North Hollywood Shootout (album)
| North Hollywood Shootout | ||||
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| Released | August 26, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | Feb 2007; Early 2008 | |||
| Genre | Rock, psychedelic rock | |||
| Length | 42:05 | |||
| Label | Verve Forecast | |||
| Producer | David Bianco[1] | |||
| Blues Traveler chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Paste | 6/10[3] |
North Hollywood Shootout is American jam band Blues Traveler's tenth studio album, released on August 26, 2008, and produced by David Bianco, a 1996 Grammy winner. In a notable departure from previous Blues Traveler releases, the album includes a spoken word piece featuring Bruce Willis.
This album marked the band's return to Universal Music Group, which owns their previous label A&M Records, and also their current label, Verve Forecast Records (along with the catalog of Sanctuary Records, another label the band was on at one point).
History[edit]
During early writing and production of this album, the members of Blues Traveler began to experiment with re-arrangements of various older songs, and put this album on hold to record Cover Yourself for their twentieth anniversary. The recording sessions for the two albums were held back-to-back.
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Forever Owed" | 4:43 |
| 2. | "You, Me and Everything" | 4:21 |
| 3. | "Love Does" | 3:31 |
| 4. | "Borrowed Time" | 3:38 |
| 5. | "The Beacons" | 3:14 |
| 6. | "Orange in the Sun" | 3:53 |
| 7. | "What Remains" | 4:48 |
| 8. | "How You Remember It" | 4:06 |
| 9. | "The Queen of Sarajevo" | 4:01 |
| 10. | "Free Willis (Ruminations from Behind Uncle Bob's Machine Shop)" | 5:51 |
| 11. | "The Landing" (iTunes exclusive) | |
| 12. | "Alleviate" (Japan exclusive) |
Early reports cite the disc as having 11 tracks,[4][5] but the supposedly official track listing released to amazon.com had only 10 tracks listed on it.[6] However, a later version of the track listing released on the Barnes and Noble website included the supposedly missing 11th track (apparently track 10), "The Landing," [7] along with a 30-second sample of the song. "The Landing" eventually became an iTunes exclusive song.
Personnel[edit]
- John Popper - vocals, harmonica
- Chandler Kinchla - guitars
- Ben Wilson - Keyboards
- Tad Kinchla - Bass
- Brendan Hill - Drums
- Bruce Willis - Vocals, harmonica on "Free Willis"
- Dave Ralicke - Baritone, Tenor and Alto Sax
- Jordan Katz - Trumpet
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "BLUES TRAVELER TO PLAY AT SOVEREIGN BANK STADIUM TONIGHT!!!". 2008-06-14. Archived from the original on 2008-07-02. Retrieved 2008-06-30.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Paste review
- ^ Graff, Gary (2008-07-14). "Blues Traveler Kicks Out The Jams On New Disc". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
- ^ Cashmere, Paul (2008-07-15). "Blues Traveler Move To Verve". Undercover.com.au. Retrieved 2007-07-15.
- ^ "Amazon.com listing for North Hollywood Shootout". 2008-07-25. ASIN B001CODTME.
- ^ Noble, Barnes (2008-08-04). "Barnes and Noble entry for North Hollywood Shootout". bn.com. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
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