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''Love & Gravity'' is the third studio album released by the American country music group Blackhawk. It features the singles "Hole in My Heart" and "Postmarked Birmingham", which peaked at #31 and #37, respectively, on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in 1997. All of the songs center on the theme of loneliness and all but one track concern relationships. The first nine songs are written from a first person perspective, but the last two, including the track "Lonely Boy" a cover of the 1977 pop standard by Andrew Gold, are written from the third person perspective. The track "Will You Be There (In the Morning)" is a cover of a song originally recorded by the band Heart. All songs are sung with Henry Paul in the lead with the exception of the track "If That Was a Lie", which features Van Stephenson on lead vocals. ==Context== ''Love & Gravity'' was released following the 1995 hit album ''Strong Enough'', which continued the success of the debut album ''BlackHawk''. The band recorded the album after receiving TNN's "Star of Tomorrow" award at the network's ''Music City News Country Awards'' in 1995 and following a performance at Farm Aid in front of 50,000 fans later that year.〔 Work on the album began in 1996 as the band toured with Wynonna and made their debut at the Grand Ole Opry early in the year. While recording, the group was nominated as best band by the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association. Near the end of the year, BlackHawk learned that their debut album had reached double platinum status.〔(BlackHawk ), American Music Channel.〕 ''Love & Gravity'' would go on to be released on July 29, 1997 under the Arista Nashville label. Upon release, lead singer Henry Paul described the album as a "risky" move for the band, alluding to its contemporary country sound and increased band participation in the songwriting. Paul remarked that the risk of the album was made to "make the kind of progress in our careers that we hope to make." He stated that songs with more "sociological value" were seeping into the band's repertoire to mix with radio hits.〔Wix, Kimmy. (BlackHawk Opens Up Risky Business ), CMT, 1997-08-15.〕 The band would go on to promote the album following its release. A performance in front of a crowd of 5,000 at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota in August 1997, was documented by the media. During the event, 1,000 signed copies of the album were distributed, free of charge.〔Merchants and Marketing Newsline, Billboard Magazine, 1997-08-16.〕 On October 18, the band made an appearance at Legion Field prior to a University of Alabama college football contest against the University of Tennessee. BlackHawk performed the ''Star Spangled Banner'' at the forum.〔Colurso, Mary. BlackHawk's Message 'Postmarked Birmingham', Birmingham News, 1997-11-21.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Love & Gravity」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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