Blues Traveler (album)

Blues Traveler, the debut album by Blues Traveler, was released on A&M Records in 1990. The album features "jam structures on basic blues riffs" focused around the harmonica playing of band leader John Popper, which writer William Ruhlmann said gave the band a more focused sound than that of the Grateful Dead.^[1]

Blues Traveler
Studio album by Blues Traveler
Released	May 1990
Recorded	February 19 – March 3, 1990
Length	56:10
Label	A&M
Producer	Justin Niebank
Blues Traveler chronology
Blues Traveler (1990) Travelers and Thieves (1991)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[2]

Track listing

1. "But Anyway" (Chan Kinchla, John Popper) – 4:10
2. "Gina" (Kinchla, Popper) – 4:03
3. "Mulling It Over" (Kinchla, Popper) – 3:43
4. "100 Years" (Popper) – 3:43
5. "Dropping Some NYC" (Kinchla, Popper, Bobby Sheehan) – 3:19
6. "Crystal Flame" (Kinchla, Popper) – 9:39
7. "Slow Change" (Kinchla, Popper) – 4:54
8. "Warmer Days" (Popper) – 4:55
9. "Gotta Get Mean" (Brendan Hill, Kinchla, Popper) – 3:49
10. "Alone" (Popper) – 7:33
11. "Sweet Talking Hippie" (Hill, Kinchla, Popper, Sheehan) – 6:22

Personnel

Blues Traveler

• John Popper – lead vocals, harmonica, 12-string acoustic guitar
• Chan Kinchla – guitar
• Bobby Sheehan – bass
• Brendan Hill – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

• Chris Barron, Justin Niebank, Kevin Traynor – backing vocals on "Dropping Some NYC"
• Joan Osborne – backing vocals on "100 Years" and "Warmer Days"
• Howie Wyeth – piano on "Warmer Days"
• Arnie Lawrence – soprano saxophone on "100 Years"

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[3]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.