Four (Blues Traveler album) explained

four
Type:	studio
Artist:	Blues Traveler
Cover:	BluesTravelerfour.jpg
Released:	September 13, 1994
Recorded:	1993–94
Studio:	Bearsville (Woodstock, New York)^[1]
Genre:	Rock
Length:	56:47
Label:	A&M
Producer:	Michael Barbiero Steve Thompson
Prev Title:	Save His Soul
Prev Year:	1993
Next Title:	Straight On till Morning
Next Year:	1997

Four (stylized as four) is the fourth album by American rock band Blues Traveler, released on September 13, 1994. Blues Traveler broke into the mainstream following the release of four.

four peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and is most known for its hits "Run-Around" and "Hook", which charted at No. 8 and 23, respectively, on the Billboard Hot 100. Both songs also charted in the top 20 on the Mainstream Rock and Modern Rock charts. According to the RIAA, the album is certified as 6× Platinum (6 million copies sold in the U.S.). "Run-Around" won the 1995 Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Run-Around" (John Popper) – 4:40
2. "Stand" (Popper) – 5:19
3. "Look Around" (Popper) – 5:42
4. "Fallible" (Chan Kinchla, Popper) – 4:47
5. "The Mountains Win Again" (Bobby Sheehan) – 5:06
6. "Freedom" (Popper, Sheehan) – 4:01
7. "Crash Burn" (Kinchla, Popper) – 2:59
8. "Price to Pay" (Kinchla, Popper) – 5:17
9. "Hook" (Popper) – 4:49
10. "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" (Kinchla, Popper, Sheehan, Brendan Hill) – 1:55
11. "Just Wait" (Popper) – 5:34
12. "Brother John" (Kinchla, Popper, Sheehan) – 6:38

Personnel

Blues Traveler

• Brendan Hill – percussion, drums
• Chan Kinchla – electric and acoustic guitar, mandolin, backing vocals on "Brother John"
• John Popper – vocals, harmonica, 12-string guitar on "Look Around"
• Bobby Sheehan – bass guitar, backing vocals on "Brother John"

Additional musicians

• Adam Brody – backing vocals
• Warren Haynes – slide guitar on "The Mountains Win Again"
• Bashiri Johnson – percussion
• Chuck Leavell – piano, keyboards
• Jono Manson – vocals on "Brother John"
• Paul Shaffer – keyboards on "Stand"
• Pete Kovachevich – sitar, tambura

Technical personnel

• Greg Arnold – assistant engineering
• Michael Barbiero – production, engineering
• John Darren Greene – cover art
• Steve Thompson – production

Charting singles

"Run-Around" peaked at No. 2 on the Adult Top 40 chart in 1995, and "Hook" peaked at No. 8 on the Mainstream Top 40 chart in 1996.

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (1995)	Position
US Billboard 200^[3]	29
Chart (1996)	Position
US Billboard 200^[4]	35

Notes and References

1. Web site: Walsh . Christopher . Songs From The Wood: 30 Years of Bearsville Studios . 13 October 2001 . Billboard . 12 October 2021.
2. Web site: Four: Blues Traveler / Awards. Allmusic. December 27, 2015.
3. Web site: Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1995. Billboard. February 22, 2021.
4. Web site: Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1996. Billboard. September 19, 2021.