Train (album)

Train is the debut album from the American rock band Train, released in 1998. The album was self-produced for $25,000 and three singles from the album were released. The first single released, "Meet Virginia", peaked at No. 20 on the Billboard Hot 100. The second, "Free", was largely a hit on rock stations, and the third single from the album was "I Am". The album has been certified platinum by the RIAA.

"Free" saw significant airplay on mainstream rock radio, later being featured on the TV show Party of Five.

Track listing

All songs are credited to Train. Actual songwriters adapted from Tidal.

Original track listing

The album was originally released independently on December 6, 1996, and featured a different track listing. Songwriting credits adapted from Tidal and the Songview Database.

Personnel

Train

• Pat Monahan – lead vocals, percussion
• Jimmy Stafford – lead guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
• Rob Hotchkiss – rhythm guitar, harmonica, backing vocals
• Charlie Colin – bass
• Scott Underwood – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

• Grandma E. Bishop – art design
• David Bryson – mixing
• Gary Cirimelli – mixing assistant
• Tommy Dougherty III – art direction
• Charlie Gillingham – piano, organ, mellotron
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Mike McHugh – engineer
• Curtis Mathewson – moog synthesizer, producer, melodica
• Nick DiDia – engineer
• Charles Quagliana – engineer
• Stephen Saper – authoring
• Richard Stutting – artwork, design, illustrations
• Train – producer
• Matt Wallace – producer, engineer, mixing on "If You Leave"
• Alan Yoshida – mastering

Charts

Certifications

Release history

References