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Three Snakes and One Charm
Three Snakes and One Charm is the fourth studio album by the Black Crowes, released on 23 July 1996. It followed Shake Your Money Maker, The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion, and Amorica, and it was the band's last release on American Recordings. The record is filed under southern rock, rock and rock and roll.
For anyone tracing the band's story, it sits in the middle of their 1990s run, between the stretched-out experiments of Amorica and the 1999 album By Your Side. It is worth hearing as the closing chapter of their time with American Recordings, and as a link between the two eras either side of it.
Three Snakes and One Charm: tracklist, credits and charts
12 tracks · 48:35Tracklist
- 1Under a MountainChris Robinson and Rich Robinson4:11
- 2Good FridayChris Robinson and Rich Robinson3:52
- 3NebakanezerChris Robinson and Rich Robinson4:08
- 4One Mirror Too ManyChris Robinson and Rich Robinson3:35
- 5BlackberryChris Robinson and Rich Robinson3:27
- 6Girl From a PawnshopChris Robinson and Rich Robinson6:18
- 7(Only) Halfway to EverywhereChris Robinson and Rich Robinson4:00
- 8Bring On, Bring OnChris Robinson and Rich Robinson3:57
- 9How Much for Your Wings?Chris Robinson and Rich Robinson3:28
- 10Let Me Share the RideChris Robinson and Rich Robinson3:22
- 11Better When You're Not AloneChris Robinson and Rich Robinson4:10
- 12Evil EyeChris Robinson and Rich Robinson4:10
- Produced by
- The Black Crowes, Jack Joseph‐Puig, Jack Joseph Puig and The Black Crowes
- Recorded at
- Chateau De La Crowe
- Recorded
- 1995
- Mixed by
- Jack Joseph‐Puig
- Mixed at
- Ocean Way Recording
- Engineered by
- Jack Joseph‐Puig
- Labels
- American Recordings, American
- Length
- 48:35
Line-up
- Johnny Colt · bass · guest
- Marc Ford · guitar · guest
- Steve Gorman · drums (drum set) · guest
- Eddie Harsch · keyboard · guest
- Rich Robinson · guitar · guest
- Chris Robinson · vocals · guest
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 1996 | 15 |
| UK Albums Chart · 1996 | 17 |
| Scottish Albums · 1996 | 18 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) · 1996 | 19 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1996 | 23 |
| Swedish Albums · 1996 | 23 |
| Austrian Albums · 1996 | 35 |
| Swiss Albums · 1996 | 35 |
| German Albums · 1996 | 38 |
| Dutch Albums · 1996 | 39 |
All 11 charts
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 1996 | 47 |
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Shake Your Money Maker
1990
The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion
1992
Amorica
1994
Sho' Nuff: The Complete Black Crowes
1998
Souled Out Live
1999
By Your Side
1999
Live at the Greek
2000
Greatest Hits 1990–1999: A Tribute to a Work in Progress
2000
Lions
2001
Live
2002
The Lost Crowes
2006
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2008
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2009
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2009
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2010
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2013
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 23 July 1996 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 23 July 1996 | |
| Wikidata | 1996 | |
| US release | 23 July 1996 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 1996 | earliest UK or European date |
14 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | XE | American Recordings | 5051011609725 | other |
| 1996 | XE | American Recordings | 743213848426 | other |
| 1996 | CA | American Recordings | 777499348776 | other |
| July 1996 | XE | American Recordings | 5099749965621 | other |
| 23 July 1996 | US | American Recordings | 093624308225 | original |
| 1998 | US | American Recordings | 074646940129 | other |
| 10 June 2002 | CA | American Recordings | 00731458694427 | other |
| 10 June 2002 | — | American Recordings | 00602537350889 | other |
| 11 June 2002 | US | — | other | |
| 11 June 2002 | US | American Recordings | 886971463620 | other |
| 2012 | US | American Recordings | 731458694427 | other |
| 7 May 2013 | XE | American Recordings | 602537350889 | other |
| December 2015 | US | American Recordings | 602537494262 | other |
| — | — | American Recordings | 9362430822 | other |
Cover art sources
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| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 2824×2796 | cropped: cropped from 2824x2796 to 2796x2796 |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |