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Riot City Blues by Primal Scream
Riot City Blues is an album by Primal Scream, released in 2006. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 11 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Country Girl”, on 11 lists with a best position of #79.
Riot City Blues, Primal Scream's eighth album, landed on 5 June 2006, and after the electronic onslaught of XTRMNTR and Evil Heat it's the sound of Bobby Gillespie's gang yanking out the plugs and heading for the bar. This is back-to-basics rock and roll with a hangover grin, produced by Youth, with Martin Duffy on keys, Andrew Innes and Robert "Throb" Young on guitars and Darrin Mooney on drums. Will Sergeant, Warren Ellis and Alison Mosshart drop in as guests.
"Country Girl" kicked the door in and became the band's highest-charting single ever, with "Dolls (Sweet Rock and Roll)" and "Sometimes I Feel So Lonely" following it out, and the album went top five in Britain. It was also the end of an era: Young, in the band since 1984, left before the UK tour for personal reasons.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Riot City Blues on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Country Girl | 11 | #79 | – | 2006–2014 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.