Tales of a Traveler is an album by the American alternative country group Blue Mountain, released in 1999.[4][5]
| Tales of a Traveler | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 5, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | Sweet Tea, Oxford, Mississippi; Route One, Monticello, Mississippi; Teatro, Oxnard, California | |||
| Genre | Alternative country, Country rock, Roots rock, Southern rock | |||
| Length | 47:03 | |||
| Label | Roadrunner[1] | |||
| Producer | Dan Baird, Blue Mountain[2] | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
Critical reception
editNo Depression wrote that Stirratt and Hudson's "harmonies, and, just as importantly, the subtle, fleeting moments when their voices veer off course are Blue Mountain’s musical signature."[6] The Washington Post thought that "Hudson and Stirratt borrow widely and wisely—grabbing elements from X, Johnny Cash, Lynyrd Skynyrd, J.J. Cale and especially Neil Young, both in his pretty acoustic and noisy electric phases—but they give it all backwoods Mississippi spin and make it intensely personal."[2] Exclaim! noted that the band "even venture into Dixie-fried rock territory, albeit in a mercifully less greasy form than the Molly Hatchets of yesteryear."[7]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Cary Hudson and Laurie Stirratt
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "When You're Not Mine" | 3:42 |
| 2. | "Poppa" | 3:32 |
| 3. | "Comic Book Kid" | 4:28 |
| 4. | "Lakeside" | 4:22 |
| 5. | "I Don't Wanna Say Goodnight" | 3:27 |
| 6. | "Sleepin' in My Shoes" | 2:41 |
| 7. | "The One That Got Away" | 2:58 |
| 8. | "My Wicked, Wicked Ways" | 5:14 |
| 9. | "Room 829" | 4:39 |
| 10. | "Hermit of the Hidden Beach" | 3:59 |
| 11. | "Death Is a Fisherman" | 3:39 |
| 12. | "Just Passing Through" | 4:18 |
Personnel
edit- Dan Baird - acoustic, electric, slide guitars
- Jef Callaway - trombone
- Frank Coutch - vocals, drums, percussion
- Don Heffington: drums, congas
- Caroline Herring - vocals
- Cary Hudson - vocals
- Jim Spake - tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
- Laurie Stirratt - vocals, guitar
References
edit- ^ "Blue Mountain - Tales of a Traveler". www.countrystandardtime.com.
- ^ a b "BLUE MOUNTAIN 'Tales of a Traveler' Roadrunner". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- ^ "Tales of a Traveler - Blue Mountain | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "Blue Mountain Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ Wolff, Kurt (September 25, 2000). "Country Music: The Rough Guide". Rough Guides – via Google Books.
- ^ "Blue Mountain – Tales Of A Traveler". No Depression. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- ^ "Blue Mountain Tales of a Traveler | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca.
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