Autopilot (album) explained

Autopilot
Type:	Album
Artist:	The Samples
Cover:	The_Samples-Autopilot.jpg
Released:	1994
Genre:	Alternative rock
Label:	What Are Records?^[1]
Producer:	Walt Beery
Prev Title:	The Last Drag
Prev Year:	1993
Next Title:	Outpost
Next Year:	1996

Autopilot is the fourth studio album by Boulder, Colorado band The Samples, released in 1994.^[2]

Production

The album was recorded in Boulder, and mixed, in part, at Pinnacle Studios, in Orem, Utah.^[3]

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that "even four albums on, there’s still that Sting/Police thing: 'Dinosaur Bones' could have appeared on Synchronicity, while 'As Tears Fall' sounds like a slowed-down version of 'If You Love Somebody Set Them Free.'"^[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Sean Kelly, except where noted.

1. "As Tears Fall"
2. "Madmen"
3. "Weight Of The World"
4. "Water Rush" (Jeep MacNichol)
5. "Only To You" (Andy Sheldon)
6. "Seasons In The City" (Kelly, Al Laughlin)
7. "The Hunt" (Andy Sheldon)
8. "Finest Role"
9. "Who Am I?"
10. "Dinosaur Bones"
11. "Buffalo Herds & Windmills"

Personnel

• Sean Kelly: Vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
• Andy Sheldon: Bass, vocals
• Al Laughlin: Keyboards
• Boyd Tinsley: Violin
• Jeep MacNichol: Drums, percussion, drum programming

Notes and References

1. Web site: MCA Tries Samples. Billboard. June 22, 1996. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. Google Books.
2. Web site: The Samples | Biography & History. AllMusic.
3. Web site: SAMPLES TO KICK OFF TRIP WITH S.L. PROGRAM. September 9, 1994. Deseret News.
4. Web site: Samples . Trouser Press . 30 December 2020.