 By Your Side is the fifth studio album by American rock band The Black Crowes . It was released in early 1999 on Columbia Records , following the band 's move from American Recordings , after second guitarist Marc Ford and bassist Johnny Colt had left the band in 1997 . Audley Freed and Sven Pipien were hired as the new guitarist and bassist , respectively , although Rich Robinson played all the guitar parts on the album . By Your Side was recorded in New York City during the second quarter of 1998 and produced by Kevin Shirley . It comprised songs written in the studio , revised songs from pre @-@ production and re @-@ recorded songs from the abandoned 1997 album Band . 
