Trampin' Explained

Trampin'
Type:	studio
Artist:	Patti Smith
Cover:	Trampin' - Patti Smith.jpg
Recorded:	Loho Studios, 2003
Genre:	Rock
Length:	63:36
Label:	Columbia
Producer:	Patti Smith
Prev Title:	Gung Ho
Prev Year:	2000
Next Title:	Twelve
Next Year:	2007

Trampin' is the ninth studio album by Patti Smith, released April 27, 2004. It was the first album Smith released on the Columbia Records label.^[1] Rolling Stone magazine placed the record on its list of "The Top 50 Albums of 2004".^[2]

Personnel

Band

• Patti Smith – vocals, clarinet
• Lenny Kaye – guitar, pedal steel
• Jay Dee Daugherty – drums, percussion, guitar
• Oliver Ray – guitar, farfisa, art direction, design
• Tony Shanahan – bass, keyboards, hammond organ, back vocals

Additional personnel

• Gail Marowitz – art direction, design
• Greg Calbi – mastering
• Jesse Smith – piano
• Joe Hogan – assistant
• Melodie McDaniel – photography
• Patrick McCarthy – mixing
• Rebecca Weiner Tompkins – violin
• Tom Gloady – assistant
• Emery Dobyns - Engineer

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[3]	150
Austria^[4]	49
Belgium	33
France	23
Germany	36
Italy	19
Netherlands	73
Norway	18
Sweden	16
Switzerland^[5]	48
UK Albums Chart	70
U.S. Billboard 200^[6]	123
U.S. Billboard Comprehensive Albums^[7]	134
U.S. Top Internet Albums^[8]	15

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
	April 27, 2004	Columbia Records	CD	90330
France	27 November 2004	Columbia Records	CD	5189372

External links

• • Trampin' at Sony BMG
• Lyrics, notes and audio samples at official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Press release . 2008-03-01.
2. Web site: The Top 50 Albums of 2004 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080412101420/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6768041/the_top_50_albums_of_2004 . dead . April 12, 2008 . 2008-03-01 . Rolling Stone . 2004-12-15.
3. Web site: Patti Smith ARIA Chart history (albums) (1988 to 2024). ARIA. Imgur.com. July 28, 2024. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
4. Web site: European charts . αCharts . 2008-03-24.
5. Web site: European charts . https://archive.today/20120630031610/http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?key=4954&cat=a . dead . 2012-06-30 . 2008-03-01 .
6. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r683204|pure_url=yes}} Billboard 200 ]. 2008-03-01 . Allmusic.
7. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=patti smith|chart=Billboard Comprehensive Albums}} Billboard Comprehensive Albums ]. 2008-03-01 . Billboard . 2004-09-15.
8. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=patti smith|chart=Internet Albums}} Top Internet Albums ]. 2008-03-01 . Billboard . 2004-09-15.