Straightaways

This article is about the alternative country music album by the band Son Volt. For the sporting term, see straight (racing).
Straightaways
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
Son Volt chronology
Trace
(1995)Trace1995		 Straightaways
(1997)		 Wide Swing Tremolo
(1998)Wide Swing Tremolo1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Christgau's Consumer Guide[3]
Entertainment WeeklyC[4]
NME6/10[5]
Orlando Sentinel[6]
Pitchfork5.5/10[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
Spin3/10[9]

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.

  1. "Caryatid Easy" - 4:43
  2. "Back into Your World" - 3:43
  3. "Picking Up the Signal" - 3:45
  4. "Left a Slide" - 5:10
  5. "Creosote" - 4:10
  6. "Cemetery Savior" - 3:12
  7. "Last Minute Shakedown" - 4:03
  8. "Been Set Free" (Jay Farrar / Monica Farrar) - 4:33
  9. "No More Parades" - 3:19
  10. "Way Down Watson" - 3:42

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Leaver, Jack. "Straightaways". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
  2. ↑ Caro, Mark (1997-04-18). "Son Volt". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
  3. ↑ Christgau, Robert (2000-10-15). "Son Volt". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 9780312245603.
  4. ↑ Browne, David (1997-04-25). "Straightaways". Entertainment Weekly.
  5. ↑ Fadele, Dele (1998). "Son Volt - Straightaways". NME. Archived from the original on 2000-08-17.
  6. ↑ Gettelman, Parry (1997-05-02). "Son Volt". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
  7. ↑ Schreiber, Ryan. "Son Volt: Straightaways: Pitchfork Record Review". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 2008-04-27. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
  8. ↑ O'Connor, Rob (1997-03-28). "Son Volt: Straightaways". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-10-02. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
  9. ↑ Hunter, James (June 1997). "Records". Spin. SPIN Media LLC. pp. 119–120.
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