''Lost Souls'' is the debut album by the
folk/
roots rock band
the Raindogs The Raindogs were a band formed in Boston, United States around 1985 after several members had disbanded the rock band The Schemers. They combined Celtic and American music to form their own hybrid of rock and roll. Based in Boston, the band was m ...
, released in 1990 on
Atco Records. Written by lead singer
Mark Cutler
Mark Cutler is a recording artist and singer-songwriter from Providence, Rhode Island. Mark Cutler has been the lead singer and songwriter for The Schemers, The Raindogs The Raindogs were a band formed in Boston, United States around 1985 after s ...
and presenting a hybrid roots rock sound with
Celtic
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Language and ethnicity
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**Celts (modern)
*Celtic languages
**Proto-Celtic language
* Celtic music
*Celtic nations
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elements, ''Lost Souls'' drew critical attention but was not a commercial success.
Critical reception
AllMusic wrote that "''Lost Souls'' is perfectly played material and an interesting debut, but there's not enough personality to send this over the top."
The ''
Los Angeles Times'' thought that the "lilting yet propulsive fiddle gusts, swirling through the basic guitar-rock architecture, give Raindogs both sweetness ''and'' bite." The ''
Orlando Sentinel'' deemed the album "a solid effort
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History
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none of the songs really stood out." ''
The Washington Post'' called it "catchy but a little cautious."
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The Rolling Stone Album Guide'' declared the album to be "a perfectly unremarkable example of foursquare folk-rock traditionalism."
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Track listing
(All tracks written by Mark Cutler
Mark Cutler is a recording artist and singer-songwriter from Providence, Rhode Island. Mark Cutler has been the lead singer and songwriter for The Schemers, The Raindogs The Raindogs were a band formed in Boston, United States around 1985 after s ...
)
# "I'm Not Scared" 3:23
# "May Your Heart Keep Beating" 3:50
# "Phantom Flame" 3:31
# "The Higher Road" 3:04
# "Too Many Stars" 3:19
# "Nobody's Getting Out" 3:18
# "Cry for Mercy" 3:37
# "Adventure" 3:04
# "This Is the Place" 3:57
# "Under the Rainbow" 3:59
# "I Believe" 4:17
# "Something Wouldn't Be the Same" 4:43
Personnel
Mark Cutler
Mark Cutler is a recording artist and singer-songwriter from Providence, Rhode Island. Mark Cutler has been the lead singer and songwriter for The Schemers, The Raindogs The Raindogs were a band formed in Boston, United States around 1985 after s ...
- lead vocals/guitar
Johnny Cunningham - fiddle/mandolin
Jim Reilly
James G. Reilly (born 9 May 1957) is the second drummer for the Northern Ireland based punk band Stiff Little Fingers, with whom he played from 1979 to 1981. He played on the LPs '' Nobody's Heroes'', '' Go for It'' and '' Hanx''. In 1981, he ...
- drums
Darren Hill - bass
Emerson Torrey - guitar/vocals
Jim Fitting - harmonica
Gordon Beadle/Scott Shetler/Curtis Stone/Myanna Pontoppidan - horns
Richard Reed/Peter Henderson - keyboards
Cheryl Hodge - background vocals
Tony Cuffe - whistles
Sa Davies - percussion
Ralph Tufo - accordion
References
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The Raindogs albums
1990 debut albums
Atco Records albums