Straightaways

Straightaways is the second release of the band Son Volt. It was released on April 22, 1997.

This article is about the album. For the sporting term, see Straight (racing).
Straightaways
Studio album by
Son Volt
ReleasedApril 22, 1997
RecordedEcho Park, Bloomington, Indiana and
Pachyderm Studios, Cannon Falls, Minnesota
GenreAlternative country
Length40:21
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerBrian Paulson, Son Volt
Son Volt chronology
Trace
(1995)		 Straightaways
(1997)		 Wide Swing Tremolo
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Christgau's Consumer Guide(dud)[3]
Entertainment WeeklyC[4]
NME6/10[5]
Orlando Sentinel[6]
Pitchfork5.5/10[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
Spin3/10[9]
Wall of Sound85/100[10]

Track listing

All songs written by Jay Farrar except where indicated.

  1. "Caryatid Easy" - 4:43
  2. "Back into Your World" - 3:43
  3. "Picking Up the Signal" - 3:45
  4. "Left a Slide" - 5:10
  5. "Creosote" - 4:10
  6. "Cemetery Savior" - 3:12
  7. "Last Minute Shakedown" - 4:03
  8. "Been Set Free" (Jay Farrar, Monica Farrar) - 4:33
  9. "No More Parades" - 3:19
  10. "Way Down Watson" - 3:42

Personnel

References
  1. Leaver, Jack. "Straightaways". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
  2. Caro, Mark (1997-04-18). "Son Volt". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
  3. Christgau, Robert (2000-10-15). "Son Volt". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 9780312245603.
  4. Browne, David (1997-04-25). "Straightaways". Entertainment Weekly.
  5. Fadele, Dele (1998). "Son Volt - Straightaways". NME. Archived from the original on 2000-08-17.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. Gettelman, Parry (1997-05-02). "Son Volt". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
  7. Schreiber, Ryan. "Son Volt: Straightaways: Pitchfork Record Review". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 2008-04-27. Retrieved 2018-01-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. O'Connor, Rob (1997-03-28). "Son Volt: Straightaways". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-10-02. Retrieved 2018-01-17.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. Hunter, James (June 1997). "Records". Spin. SPIN Media LLC. pp. 119–120.
  10. Gulla, Bob. "Wall of Sound Review: Straightaways". Wall of Sound. Archived from the original on 2001-02-10. Retrieved 2023-03-11.


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