Straightaways

This article is about the alternative country music album by the band Son Volt. For the sporting term, see straight (racing).

Straightaways
Studio album by Son Volt
Released	April 22, 1997
Recorded	Echo Park, Bloomington, Indiana and Pachyderm Studios, Cannon Falls, Minnesota
Genre	Alternative country
Length	40:21
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Brian Paulson, Son Volt
Son Volt chronology
Trace (1995)Trace1995 Straightaways (1997) Wide Swing Tremolo (1998)Wide Swing Tremolo1998

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Chicago Tribune	link
Entertainment Weekly	C link
NME	(favorable) link
Pitchfork Media	5.5/10 link
Robert Christgau	link
Rolling Stone	link

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

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

• Jay Farrar - guitars, lead vocals, organ, harmonica
• Dave Boquist - guitars, fiddle, banjo, lap steel guitar
• Eric Heywood - pedal steel guitar, mandolin
• Jim Boquist - bass, backing vocals
• Mike Heidorn - drums
• Pauli Ryan - tambourine