Comal County Blue is Jason Boland & the Stragglers

Jason Boland & the Stragglers

Jason Boland & the Stragglers are an American Texas Country/Red Dirt group featuring Harrah, Oklahoma native Jason Boland , Roger Ray , Brad Rice , and Grant Tracy...

's sixth album. It was released in August of 2008. The album is dedicated to the late Bob Childers and Jerry "Uncle Stoney" Newport. It is the third album by the band to be produced by Lloyd Maines

Lloyd Maines

Lloyd Maines is an American Grammy Award-winning country music record producer, musician and songwriter. He was born and raised in Lubbock, Texas and is now based in Bulverde, Texas....

. The album features a duet with Texas singer/songwriter, Robert Earl Keen

Robert Earl Keen

Robert Earl Keen, Junior is an American Texas Country singer-songwriter. He is popular with fans of traditional country music, folk music, college radio, and alt-country. Keen currently resides in Kerrville, Texas and maintains a ranch in Medina, Texas.-Early life:Growing up in Houston, Texas,...

, entitled "The Party's Not Over." The tenth track was co-written with Cody Canada of Cross Canadian Ragweed

Cross Canadian Ragweed

Cross Canadian Ragweed was an American Red Dirt/Texas Country/Country rock band. The name of the band came from the combination of three band members' names, Grady Cross , Cody Canada , and Randy Ragsdale . Jeremy Plato's name was not involved in the band naming...

 and is recorded on the band's 1998 album, Carney. The last track on the album is a version of the song, "Outlaw Band," written by Bob Childers and Randy Crouch.

Track listing

1. "Sons And Daughters Of Dixie" (Jason Boland) - 3:49
2. "Down Here On Earth" (Boland) - 3:05
3. "Comal County Blue" (Boland) - 4:02
4. "Something You Don't See Everyday" (Boland) - 4:04
5. "Bottle By My Bead" (Boland) - 5:14
6. "The Party's Not Over" ft. Robert Earl Keen
   Robert Earl Keen
   Robert Earl Keen, Junior is an American Texas Country singer-songwriter. He is popular with fans of traditional country music, folk music, college radio, and alt-country. Keen currently resides in Kerrville, Texas and maintains a ranch in Medina, Texas.-Early life:Growing up in Houston, Texas,...
   
    (Boland, Roger Ray) - 3:46
7. "If It Were Up To Me" (Boland) - 3:56
8. "May Not Be Love" (Boland) - 3:43
9. "No Reason Being Late" (Boland, Johnny Burke) - 3:12
10. "Alright" (Boland, Cody Canada) - 3:05
11. "God Is Mad At Me" (Boland, Jackson Taylor) - 4:12
12. "Outlaw Band" (Bob Childers
    Bob Childers
    Robert Wayne “Bob” Childers was an American country/folk singer-songwriter who has achieved widespread critical acclaim since the late 1970s. Childers was known alternately as the "father" "grandfather" or "godfather" of the regional scene known as Red Dirt music...
    
    , Randy Crouch
    Randy Crouch
    Randy Crouch is an Oklahoma-based multi-instrumentalist. In eastern Oklahoma, Crouch is best known as a fiddle player. Although he has been referred to as "the world's best rock fiddler," Crouch also plays guitar and pedal steel among other instruments.-Biography:Growing up the son of a...
    
    , Layle Stagner) - 5:04

Personnel

• Jason Boland - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
• Roger Ray - Lead Guitar, Pedal Steel, Lap Steel, 12 String, Dobro
• Grant Tracy - Bass, Harmony Vocals
• Brad Rice - Drums, Djembe(Jimbay)
• Noah Jeffries - Banjo, Fiddle, Mandolin
• Lloyd Maines - Acoustic Guitar, Baritone Guitar
• John Micael Whitby - B3 Organ, Piano
• Drew Womack - Harmony Vocals
• Robert Earl Keen - Vocals
• Jessica Murray - Harmony Vocals

Chart performance

Chart (2008)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	30
U.S. Billboard 200	160
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers	2
U.S. Billboard Independent Albums	19