Trace

Trace
Studio album by Son Volt
Released	September 19, 1995
Recorded	November–December 1994
Genre	Rock
Length	42:07
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Brian Paulson, Son Volt
Professional reviews
Allmusic link
Son Volt chronology
Trace (1995) Straightaways (1997)

Trace is the first album by Son Volt, released in 1995. The band was formed the previous year by Jay Farrar after the breakup of the influential alt-country band Uncle Tupelo. The album reached #166 on the Billboard 200 album chart and received extremely favorable reviews. According to Allmusic, "Throughout Son Volt's debut, Trace, the group reworks classic honky tonk and rock & roll, adding a desperate, determined edge to their performances. Even when they rock out, there is a palpable sense of melancholy to Farrar's voice, which lends a poignancy to the music." The album was in the top 10 of Rolling Stone's 1995 critics' list.

"Drown" was a minor college and rock radio hit. It charted at #10 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and #25 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart ^[1]. It remains their only single to chart on either of the charts.

All of the songs were written by Farrar except "Mystifies Me," which is a cover of a Ronnie Wood song.

Track listing

1. "Windfall" – 2:58
2. "Live Free" – 3:13
3. "Tear Stained Eye" – 4:21
4. "Route" – 3:57
5. "Ten Second News" – 3:57
6. "Drown" – 3:20
7. "Loose String" – 3:48
8. "Out of the Picture" – 3:50
9. "Catching On" – 4:02
10. "Too Early" – 4:29
11. "Mystifies Me" – 4:12

References

1. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=141392&model.vnuAlbumId=1260711

• Holly George-Warren and Patricia Romanowski, ed (2005). "Son Volt". The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll. New York, New York: Fireside. pp. 911–912. ISBN 978-0-7432-9201-6. 

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