "Holy Water", and "Big Time". Respectively, these reached #21, #11, #15, and #20 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. The album was certified 3× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for shipments of three million copies.

Track listing

1. "Rollin' (The Ballad of Big & Rich)" (Big Kenny, John Rich, Cowboy Troy) - 4:40
• feat. Cowboy Troy
2. "Wild West Show" (Kenny, Rich, Blair Daly) - 4:20
3. "Big Time" Kenny, Rich, Angie Aparo) - 3:56
4. "Kick My Ass" (Kenny, Rich, Bryan Wayne) - 4:58
• feat. Cowboy Troy (uncredited)
5. "Six Foot Town" (Kenny, Rich) - 3:47
6. "Holy Water" (Kenny, Rich, Vicki McGehee, Jeff Cohen) - 4:16
7. "Saved" (Kenny, Rich, John Phillips) - 4:51
• background vocals: Gretchen Wilson
8. "Real World" (Kenny, Rich, Adam M. Shoenfeld) - 5:05
9. "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" (Kenny, Rich) - 3:20
10. "Drinkin' 'Bout You" (Kenny, Rich) - 2:53
11. "Love Train" (Kenny, Rich, Jon Nicholson) - 3:47
• background vocals: Jon Nicholson
12. "Deadwood Mountain" (Kenny, Rich) - 5:10
13. "Live This Life" (Kenny, Rich) - 5:33
• background vocals: Martina McBride

Personnel

Big & Rich

• Big Kenny – vocals
• John Rich – vocals, acoustic guitar

Additional musicians

• Brian Barnett – drums
• Steve Brewster – drums
• Dennis Burnside – keyboards
• Owen Hale – drums
• Mike Johnson – steel guitar
• Wayne Killius – drums, shaker, peanut can
• Duncan Mullins – bass guitar
• Matt Pierson – bass guitar
• Michael Rojas – keyboards
• Adam Shoenfeld – electric guitar
• Nicole Summers – flute on "Wild West Show"
• Justin Tocket – bass guitar
• Paul Worley – "Yeehaw juice" on "Kick My Ass"
• Jonathan Yudkin – fiddle, banjo, mandolin, harp

All strings performed, comosed, and arranged by Jonathan Yudkin.

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