Straightaways
1997 studio album by Son Volt
Straightaways | ||||
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Studio album by Son Volt | ||||
Released | April 22, 1997 | |||
Recorded | Echo Park, Bloomington, Indiana and Pachyderm Studios, Cannon Falls, Minnesota | |||
Genre | Alternative country | |||
Length | 40:21 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Producer | Brian Paulson, Son Volt | |||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Chicago Tribune | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Christgau's Consumer Guide | ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | C[3] |
NME | 6/10[4] |
Orlando Sentinel | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork | 5.5/10[8] |
Rolling Stone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Spin | 3/10[9] |
Wall of Sound | 85/100[10] |
Straightaways is the second release of the band Son Volt. It was released on April 22, 1997.
Track listing
All songs written by Jay Farrar except where indicated.
- "Caryatid Easy" - 4:43
- "Back into Your World" - 3:43
- "Picking Up the Signal" - 3:45
- "Left a Slide" - 5:10
- "Creosote" - 4:10
- "Cemetery Savior" - 3:12
- "Last Minute Shakedown" - 4:03
- "Been Set Free" (Jay Farrar, Monica Farrar) - 4:33
- "No More Parades" - 3:19
- "Way Down Watson" - 3:42
Personnel
- Jay Farrar - guitars, lead vocals, organ, harmonica
- Dave Boquist - guitars, fiddle, banjo, lap steel guitar
- Eric Heywood - pedal steel guitar, mandolin
- Jim Boquist - bass, backing vocals
- Mike Heidorn - drums
- Pauli Ryan - tambourine
References
- ^ Leaver, Jack. "Straightaways". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
- ^ Caro, Mark (1997-04-18). "Son Volt". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
- ^ Browne, David (1997-04-25). "Straightaways". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 21, 2009.
- ^ Fadele, Dele (1998). "Son Volt - Straightaways". NME. Archived from the original on 2000-08-17.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Christgau, Robert (2000-10-15). "Son Volt". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 9780312245603.
- ^ Gettelman, Parry (1997-05-02). "Son Volt". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
- ^ O'Connor, Rob (1997-03-28). "Son Volt: Straightaways". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-10-02. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Schreiber, Ryan. "Son Volt: Straightaways: Pitchfork Record Review". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 2008-04-27. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Hunter, James (June 1997). "Records". Spin. SPIN Media LLC. pp. 119–120.
- ^ Gulla, Bob. "Wall of Sound Review: Straightaways". Wall of Sound. Archived from the original on 2001-02-10. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
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