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  • Artist: Blues Traveler
  • Rating: StarStarStarStar
  • Release Date: September 13, 1994
  • Total Time: 56:47
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Lacking the rootsier edge of Save His Soul, Four finds Blues Traveler retreating to the band's standard blues-boogie formula. There are some fine songs here on this solid record, including their breakthrough hit single, "Run-Around." ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Run-Around (Lyrics) John Popper Blues Traveler (4:40)
Stand John Popper Blues Traveler (5:19)
Look Around John Popper Blues Traveler (5:42)
Fallible Chan Kinchla, John Popper Blues Traveler (4:47)
The Mountains Win Again Bobby Sheehan Blues Traveler (5:06)
Freedom John Popper, D. McHugh Blues Traveler (4:01)
Crash Burn (Lyrics) Chan Kinchla, John Popper Blues Traveler (2:59)
Price to Pay Chan Kinchla, John Popper Blues Traveler (5:17)
Hook (Lyrics) John Popper Blues Traveler (4:49)
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Blues Traveler, Chan Kinchla Blues Traveler (1:55)
Just Wait John Popper Blues Traveler (5:34)
Brother John Chan Kinchla, John Popper, Bobby Sheehan Blues Traveler (6:38)

Credits

Michael Barbiero (Producer), Chuck Leavell (Piano), Brendan Hill (Percussion), Chan Kinchla (Mandolin), Paul Shaffer (Keyboards), Chan Kinchla (Vocals (Background)), Steve Thompson (Producer), Warren Haynes (Guitar), Bobby Sheehan (Vocals (Background)), Chan Kinchla (Guitar (Electric)), Jono Manson (Vocals), Peter Malcolm Kavakavich (?), Brendan Hill (Drums), John Popper (Harmonica), John Popper (Vocals), Bashiri Johnson (Percussion), John Popper (Guitar), Bobby Sheehan (Bass), Chan Kinchla (Guitar (Acoustic)), Chuck Leavell (Keyboards), Michael Barbiero (Engineer)
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Four
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

Four (styled 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 its hit "Run-Around". According to the RIAA, the album has six Platinum certifications.

Contents

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

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 - Slide 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
  • Darren Greene - Cover Art

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.

Miscellaneous

  • The song "Hook" shares the same harmonic structure as Johann Pachelbel's Canon in D.
  • "The Mountains Win Again" was used in advertisements for Busch Beer.
  • The Black Cat logo was created by Darren Greene.
v • d • e
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
Songs
"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

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