Black in the Saddle is an album by American country rap artist Cowboy Troy

Cowboy Troy

Troy Lee Coleman III is an American musician, better known by his stage name Cowboy Troy, who performs country rap. He is a member of the MuzikMafia, an aggregation of country music singer-songwriters whose membership also includes Big & Rich, Gretchen Wilson and James Otto...

. It is his second major-label album, released in 2007 on Warner Bros. Records

Warner Bros. Records

Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...

. None of the album's singles entered the Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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singles charts.

As with his previous album (2005's Loco Motive

Loco Motive

Loco Motive is an album by American country rap artist Cowboy Troy. Released in 2005 as his first album for Warner Bros. Records, it features the single "I Play Chicken with the Train", a #48 on the Hot Country Songs charts in 2005...

), this album features several guest musicians, including fellow MuzikMafia

MuzikMafia

The MuzikMafia was an informal collection of American country music artists, founded in October 2001 in Nashville, Tennessee by Big Kenny and John Rich , along with Jon Nicholson and Cory Gierman....

 members Big & Rich

Big & Rich

Big & Rich is an American country music duo composed of Big Kenny and John Rich. Both members alternate as lead vocalists and play rhythm guitar...

 and James Otto

James Otto

James Allen Otto is an American country music artist who is a member of the MuzikMafia, a group of country musicians known for their "country music without prejudice"...

. Angela Hacker

Angela Hacker

Angela Hacker is an American country music singer. In 2007, she was the winner of the USA Network talent show Nashville Star. Her brother Zac finished second the same year. She released an album via Warner Bros. Records in 2007, although it did not chart and produced no singles.-Biography:Angela...

, a 2007 winner on the talent competition Nashville Star

Nashville Star

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, is also featured on the tracks "Lock Me Up" and "Hick Chick".

Track listing

1. "Buffalo Stampede" (Troy Coleman, Brian Nutter) – 4:05
   • feat. M. Shadows
     M. Shadows
     Matthew Charles Sanders , better known by his stage name M. Shadows, is the lead vocalist, songwriter, and founding member for the American metal band Avenged Sevenfold.-Early life and musical beginnings:...
     
      of Avenged Sevenfold
     Avenged Sevenfold
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2. "Lock Me Up" (Coleman, John Rich
   John Rich (musician)
   John Rich is an American country music singer-songwriter. From 1992 to 1998, he was a member of the country music band Lonestar, in which he played bass guitar and alternated with Richie McDonald as lead vocalist...
   
   , Max Abrams) – 2:59
   • feat. John Rich (as J. Money) and Angela Hacker
     Angela Hacker
     Angela Hacker is an American country music singer. In 2007, she was the winner of the USA Network talent show Nashville Star. Her brother Zac finished second the same year. She released an album via Warner Bros. Records in 2007, although it did not chart and produced no singles.-Biography:Angela...
     
     
3. "How Can You Hate Me?" (Coleman, Adam Shoenfeld) – 3:51
4. "Take Your Best Shot Now" (Coleman, Mike Bradford) – 4:05
5. "Hick Chick" (Coleman, Rich) – 3:43
   • feat. Angela Hacker
6. "Man with the Microphone" (Coleman, Rich) – 4:18
7. "My Bowtie" (Coleman, Bobby Pinson
   Bobby Pinson
   Bobby Olen Pinson is an American country music artist. Signed to RCA Records in 2005, Pinson made his debut that year with his album Man Like Me. Its lead-off single, "Don't Ask Me How I Know", peaked at #16 on the Hot Country Songs charts, and was his only Top 40 country hit...
   
   ) – 2:57
8. "Cruise Control" (Coleman, Bob DiPiero
   Bob DiPiero
   Bob DiPiero is an American country music songwriter. He has written 15. U.S. Number 1 hits and countless top 20 hits for the likes of Tim McGraw, The Oak Ridge Boys, Reba McEntire, Vince Gill, Faith Hill, Shenandoah, Neal McCoy, Highway 101, Restless Heart, Ricochet, John Anderson, Montgomery...
   
   ) – 3:47
   • feat. James Otto
     James Otto
     James Allen Otto is an American country music artist who is a member of the MuzikMafia, a group of country musicians known for their "country music without prejudice"...
     
     
9. "Paranoid Like Me ('Tis the Season of Discontent)" (Coleman, Rich) – 5:10
10. "Blackneck Boogie" (Coleman) – 3:05
11. "Hick Chick" (dance mix) (Coleman, Rich) – 3:46
12. "I Play Chicken with the Train" (Barn Dance mix) (Coleman, Rich, Angie Aparo
    Angie Aparo
    Angie Aparo is an American musician and songwriter from Atlanta, Georgia. He is currently recording an album and touring with his long-time drummer, Derek Murphy....
    
    ) – 4:17
    • feat. Big & Rich
      Big & Rich
      Big & Rich is an American country music duo composed of Big Kenny and John Rich. Both members alternate as lead vocalists and play rhythm guitar...
      
      

Tracks 1-11

• Paul Allen – electric guitar
  Electric guitar
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  , acoustic guitar
  Acoustic guitar
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• Jeff Armstrong – synthesizer
  Synthesizer
  A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
  
  
• Sara Beck – background vocals
• Larry Babb – drums
  Drum kit
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• Steve Brewster – drums, shaker
  Shaker (percussion)
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• Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  
• Gary Burnette – electric guitar
• Joeie Canaday – bass guitar
• Randy Kohrs – lap steel guitar
  Lap steel guitar
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  , Dobro
  Dobro
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• James Pennebaker – pedal steel guitar
  Pedal steel guitar
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• John Rich (as J. Money) – background vocals
• Jeffery Roach – synthesizers, keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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  , piano
  Piano
  The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
  
  , timpani
  Timpani
  Timpani, or kettledrums, are musical instruments in the percussion family. A type of drum, they consist of a skin called a head stretched over a large bowl traditionally made of copper. They are played by striking the head with a specialized drum stick called a timpani stick or timpani mallet...
  
  
• Michael Rojas – keyboards, Hammond B–3 organ
  Hammond organ
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• Adam Shoenfeld – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
• Glenn Worf
  Glenn Worf
  Glenn Worf is one of the premier Nashville session bassists. He was born in Dayton, Ohio but grew up in Madison, Wisconsin and has concentrated on the bass guitar since he was thirteen. He majored in music at the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. Inevitably his talents forced him to abandon the...
  
   – bass guitar
• Jonathan Yudkin – fiddle
  Fiddle
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  , banjo
  Banjo
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  , mandolin
  Mandolin
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  , strings
  String section
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Track 12

• Paul Allen – electric guitar
• Brian Barnett – drums
• Larry Franklin – fiddle
• James Pennebaker – electric guitar
• Ethan Pilzer - bass guitar
• John Rich (as J. Money) – harmony vocals, acoustic guitar
• Adam Shoenfeld – electric guitar
• Jonathan Yudkin – fiddle

Chart performance

Chart (2007)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	28
U.S. Billboard 200	153