Blues Traveler (album)

Blues Traveler
Studio album by Blues Traveler
Released	May 1990
Recorded	February 19 – March 3, 1990
Length	56:10
Label	A&M
Producer	Justin Niebank
Blues Traveler chronology
Blues Traveler (1990) Travelers and Thieves (1991)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

Blues Traveler, the debut album by Blues Traveler, was released on A&M Records in 1990. The album features "jam structures on basic blues riffs" focused around the harmonica playing of band leader John Popper, which writer William Ruhlmann said gave the band a more focused sound than that of the Grateful Dead.

Track listing

1. "But Anyway" (Chan Kinchla, John Popper) – 4:10
2. "Gina" (Kinchla, Popper) – 4:03
3. "Mulling It Over" (Kinchla, Popper) – 3:43
4. "100 Years" (Popper) – 3:43
5. "Dropping Some NYC" (Kinchla, Popper, Bobby Sheehan) – 3:19
6. "Crystal Flame" (Kinchla, Popper) – 9:39
7. "Slow Change" (Kinchla, Popper) – 4:54
8. "Warmer Days" (Popper) – 4:55
9. "Gotta Get Mean" (Brendan Hill, Kinchla, Popper) – 3:49
10. "Alone" (Popper) – 7:33
11. "Sweet Talking Hippie" (Hill, Kinchla, Popper, Sheehan) – 6:22

Personnel

Blues Traveler

• John Popper – lead vocals, harmonica, 12-string acoustic guitar
• Chan Kinchla – guitar
• Bobby Sheehan – bass
• Brendan Hill – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

• Chris Barron, Justin Niebank, Kevin Traynor – backing vocals on "Dropping Some NYC"
• Joan Osborne – backing vocals on "100 Years" and "Warmer Days"
• Howie Wyeth – piano on "Warmer Days"
• Arnie Lawrence – soprano saxophone on "100 Years"

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.