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Power in the Blood is the third album by Alabama 3.

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Power in the Blood
Studio album by Alabama 3
Released	28 October 2002
Length	56:08
Label	One Little Indian
Producer	Alexis Worrall, John "Segs" Jennings, Larry Love, Rock Freebase, The Spirit
Alabama 3 chronology
La Peste (2000) Power in the Blood (2002) The Last Train to Mashville vol. 2 (2003)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Robert Christgau	[1]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Alabama 3; except where indicated

1. "Two Heads" - 1:07
2. "Power in the Blood" - 4:46
3. "Reachin'" - 4:09
4. "Woody Guthrie" - 4:17
5. "Year Zero" - 4:23
6. "The Devil Went Down to Ibiza" - 2:51
7. "Strobe Life" - 6:12
8. "R.E.H.A.B." - 3:52
9. "The Moon has Lost the Sun" - 3:47
10. "Let the Caged Bird Sing"- 2:34
11. "Yellow Rose" - 4:55
12. "Bullet Proof" - 3:55
13. "Badlands" (Bruce Springsteen) - 0:47
14. "Lord Have Mercy" - 6:13
15. "Come on Home"- 1:20

Bonus disc

The first 10,000 pressings of Power in the Blood include a bonus disc of six acoustic tracks, known as Acoustic Power.

1. "Woke Up This Morning" - 4:05
2. "Power in the Blood" - 2:31
3. "Disneyland Is Burning" - 3:00
4. "U Don't Danse 2 Tekno Anymore" - 3:46
5. "Year Zero" - 4:15
6. "Mansion on the Hill" - 3:06

Personnel

Alabama 3

• Larry Love (Rob Spragg) - vocals
• The Very Rev. D.Wayne Love (Jake Black) - vocals
• Rock Freebase (Mark Sams) - guitars
• The Mountain of Love (Piers Marsh) - harp, programmes, vocals
• L.B. Dope (Johnny Delafons) - drums, programming
• Sir "Eddie" Real (Simon Edwards) - percussion
• The Spirit (Orlando Harrison) - keyboards
• Frank Zappatista (John "Segs" Jennings) - bass, vocals

with:

• Val Harrison - vocals on "Reachin'"
• Nick Tosches - vocals on "R.E.H.A.B."
• Hubert Selby, Jr. - vocals on "The Moon has Lost the Sun"
• Lisa Delatour Billson - vocals on "Year Zero", backing vocals on "Power in the Blood"
• Val Harrison - vocals on "Reachin'"
• Be Atwell and Siobhan Parr - vocals on "Bullet Proof"
• Michael Groce - vocals on "Lord Have Mercy"

"In Memorium: Sinead Niamh Clarke (1976-2000), Lousie Jane Bedford (1971-2002) and Madge McCandless (1930-2002)"

Cover Version

"Power in the Blood" was later recorded by Canadian singer Buffy Sainte-Marie as the title track of her 2015 album. The album won the 2015 Polaris Music Prize on September 21, 2015.

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