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Countrysides is Cracker's sixth studio album.

Countrysides
Studio album by Cracker
Released	October 7, 2003
Recorded	???
Genre	Alternative country
Length	40:03
Label	BMG
Producer	David Lowery John Morand
Cracker chronology
O' Cracker Where Art Thou? (2003) Countrysides (2003) Greatest Hits Redux (2006)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Blender	[2]

Track listing

1. "Truckload of Art" (Terry Allen) - 3:42
2. "Duty Free" (Ike Reilly) - 5:53
3. "Up Against the Wall Redneck Mothers" (Ray Wylie Hubbard) - 4:09
4. "Sinaloa Cowboys" (Bruce Springsteen) - 3:53
5. "Family Tradition" (Hank Williams, Jr.) - 4:42
6. "The Bottle Let Me Down" (Merle Haggard) - 4:40
7. "Reasons to Quit" (Merle Haggard) - 3:29
8. "Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room" (Dwight Yoakam) - 3:46
9. "Ain't Gonna Suck Itself" (David Lowery) - 5:49

Before the release of the album, Cracker had been touring under the name "Ironic Mullet" at various dive bars across the American South and in Alaska. Mostly covers, the songs reflect on the political climate of the time.

Personnel

• David Lowery – vocals, guitar
• Johnny Hickman – lead guitar, vocals
• Brandy Wood – bass, vocals
• Frank Funaro – drums

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