four (album)

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four
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Studio album by Blues Traveler
Released September 13, 1994
Genre Rock
Length 56:47
Label A&M
Producer Michael Barbiero
Steve Thompson
Professional reviews
Blues Traveler chronology
Save His Soul
(1993)		 four
(1994)		 Straight On Till Morning
(1997)
Singles from four
  1. "Run-around"
    Released: February 28, 1995
  2. "Hook"
    Released: August 29, 1995
  3. "The Mountains Win Again"
    Released: 1995
This article is about the album by Blues Traveler. For the album by Foreigner, see 4 (album). For the Soft Machine album, see Fourth (Soft Machine album).

Four (officially spelled lowercase as four) is the breakthrough album by American jam band Blues Traveler, released on September 13, 1994 (see 1994 in music).

Four peaked at #8 on the Billboard 200 albums chart (North America) and is most known for it's hit "Run Around".

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Run-Around" (Popper) – 4:40
  2. "Stand" (Popper) – 5:19
  3. "Look Around" (Popper) – 5:42
  4. "Fallible" (Kinchla/Popper) – 4:47
  5. "The Mountains Win Again" (Sheehan) – 5:06
  6. "Freedom" (Popper) – 4:01
  7. "Crash Burn" (Kinchla/Popper) – 2:59
  8. "Price to Pay" (Kinchla/Popper) – 5:17
  9. "Hook" (Popper) – 4:49
  10. "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" (Blues Traveler/Kinchla) – 1:55
  11. "Just Wait" (Popper) – 5:34
  12. "Brother John" (Kinchla/Popper/Sheehan) – 6:38

[edit] Personnel

  • John Popper - Vocals, harmonica, 12-string guitar on "Look Around"
  • Brendan Hill - Percussion, drums
  • Chan Kinchla - Electric and acoustic guitar, mandolin, backing vocals on "Brother John"
  • Bobby Sheehan - Bass, backing vocals on "Brother John"
  • Paul Shaffer - Keyboards on "Stand"
  • Warren Haynes - Pedal Steel guitar on "The Mountains Win Again"
  • Bashiri Johnson - Percussion
  • Chuck Leavell - Piano, Keyboards
  • Jono Manson - Vocals on "Brother John"
  • Adam Brody - Backup Singer
  • Steve Thompson - Producer
  • Michael Barbiero - Producer, Engineer

[edit] Charting singles

"Run-Around" peaked at #2 in the Adult Top 40 in 1995, and "Hook" peaked at #8 in the Mainstream Top 40 in 1996.

[edit] Miscellaneous

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Blues Traveler
Brendan Hill · Chan Kinchla · Tad Kinchla · John Popper · Ben Wilson
Bobby Sheehan
Studio albums
Live albums
On Tour Forever · Live from the Fall · Live: What You and I Have Been Through · Live on the Rocks · ¡Bastardos en Vivo!
Compilations
1,000,000 People Can't Be Wrong · Travelogue: Blues Traveler Classics
Singles
"But Anyway" · "Conquer Me" · "Defense & Desire" · "Run-around" · "Hook" · "The Mountains Win Again" · "Carolina Blues" · "Most Precarious" · "Canadian Rose" · "Back in the Day" · "Let Her and Let Go" · "Amber Awaits"
Related articles
Frogwings · Stolen Ogre · The John Popper Project · Live: Thinnest of Air · Zygote · H.O.R.D.E. · Jam bands