A Blessing and a Curse is the sixth studio album by American rock band Drive-By Truckers, released in 2006.

It peaked at #50 on the Billboard 200, which was the highest charting for the band until 2008's follow up, Brighter Than Creation's Dark, which hit #37.

A Blessing and a Curse is regarded as the Drive-by Truckers' most controversial and polarizing album by both the band and fans.

Guitarist Patterson Hood has explained that A Blessing and A Curse was made at a rather difficult point in the band's history.

[12] The title of Barr Weissman's documentary of the Drive-By Truckers, "The Secret To A Happy Ending," is taken from a line from "A World of Hurt."