Trace (album)
Trace is the first album by Son Volt, released in 1995. The band was formed the previous year by Jay Farrar after the breakup of the influential alt-country band Uncle Tupelo. The album reached #166 on the Billboard 200 album chart and received extremely favorable reviews. According to Allmusic, "Throughout Son Volt's debut, Trace, the group reworks classic honky tonk and rock & roll, adding a desperate, determined edge to their performances. Even when they rock out, there is a palpable sense of melancholy to Farrar's voice, which lends a poignancy to the music." The album was in the top 10 of Rolling Stone's 1995 critics' list.
"Drown" was a minor college and rock radio hit. It charted at #10 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and #25 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.[5] It remains their only single to chart on either of the charts.
Track listing
All of the songs were written by Farrar except "Mystifies Me", written by Ronnie Wood.
- "Windfall" – 2:58
- "Live Free" – 3:13
- "Tear Stained Eye" – 4:21
- "Route" – 3:57
- "Ten Second News" – 3:57
- "Drown" – 3:20
- "Loose String" – 3:48
- "Out of the Picture" – 3:50
- "Catching On" – 4:02
- "Too Early" – 4:29
- "Mystifies Me" – 4:12
Personnel
- Dave Boquist: Guitar, banjo, fiddle, lap steel guitar, Dobro
- Jim Boquist: Bass, backing vocals
- Jay Farrar: Vocals, guitar
- Mike Heidorn: Drums
- Eric Heywood: Pedal steel guitar
- Craig Krampf: Drums on "Live Free"
- Dan Newton: Accordion on "Too Early"
- Marc Perlman: Bass on "Mystifies Me"
References
- Holly George-Warren and Patricia Romanowski, ed. (2005). "Son Volt". The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll. New York, New York: Fireside. pp. 911–912. ISBN 978-0-7432-9201-6.
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- Mike Heidorn
- Dave Boquist
- Jim Boquist
- Eric Heywood
- Brad Rice
- Derry deBorja
- Chris Masterson
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