off the beaten track

An unusual route or destination, as in We found a great vacation spot, off the beaten track. This term alludes to a well-worn path trodden down by many feet and was first recorded in 1860, although the phrase beaten track was recorded in 1638 in reference to the usual, unoriginal way of doing something.

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• Artist: Talbot & White
• Rating:
• Release Date: January 14, 1997
• Total Time: 56:48
• Type: Instrumental
• Genre: Rock

Review

Using the Style Council's stylish, soulful sophisti-pop as a foundation, Mick Talbot and Steve White created a collection of light, jazzy soul-pop for their debut album, Off the Beaten Track. While the record couldn't be called "gritty," it is much earthier than their work with the Style Council, and it even develops nice, swinging grooves which let Talbot run wild with his Hammond organ. The compositions themselves are inconsequential, but both Talbot and White demonstrate that their playing is funkier and looser than ever before, making Off the Beaten Track a pleasant soul-pop excursion. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Are We On?	John Michael Talbot, Steve White, Mick Talbot	Talbot & White	(6:42)
Sticks and Stones	Steve White, John Michael Talbot, Yolanda Charles, Mick Talbot	Talbot & White	(5:41)
'til the Cows Come Home	Steve White, Mick Talbot, John Michael Talbot	Talbot & White	(4:03)
Out of My Box	Mick Talbot, John Michael Talbot	Talbot & White	(1:18)
Off the Beaten Track	Steve White, Mick Talbot, John Michael Talbot	Talbot & White	(3:15)
Hopes and Fears	Steve White, Mick Talbot, John Michael Talbot	Talbot & White	(6:38)
Riding the Rapids	Steve White, Mick Talbot, Yolanda Charles, John Michael Talbot	Talbot & White	(5:44)
Sonny's Prayer	John Michael Talbot, Mick Talbot, Steve White	Talbot & White	(3:52)
3's a Crowd	Steve White, Mick Talbot, Alan Barnes, John Michael Talbot	Talbot & White	(7:36)
Under My Skin	Steve White	Talbot & White	(2:05)
Riding the Rapids [Max's Mad Mix][*]	John Michael Talbot, Yolanda Charles, Steve White, Mick Talbot	Talbot & White	(6:43)
Off the Beaten Track [4-1 Dub Mix][*]	Mick Talbot, Steve White, John Michael Talbot	Talbot & White	(3:11)

Credits

Eddie Wilkinson (Executive Producer), Mick Talbot (Producer), Mark Feltham (Harmonica), Mick Talbot (Piano (Electric)), White (Performer), Mark Van Der Gucht (Guitar), Steve White (Percussion), Steve White (Producer), Martin "Max" Heyes (Remixing), Mick Talbot (Synthesizer), Martin "Max" Heyes (Engineer), Martin "Max" Heyes (Mixing), Alan Barnes (Saxophone), Yolanda Charles (Guitar (Bass)), Graham Griffiths (Executive Producer), Steve White (Drums), Paul Weller (Guitar), Mick Talbot (Organ), Mick Talbot (Clavinet), Steve White (Producer)

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: remote from populous or much-traveled regions
  Synonym: out-of-the-way

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