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North Hollywood Shootout (album)

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North Hollywood Shootout
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 26, 2008
RecordedFeb 2007; Early 2008
GenreRock, psychedelic rock
Length42:05
LabelVerve Forecast
ProducerDavid Bianco[1]
Blues Traveler chronology
Cover Yourself
(2007)
North Hollywood Shootout
(2008)
Suzie Cracks the Whip
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Paste6/10[3]

North Hollywood Shootout is American jam band Blues Traveler's tenth studio album, released on August 26, 2008, and produced by David Bianco, a 1996 Grammy winner. In a notable departure from previous Blues Traveler releases, the album includes a spoken word piece featuring Bruce Willis.

This album marked the band's return to Universal Music Group, which owns their previous label A&M Records, and also their current label, Verve Forecast Records (along with the catalog of Sanctuary Records, another label the band was on at one point).

History

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During early writing and production of this album, the members of Blues Traveler began to experiment with re-arrangements of various older songs, and put this album on hold to record Cover Yourself for their twentieth anniversary. The recording sessions for the two albums were held back-to-back.

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Forever Owed"4:43
2."You, Me and Everything"4:21
3."Love Does"3:31
4."Borrowed Time"3:38
5."The Beacons"3:14
6."Orange in the Sun"3:53
7."What Remains"4:48
8."How You Remember It"4:06
9."The Queen of Sarajevo"4:01
10."Free Willis (Ruminations from Behind Uncle Bob's Machine Shop)"5:51
11."The Landing" (iTunes exclusive) 
12."Alleviate" (Japan exclusive) 

Early reports cite the disc as having 11 tracks,[4][5] but the supposedly official track listing released to amazon.com had only 10 tracks listed on it.[6] However, a later version of the track listing released on the Barnes and Noble website included the supposedly missing 11th track (apparently track 10), "The Landing," [7] along with a 30-second sample of the song. "The Landing" eventually became an iTunes exclusive song.

Personnel

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  • John Popper - vocals, harmonica
  • Chandler Kinchla - guitars
  • Ben Wilson - Keyboards
  • Tad Kinchla - Bass
  • Brendan Hill - Drums
  • Bruce Willis - Vocals, harmonica on "Free Willis"
  • Dave Ralicke - Baritone, Tenor and Alto Sax
  • Jordan Katz - Trumpet

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "BLUES TRAVELER TO PLAY AT SOVEREIGN BANK STADIUM TONIGHT!!!". 2008-06-14. Archived from the original on 2008-07-02. Retrieved 2008-06-30.
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Paste review
  4. ^ Graff, Gary (2008-07-14). "Blues Traveler Kicks Out The Jams On New Disc". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
  5. ^ Cashmere, Paul (2008-07-15). "Blues Traveler Move To Verve". Undercover.com.au. Retrieved 2007-07-15.
  6. ^ "Amazon.com listing for North Hollywood Shootout". 2008-07-25. ASIN B001CODTME.
  7. ^ Noble, Barnes (2008-08-04). "Barnes and Noble entry for North Hollywood Shootout". bn.com. Retrieved 2008-07-15.