''Train Home'' is an album by
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singer/songwriter
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Chris Smither
William Christopher Smither (born November 11, 1944) is an American folk/blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter. His music draws deeply from the blues, American folk music, and modern poets and philosophers.
Early life, influences and educat ...
, released in 2003. Guest
Bonnie Raitt
Bonnie Lynn Raitt (; born November 8, 1949) is an American blues singer and guitarist. In 1971, Raitt released her self-titled debut album. Following this, she released a series of critically acclaimed roots-influenced albums that incorporated ...
provides slide guitar and backup vocals on "Desolation Row".
Reception
Writing for
Allmusic
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, critic Hal Horowitz called the release "a quiet gem" and wrote of the album "Chris Smither settles into his distinctive combination of folk and blues with this excellent release. Although not pushing established boundaries, his rich, velvety voice and mature spoken-sung vocals convey a sense of truth and add depth to these introspective compositions."
Music critic
Robert Christgau
Robert Thomas Christgau ( ; born April 18, 1942) is an American music journalist and essayist. Among the most well-known and influential music critics, he began his career in the late 1960s as one of the earliest professional rock critics and ...
gave the album a choice cut for "Let It Go".
Track listing
All songs by Chris Smither unless otherwise noted.
# "Train Home" – 4:12
# "Outside In" – 4:11
# "Confirmation" – 4:05
# "Crocodile Man" (Dave Carter) – 3:33
# "Lola" - 3:27
# "
Desolation Row
"Desolation Row" is a 1965 song by the American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. It was recorded on August 4, 1965, and released as the closing track of Dylan's sixth studio album, ''Highway 61 Revisited''. It has been noted for its length (11:21) and ...
" (
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...
) – 7:45
# "Call Time" – 3:35
# "Candy Man" (
Mississippi John Hurt
John Smith Hurt (March 8, 1893 – November 2, 1966), better known as Mississippi John Hurt, was an American country blues singer and guitarist.
Raised in Avalon, Mississippi, Hurt taught himself to play the guitar around the age of nine. He wo ...
) – 3:37
# "Never Needed It More" – 3:17
# "Let It Go" – 4:33
# "Kind Woman" (
Richie Furay
Paul Richard Furay (born May 9, 1944) is an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member (with Buffalo Springfield). He is best known for forming the bands Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills, Neil Young, Bruc ...
) - 3:50
Personnel
*Chris Smither – vocals, guitar
*David "Goody" Goodrich - guitar, banjo, bass, mandolin, piano, slide guitar, reed organ
*Richard Downs - horn
*Mike Piehl - drums
*
Bonnie Raitt
Bonnie Lynn Raitt (; born November 8, 1949) is an American blues singer and guitarist. In 1971, Raitt released her self-titled debut album. Following this, she released a series of critically acclaimed roots-influenced albums that incorporated ...
- background vocals, slide guitar
*Louise Ulrich - bass
*Anita Suhanin - background vocals
Production
*Produced by David "Goody" Goodrich
*Mastered by Bob St. John
*Engineered and mixed by Mark Thayer
*Design by Jason Kruppa
*Photography by Thomas Petillo & Abigail Seymour
See also
List of train songs
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People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
References
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2003 albums
Chris Smither albums