Fe (Souled American album) explained

Fe
Type:	Album
Artist:	Souled American
Cover:	Souled American Fe.jpg
Alt:	Yellow color with a box of shaded trees in the middle with the words Souled American at the top center and the word Fe centered on the bottom of the album
Released:	1988
Recorded:	1988
Length:	46:49
Label:	Rough Trade
Producer:	Souled American, Jeff Hamand, Jim Rondinelli
Next Title:	Flubber
Next Year:	1989

Fe is the debut album by Chicago-based alternative country band Souled American. It was released in 1988 by Rough Trade Records, and re-released, as part of the Framed box set, by tUMULt Records in 1999. The title of the album (pronounced "fee") was taken from the word used by Bob Marley for "feel".

Track listing

1. "Notes Campfire" – (4:52)
2. "Field & Stream" – (3:16)
3. "Soldier's Joy" – (2:34)
4. "Full Picture" – (2:37)
5. "Make Me Laugh Make Me Cry" – (4:03)
6. "Fisher's Hornpipe" – (2:33)
7. "Tall Boy Blues" – (3:39)
8. "Magic Bullets" – (3:22)
9. "Lottery Brazil" – (3:15)
10. "Goin' Home" – (4:24)
11. "She Broke My Heart" – (4:45)
12. "True Swamp Too" – (3:48)
13. "Feel Better" – (3:33)

All songs by Souled American except "Soldier's Joy" and "Fisher's Hornpipe" traditionals.

Personnel

• Joe Adducci – bass, vocals
• Jamey Barnard – drums
• Chris Grigoroff – guitar, vocals
• Scott Tuma – guitar
• Bob Egan – pedal steel on "Tall Boy Blues", "She Broke My Heart"

References

• Chicago Tribune: "You Never Know: The Texas Trip That Paid Off for Souled American", by Tom Popson, October 14, 1988.
• Chicago Sun-Times: "Album feels good to Souled American", by Don McLeese, May 26, 1989.