Straightaways

Straightaways
Studio album by
Son Volt
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
Chicago TribuneStarStarStar
Christgau's Consumer Guide(dud)
Entertainment WeeklyC
NME6/10
Orlando SentinelStarStarStarStarStar
Pitchfork5.5/10
Rolling StoneStarStarStarHalf star
Spin3/10
Wall of Sound85/100

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