Order My Black Country: The Songs of Alice Randall on vinyl or CD and recieve a wristband for our author signing with Randall in the shop on Friday, May 10th at 5:00 PM. Randall will speak about and read from her new book, My Black Country, plus she will be joined by some special guests to make this a real release celebration. You can read more about our upcoming event with Randall here.

" I had songs recorded in the 80s, in the 90s, in the 2000s, and 2010s, but I never once had the joy of hearing one of the songs that I wrote from the perspective of a Black woman recorded by a Black woman. With this project...I hope to change that." - Alice Randall

Alice Randall is a New York Times bestselling novelist, award-winning songwriter, and educator. She is widely recognized as one of the most significant voices in modern Black fiction. She lives in Nashville where she writes country songs.

For this special release that serves as a companion to Randall’s recently published memoir, My Black Country, Oh Boy Records partnered with her and a community of Black, female musicians to bring us My Black Country - The Songs of Alice Randall. Randall has written songs performed by Glen Campbell, Moe Bandy, Marie Osmond, Jo-El Sonier, Judy Rodman, Radney Foster, Holly Dunn, and Trisha Yearwood. She is the first Black woman to have a number-one hit on the country charts. Her influence in country music and as a voice in the Black community is immense. This collection presents Randall’s songs re-imagined and re-recorded by Black female artists from around America.

Tracklisting: 

• Small Towns - Leyla McCalla 3:03

• Girls Ride Horses Too - Sistastrings 3:52

• Went for a Ride - Adia Victoria 4:50

• The Ballad of Sally Anne - Rhiannon Giddens 3:57

• Solitary Hero - Sunny War 3:59

• I’ll Cry for Yours - Miko Marks 3:36

• Many Mansions - Allison Russell 3:30

• Get the Hell Outta Dodge - Saaneah Jamison 3:43

• Who’s Minding the Garden - Rissi Palmer 3:34

• Big Dream - Valerie June 2:22

• XXX’s And OOO’s (An American Girl) - Caroline Randall Williams 4:23

Orders for local, store pickup will be available on Friday, May 10th. Randall will sign copies of the compilation album at our event.

Orders for mail order will be signed by Randall and will ship out from Grimey’s after May 10th.