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{{Infobox album
| name       = Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 2: The Cowboy Arms Sessions
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Sturgill Simpson]]
| cover      = Sturgill Simpson - Cuttin' Grass Vol. 2.png
| alt        =
| released   = {{start date|2020|12|10}}
| recorded   = 2020
| studio     = [[Cowboy Arms Recording Studio|Cowboy Arms]] (Nashville, Tennessee)
| genre      = [[Bluegrass music|Bluegrass]]
| length     = 39:45
| label      =
* High Top Mountain
* [[Thirty Tigers]]
| producer   =
* Ora Simpson
* David Ferguson
* Sturgill Simpson
| prev_title = [[Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 1: The Butcher Shoppe Sessions]]
| prev_year  = 2020
| next_title = [[The Ballad of Dood and Juanita]]
| next_year  = 2021
}}
'''''Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 2: The Cowboy Arms Sessions''''' is the sixth album by American [[Country music|country]] musician [[Sturgill Simpson]], and a follow-up to ''[[Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 1: The Butcher Shoppe Sessions]]''. It was released on December 10, 2020, through Simpson's own label, High Top Mountain. The album consists of [[bluegrass music|bluegrass]] renditions of songs from elsewhere in his catalog.<ref name="NPR">{{cite web | url=https://www.npr.org/2020/12/11/945088769/hear-sturgill-simpsons-cuttin-grass-vol-2-the-cowboy-arms-sessions-now | title=''Hear Sturgill Simpson's 'Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 2: The Cowboy Arms Sessions' Now'' | publisher=NPR| date= December 11, 2020| access-date=February 3, 2021| author=Lyndsey McKenna}}</ref><ref name="pitchfork">{{cite web | url=https://pitchfork.com/news/sturgill-simpson-releases-cuttin-grass-vol-2-the-cowboy-arms-sessions-listen/ | title=''Sturgill Simpson Releases Cuttin' Grass Vol. 2 – The Cowboy Arms Sessions: Listen'' | publisher=Pitchfork| date=December 11, 2020| access-date=February 3, 2021| author=Allison Hussey}}</ref>
==Content==
As with the preceding volume, the album features various bluegrass musicians such as guitarists [[Tim O'Brien (musician)|Tim O'Brien]] and Mark Howard, banjoist Scott Vestal, fiddler [[Stuart Duncan]], and mandolinist/backing vocalist [[Sierra Hull]]. The album consists mainly of bluegrass re-recordings of previously released songs in Simpson's catalog. Two previously unheard compositions, “Tennessee” and “Hobo Cartoon,” are included; the latter is co-written by [[Merle Haggard]].<ref name="NPR"/><ref name="pitchfork"/>
Sturgill’s grandfather, Ora Simpson, who he credits for introducing him to Bluegrass music is listed as executive producer.
==Track listing==
All songs written by Sturgill Simpson; “Hobo Cartoon” co-written by [[Merle Haggard]].
#"Call to Arms" – 3:02
#"Brace for Impact (Live a Little)" – 4:18
#"Oh Sarah" – 3:05
#"Sea Stories" – 3:11
#"Hero" – 3:04
#"Welcome to Earth (Pollywog)" – 4:41
#"Jesus Boogie" – 3:31
#"Keep It Between the Lines" – 3:08
#"You Can Have the Crown" – 3:06
#"Tennessee" – 3:14
#"Some Days" – 2:53
#"Hobo Cartoon" – 2:32
==Personnel==
'''Musicians'''
* Mike Bub – upright bass
* [[Stuart Duncan]] – fiddle, background vocals
* Mark Howard – background vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar
* [[Sierra Hull]] – mandolin, background vocals
* Miles Miller – percussion, background vocals
* [[Tim O'Brien (musician)|Tim O'Brien]] – background vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar
* Sturgill Simpson – vocals, rhythm guitar
* Scott Vestal – banjo, background vocals
'''Technical'''
* Richard Dodd – [[Mastering (audio)|mastering]]
* David Ferguson – producer
* Sturgill Simpson – producer
* Ora Simpson – executive producer
* Sean Sullivan – [[Audio engineer|engineer]], recording
==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
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|+ Weekly chart performance for ''Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 2: The Cowboy Arms Sessions''
! scope="col"| Chart (2020–2021)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Scotland|32|date=20210409|rowheader=true|access-date=April 10, 2021}}
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! scope="row"| Swedish Vinyl Albums ([[Sverigetopplistan]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/216?dspy=2021&dspp=15|title=Veckolista Vinyl, vecka 15|language=sv|publisher=[[Sverigetopplistan]]|access-date=April 18, 2021}}</ref>
| 6
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{{album chart|Billboard200|30|artist=Sturgill Simpson|rowheader=true}}
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{{album chart|BillboardCountry|14|artist=Sturgill Simpson|rowheader=true}}
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{{album chart|UKIndependent|13|date=20210409|rowheader=true|access-date=April 10, 2021}}
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Year-end chart performance for ''Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 2: The Cowboy Arms Sessions''
! scope="col"| Chart (2021)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/top-country-albums/|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2021|work=Billboard|access-date=December 12, 2021}}</ref>
| 95
|}
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==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Sturgill Simpson}}
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[[Category:2020 albums]]
[[Category:Thirty Tigers albums]]
[[Category:Sturgill Simpson albums]]