Trace is an Alt/Indie album by Son Volt, originally released in 1995. On Gatefold: 25 pressings tracked, owned by 23 collectors.
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Trace is the debut studio album by American rock band Son Volt, released on September 19, 1995, through Warner Bros. Records. The band was formed the previous year by Jay Farrar after the breakup of the influential alt-country band Uncle Tupelo. Prior to its release, there was debate about whether Son Volt or Wilco, Uncle Tupelo's other offshoot, would produce a better album. Trace was a critical and commercial success, and peaked at number 166 on the Billboard 200 chart and number 7 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart. The album's second single, "Drown", was a radio hit, and charted at number 10 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and number 25 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart (and was their only single to make either chart). By 2009, Trace had sold 297,000 copies in the United States, and outsold Wilco's A.M., released six months before, two-to-one. It is Son Volt's only album to outsell Wilco.
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Tracklist
- 1Windfall2:58
- 2Live Free3:14
- 3Tear Stained Eye4:21
- 4Route3:57
- 5Ten Second News3:57
- 6Drown3:20
- 7Loose String3:48
- 8Out Of The Picture3:50
- 9Catching On4:02
- 10Too Early4:29
- 11Mystifies Me4:12
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Alternative Rock
- gritty
- melancholic
- heartland
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Issued in a standard jewel case with 8-panel foldout insert.
Recorded at Salmagundi • Northfield MN • November and December 1994. Additional recording at Sixteenth Avenue Sound • Nashville TN and at Emerald Sound Studios • Nashville TN.
Tracks 1 to 3, 7 to 10 mixed for Richard Dodd Productions at Emerald Sound Studios • Nashville TN
Mfg. by WEA Manufacturing.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Dave BoquistGUITAR , FIDDLE, BANJO, LAP STEEL GUITAR , DOBRO GUITAR, BANJO, FIDDLE, LAP STEEL GUITAR, DOBRO GUITAR, BANJO, FIDDLE, STEEL GUITAR , RESONATOR GUITAR
- Eric HeywoodFEATURING , PEDAL STEEL GUITAR GUEST , PEDAL STEEL GUITAR PEDAL STEEL GUITAR
- Jay FarrarVOCALS, GUITAR
- Jim BoquistBACKING VOCALS, BASS BASS, BACKING VOCALS
- Mike HeidornDRUMS
- Craig KrampfDRUMS FEATURING , DRUMS GUEST , DRUMS
- Dan NewtonACCORDION FEATURING , ACCORDION GUEST , ACCORDION
- Marc PerlmanBASS FEATURING , BASS GUEST , BASS
23 collectors on Gatefold own this · 25 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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