Straightaways
1997 studio album by Son Volt
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Straightaways is the second release of the band Son Volt. It was released on April 22, 1997.
ReleasedApril 22, 1997
RecordedEcho Park, Bloomington, Indiana and
Pachyderm Studios, Cannon Falls, Minnesota
Pachyderm Studios, Cannon Falls, Minnesota
Length40:21
| Straightaways | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| 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 | |||
| Son Volt chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Chicago Tribune | [2] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide |  [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C[4] |
| NME | 6/10[5] |
| Orlando Sentinel | [6] |
| Pitchfork | 5.5/10[7] |
| Rolling Stone |  [8] |
| Spin | 3/10[9] |
| Wall of Sound | 85/100[10] |
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
