Trail of Stars
Trail of Stars is the ninth studio album by American alternative country band The Walkabouts released on August 2, 1999 through Glitterhouse Records. It's their return album to Glitterhouse, formerly Sub Pop Europe, after a two album detour with major label Virgin.
Track listing
Source:All tracks written by Chris Eckman, except where noted.
- "Desert Skies" – 7:32
- "Straight to the Stars" – 4:32
- "Gold" – 6:26
- "Last Tears" – 6:21
- "Crime Story" – 4:39
- "Hightimes" – 4:53
- "Harvey's Quote to Me" – 1:29
- "On the Day" – 6:30
- "Till I Reach You" – 4:37
- "Drown" – 4:30
- "No One the Wiser" – 6:43
- "Bonnie and Clyde" – 6:27
The album was engineered and mixed at Paradise Sound, Index, Washington and Avast!, Seattle, Washington and Swanyard, London. The album was mastered at Country Masters, Surrey.
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
| Germany | August 2, 1999 | Glitterhouse Records | 2xLP | GR 450 |
| Germany | August 2, 1999 | Glitterhouse Records | CD | GRCD 450 |
| United States | 1999 | S2 Records | CD | S2CD 2500 |
Drown (Single)
Drown is the eleventh single by American alternative country band The Walkabouts released on August 23, 1999, through Glitterhouse Records. The catalog number is GR 461.; Track listing
- "Drown "
- "Bonnie and Clyde"
- "Lost in the Scraps"
Personnel
- Fred Chalenor – bass
- Terri Moeller – drums, percussion, loops
- Glenn Slater – organ, Fender Rhodes, piano, ARP synthesizer, Moog synthesizer, mellotron, tapes
- Carla Torgerson – vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, percussion, tapes
- Chris Eckman – vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, wobble board, samples, loops
- Steve Moore – trombone
- Christine Gunn – solo cello
- Bev Setzer – clarinet
- Kevin Suggs – pedel steel
- April Acevez Cameron – viola
- Justine Foy – cello
- Tyler A. Reilly – violin
- Rebecca Clemens-Keith – violin
- Phill Brown – loops, sounds
- Phill Brown – production, mixing
- Kevin Suggs – additional engineering
- Pat Sample – assistant engineer
- Kip Beelman – assistant engineer
- Jason Howes – assistant engineer
- Dennis Blackham – mastering
- Maurizio Poletto – design
- Enrico Bravi – design
- Mark Van S. – band photographs
- David French – space-ship sculptures
Critical reception
John Duffy wrote for Allmusic: "... Drenched in John Cale-like soundscape washes and heavy strings, Trail of Stars comes off as morose and dirge-like. Only "Straight to the Stars" doesn't feel like a death march. This is frustrating, since the instrumentation of the record is expertly crafted and lovingly played...."Don Jates wrote for KEXP-FM: "The veteran Seattle band continues to evolve with this album of dark, delicately textured atmospheric pop."
Gaesteliste compared it to Portishead, Massive Attack, and Roxy Music.