Blues Traveler (album) explained

Blues Traveler
Type:	Album
Artist:	Blues Traveler
Cover:	Blues Traveler (album).jpg
Released:	May 1990
Recorded:	February 19 – March 3, 1990
Length:	56:10
Label:	A&M
Producer:	Justin Niebank
Next Title:	Travelers and Thieves
Next Year:	1991

Blues Traveler, the debut album by Blues Traveler, was released on A&M Records in 1990. The album features "jam structures on basic blues riffs" focused around the harmonica playing of band leader John Popper, which writer William Ruhlmann said gave the band a more focused sound than that of the Grateful Dead.^[1]

Track listing

1. "But Anyway" (Chan Kinchla, John Popper) – 4:10
2. "Gina" (Kinchla, Popper) – 4:03
3. "Mulling It Over" (Kinchla, Popper) – 3:43
4. "100 Years" (Popper) – 3:43
5. "Dropping Some NYC" (Kinchla, Popper, Bobby Sheehan) – 3:19
6. "Crystal Flame" (Kinchla, Popper) – 9:39
7. "Slow Change" (Kinchla, Popper) – 4:54
8. "Warmer Days" (Popper) – 4:55
9. "Gotta Get Mean" (Brendan Hill, Kinchla, Popper) – 3:49
10. "Alone" (Popper) – 7:33
11. "Sweet Talking Hippie" (Hill, Kinchla, Popper, Sheehan) – 6:22

Personnel

Blues Traveler

• John Popper – lead vocals, harmonica, 12-string acoustic guitar
• Chan Kinchla – guitar
• Bobby Sheehan – bass
• Brendan Hill – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

• Chris Barron, Justin Niebank, Kevin Traynor – backing vocals on "Dropping Some NYC"
• Joan Osborne – backing vocals on "100 Years" and "Warmer Days"
• Howie Wyeth – piano on "Warmer Days"
• Arnie Lawrence – soprano saxophone on "100 Years"

Notes and References

1. Web site: Blues Traveler . Ruhlmann . William . AllMusic . December 11, 2021.