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Blues Traveler (album)

Blues Traveler, the debut album by Blues Traveler, was released on A&M Records in 1990. The album features "jam structures on basic blues riffs" focused around the harmonica playing of band leader John Popper, which writer William Ruhlmann said gave the band a more focused sound than that of the Grateful Dead.

Track listing

  1. "But Anyway" (Chan Kinchla, John Popper) – 4:10
  2. "Gina" (Kinchla, Popper) – 4:03
  3. "Mulling It Over" (Kinchla, Popper) – 3:43
  4. "100 Years" (Popper) – 3:43
  5. "Dropping Some NYC" (Kinchla, Popper, Bobby Sheehan) – 3:19
  6. "Crystal Flame" (Kinchla, Popper) – 9:39
  7. "Slow Change" (Kinchla, Popper) – 4:54
  8. "Warmer Days" (Popper) – 4:55
  9. "Gotta Get Mean" (Brendan Hill, Kinchla, Popper) – 3:49
  10. "Alone" (Popper) – 7:33
  11. "Sweet Talking Hippie" (Hill, Kinchla, Popper, Sheehan) – 6:22

Personnel

Blues Traveler
  • John Popper – lead vocals, harmonica, 12-string acoustic guitar
  • Chan Kinchla – guitar
  • Bobby Sheehan – bass
  • Brendan Hill – drums, percussion
Additional personnel
  • Chris Barron, Justin Niebank, Kevin Traynor – backing vocals on "Dropping Some NYC"
  • Joan Osborne – backing vocals on "100 Years" and "Warmer Days"
  • Howie Wyeth – piano on "Warmer Days"
  • Arnie Lawrence – soprano saxophone on "100 Years"

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