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Straightaways
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 22, 1997 (1997-04-22)
RecordedEcho Park, Bloomington, Indiana and
Pachyderm Studios, Cannon Falls, Minnesota
GenreAlternative country
Length40:21
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducersBrian Paulson, Son Volt
Son Volt chronology
Trace
(1995)
Straightaways
(1997)
Wide Swing Tremolo
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[1]
Chicago TribuneStarStarStar[2]
Christgau's Consumer Guide(dud)[3]
Entertainment WeeklyC[4]
NME6/10[5]
Orlando SentinelStarStarStarStarStar[6]
Pitchfork5.5/10[7]
Rolling StoneStarStarStarHalf star[8]
Spin3/10[9]
Wall of Sound85/100[10]

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

Track listing

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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

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References

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  1. Leaver, Jack. "Straightaways". AllMusic. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  2. Caro, Mark (April 18, 1997). "Son Volt". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  3. Christgau, Robert (October 15, 2000). "Son Volt". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 9780312245603.
  4. Browne, David (April 25, 1997). "Straightaways". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 21, 2009.
  5. Fadele, Dele (1998). "Son Volt - Straightaways". NME. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. Gettelman, Parry (May 2, 1997). "Son Volt". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  7. Schreiber, Ryan. "Son Volt: Straightaways: Pitchfork Record Review". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on April 27, 2008. Retrieved January 17, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. O'Connor, Rob (March 28, 1997). "Son Volt: Straightaways". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved January 17, 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. Hunter, James (June 1997). "Records". Spin. SPIN Media LLC. pp. 119–120.
  10. Gulla, Bob. "Wall of Sound Review: Straightaways". Wall of Sound. Archived from the original on February 10, 2001. Retrieved March 11, 2023.