''25'' is a compilation
album
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by American rock band
Blues Traveler
Blues Traveler (formerly known as "The Establishment" or "The Black Cat Jam" or "The Establishment Blues Band") is an American rock band that formed in Princeton, New Jersey in 1987. They are known for extensive use of segues in live performance ...
celebrating their 25th anniversary. It was released on March 6, 2012.
[
] The album's first disc is a greatest hits retrospective and the second contains a mix of rarities, including
b-side
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s, a demo, unreleased studio tracks, and a remix of "
Run-around".
Track listing
All songs by
John Popper
John Popper (born March 29, 1967) is an American musician and songwriter, known as the co-founder, lead vocalist, and frontman of the rock band Blues Traveler.
Early life
John Popper was born in Chardon, Ohio. His father was a Hungarian immig ...
except where noted.
Disc 1: Greatest Hits
# "
Run-Around" – 4:40
# "
Hook
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" – 4:50
# "The Mountains Win Again" (Sheehan) – 5:05
# "But Anyway" (
Chan Kinchla
Chandler Kinchla, better known as Chan Kinchla, (born May 29, 1969) is a Canadian-American musician best known as the guitarist for the jam band Blues Traveler.
Early life
Kinchla was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Kinchla is the older b ...
, Popper) – 4:09
# "You, Me and Everything" – 4:21
# "Amber Awaits" (Kinchla/Popper/Wilson) – 3:47
# "After What" (Popper/Wilson) – 3:34
# "Back in the Day" (Blues Traveler) – 4:01
# "Girl Inside My Head" (Blues Traveler) – 3:36
# "Carolina Blues" (Kinchla, Popper) – 4:44
# "Let Her and Let Go" (Kinchla/Popper) – 3:39
# "Gina" (Kinchla, Popper) – 4:03
# "100 Years" – 3:43
# "What's for Breakfast" (Popper/Sheehan) – 3:45
# "NY Prophesie" (Kinchla/Popper) – 4:35
# "Unable to Get Free" (Kinchla/Popper/Wilson) – 4:23
# "How You Remember It" – 4:06
# "
What I Got
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" (
Sublime cover)
Disc 2: B-sides/Unreleased
# "The Demon"
# "The Poignant & Epic Saga of Featherhead & Lucky Lack"
# "Blue Hour"
# "Trust in Trust" (demo)
# "Didn't Mean to Wake Up"
# "But Anyway '88"
# "Random Amounts"
# "Twelve Swords" (from ''
Decisions of the Sky
''Decisions of the Sky: A Traveler's Tale of Sun and Storm'' is a collection of four studio tracks by Blues Traveler. The songs were released online as a free digital EP album in the fall of 2000.
Background
The EP was the first official rel ...
'') – 3:20
# "The Sun and the Storm" (from ''Decisions of the Sky'') – 7:58
# "Traveler Suite" (from ''Decisions of the Sky'') – 20:17
# "Run-Around" (Gunslinger Remix)
Personnel
*John Popper – Vocals, harmonica, 12-string guitar
*Chan Kinchla – Guitar
*Bobby Sheehan, Tad Kinchla – Bass
*Brendan Hill – Drums, percussion
*Ben Wilson – Keyboards
*
Joan Osborne
Joan Elizabeth Osborne (born July 8, 1962) is an American singer, songwriter, and interpreter of music, having recorded and performed in various popular American musical genres including rock, pop, soul, R&B, blues, and country. She is best kn ...
– Backing vocals on "100 Years"
*
Warren Haynes
Warren Haynes (born April 6, 1960) is an American musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known for his work as longtime guitarist with the Allman Brothers Band and as founding member of the jam band Gov't Mule. Early in his career he was a ...
– Slide guitar on "The Mountains Win Again"
*
Arnie Lawrence
Arnold Lawrence Finkelstein (July 10, 1938 in Brooklyn, New York – April 22, 2005 in Jerusalem, Israel) was an American jazz saxophonist.
Career
Lawrence studied clarinet in his youth before switching to saxophone. He played from age 12 in clu ...
– Soprano saxophone on "100 Years"
Charts
References
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2012 compilation albums
Blues Traveler albums
A&M Records compilation albums
B-side compilation albums