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Straightaways

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Straightaways
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 22, 1997
RecordedEcho Park, Bloomington, Indiana and
Pachyderm Studios, Cannon Falls, Minnesota
GenreAlternative country
Length40:21
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerBrian Paulson, Son Volt
Son Volt chronology
Trace
(1995)
Straightaways
(1997)
Wide Swing Tremolo
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Christgau's Consumer Guide(dud)[5]
Entertainment WeeklyC[3]
NME6/10[4]
Orlando Sentinel[6]
Pitchfork5.5/10[8]
Rolling Stone[7]
Spin3/10[9]
Wall of Sound85/100[10]

Straightaways is the second release of the band Son Volt. It was released on April 22, 1997.

Track listing

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Leaver, Jack. "Straightaways". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
  2. ^ Caro, Mark (1997-04-18). "Son Volt". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
  3. ^ Browne, David (1997-04-25). "Straightaways". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 21, 2009.
  4. ^ Fadele, Dele (1998). "Son Volt - Straightaways". NME. Archived from the original on 2000-08-17.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ Christgau, Robert (2000-10-15). "Son Volt". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 9780312245603.
  6. ^ Gettelman, Parry (1997-05-02). "Son Volt". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
  7. ^ O'Connor, Rob (1997-03-28). "Son Volt: Straightaways". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-10-02. Retrieved 2018-01-17.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ^ Schreiber, Ryan. "Son Volt: Straightaways: Pitchfork Record Review". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 2008-04-27. Retrieved 2018-01-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. ^ Hunter, James (June 1997). "Records". Spin. SPIN Media LLC. pp. 119–120.
  10. ^ Gulla, Bob. "Wall of Sound Review: Straightaways". Wall of Sound. Archived from the original on 2001-02-10. Retrieved 2023-03-11.