Dusty Trails (album) explained

Dusty Trails
Type:	Album
Artist:	Dusty Trails
Cover:	DustyTrailsst.jpg
Caption:	(album photo: Sara Press)
Released:	May 9, 2000
Studio:	Boutique (New York City) Meat and Potatoes (NYC) Fairfield House (UK)
Genre:	Indie rock indie pop ambient pop downtempo lounge bossa nova
Length:	43:31
Label:	Atlantic
Producer:	Dusty Trails

Dusty Trails is the self-titled debut album by the American music duo Dusty Trails. It was released on May 9, 2000, by Atlantic Records.

Track listing

All music by Dusty Trails, lyrics by Vivian Trimble, except where otherwise indicated.

1. "Pearls on a String" – 2:52
2. "You Freed Yourself" (Lyrics: Laura Graham) – 3:10
3. "Spy in the Lounge" (Music: Dusty Trails, Dave Grusin, Stephen Stills) – 3:39
4. "Est-Ce Que Tu" – 3:59
5. "Roll the Dice" (Lyrics: Jill Cunniff, Trimble) – 3:10
6. "St-Tropez" – 4:14
7. "Unhand Me You Wretch" – 0:47
8. "They May Call Me a Dreamer" – 2:58
9. "Fool for a Country Tune" – 3:13
10. "Regrets in Bordertown" – 3:55
11. "Order Coffee" – 3:35
12. "Conga Style" (Music: Dusty Trails, Willie Cooper, Quincy Jones, Ernie Shelby) – 1:58
13. "Caught in a Dream" – 2:42
14. "Dusty Trails Theme" (Music: Dusty Trails, Cooper, Jones, Shelby) – 3:19

Personnel

Dusty Trails

• Vivian Trimble – keyboards, keyboard strings, lead and backing vocals, accordion, acoustic guitar
• Josephine Wiggs – electric and upright bass, guitars, drums, bongos, percussion, backing vocals, vibe keyboards ("Est-Ce Que Tu")

Additional musicians

• Jon Mattock – conga, percussion ("You Freed Yourself")
• Audu Obaje – Elgam organ ("You Freed Yourself")
• Josh Roseman – trombone ("Spy in the Lounge")
• Jill Cunniff – vocals, acoustic guitar ("Roll the Dice")
• Sarah Cox – bass guitar ("Roll the Dice")
• Kate Schellenbach – drums ("St-Tropez", "They May Call Me a Dreamer")
• Emmylou Harris – lead vocals ("Order Coffee")

Technical

• Dusty Trails – producer
• Josephine Wiggs – engineer, mixing
• Leon Zervos – mastering
• Martin Ogolter – art direction, design
• Sarah Press – photography
• Basia Zomorska – stylist
• Gabriel Trujillo – hair, make-up