Straight on Till Morning by Blues Traveler Folk CD

Track Listing
1. Carolina Blues
2. Felicia
3. Justify the Thrill
4. Canadian Rose
5. Business as Usual
6. Yours
7. Psycho Joe
8. Great Big World
9. Battle of Someone
10. Most Precarious
11. The Gunfighter
12. Last Night I Dreamed
13. Make My Way

Album Notes
Blues Traveler: John Popper (vocals, 12-string acoustic guitar, harmonica); Chan Kinchla (guitar); Bob Sheehan (bass); Brendan Hill (drums).Additional personnel: James Gaskill, Alicia Edelberg, Barry Finclair, Browning Cramer, Marilyn Reynolds, Stanley Kurtis, Lucia Morganstern (violin); Lamar Alsop, Juliet Hafner, Samuel Kephart (viola); Frederick Zlotin, Ellen Zoe Hassman (cello); Paul Griffin (piano); John Medeski (Hammond B-3 organ); Larry Hoppen (Fender Rhodes, organ); Mark Eddinger (keyboards); Lewis Paer (bass); Sammy Figueroa (percussion); Robin Clark, Tawatha Agee, Vivion Cherry, Alison Barbiero, Lauren Barbiero (background vocals).Producers: Steve Thompson, Michael Barbiero.Recorded at Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, New York and Sear Sound, New York, New York.Personnel: John Popper (vocals, whistling, acoustic 12-string guitar, 12-string guitar, harmonica, sound effects, background vocals); Chan Kinchla (guitar); Marilyn Reynolds, Barry Finclair, Lucia Morganstern, Stan Kurtis, Browning Cramer, James Gaskill, Alicia Edelberg (violin); Lamar Alsop, Samuel Kephart, Juliet Haffner (viola); Ellen Zoe Hassman, Frederick Zlotkin (cello); Paul Griffin (piano); Larry Hoppen (Fender Rhodes piano, organ); John Medeski (Fender Rhodes piano); Mark Eddinger (keyboards); Bobby Sheehan (bass guitar); Brendan Hill (drums, percussion, sound effects); Sammy Figueroa (percussion); Lauren Barbiero, Alison Barbiero, Tawatha Agee, Robin Clark, Vivian Cherry (background vocals).Audio Mixers: Michael Barbiero; Steve Thompson .Recording information: Bearsville Studios, NY; Sear Sound, N.Y.C., NY.Photographer: Frank Ockenfels.Unknown Contributor Roles: Marty Sheridan; Mark Eddinger.Arrangers: Michael Barbiero; Steve Thompson ; Blues Traveler.STRAIGHT ON is the much-anticipated follow-up to FOUR, the band’s 1994 breakthrough. The album shows a band whose creativity has grown exponentially without sacrificing any of their edge. John Popper’s songwriting has more of a romantic bent this time around, as on the Latin-flavored “Felicia.”Complimenting Popper’s romantic ruminations is the impressive first crack at a string arrangement gilding “Yours,” a sweeping ballad that avoids any hint of mawkishness. Musically, Blues Traveler stretch their boundaries with songs like the Paul Butterfield-meets-XTC “Psycho Joe,” which skewers the exploitative nature of talk shows. BT’s finest moment comes on “Make My Way,” a gospel-soaked, Stax-flavored number that finds the band joined by Sweet Inspirations-style backup singers and keyboardist John Medeski (of Medeski, Martin & Wood fame).