Description
The Walkabouts – Devil's Road / Virgin Audio CD 1996
UPC 724384134921
The Walkabouts were an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1984. The core members were vocalist Carla Torgerson and vocalist and songwriter Chris Eckman. Although the rest of the line-up changed occasionally, for most of the time the other members were Michael Wells, Glenn Slater and Terri Moeller.
The band drew inspiration from folk and country music, particularly Townes Van Zandt, Neil Young and Johnny Cash, but also from other types of artists and musical styles such as Scott Walker, Leonard Cohen, French chanson and Jacques Brel. Their sound was typically rich, with string arrangements and keyboards in addition to the standard rock instruments.
The Walkabouts achieved commercial success and a strong fanbase in Europe, where they had done promotion and extensive touring starting from the early 1990s. They occasionally even made it high on the record charts in countries such as Greece and Norway.
Tracklist:
| 1 | The Light Will Stay On
Pedal Steel Guitar – David Immerglück
Pedal Steel Guitar – David Immerglück
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5:25 | |
| 2 | Rebecca Wild | 4:48 | |
| 3 | The Stopping-Off Place | 3:22 | |
| 4 | Cold Eye
Pedal Steel Guitar – David Immerglück
Pedal Steel Guitar – David Immerglück
|
5:05 | |
| 5 | Christmas Valley | 5:19 | |
| 6 | Blue Head Flame
Pedal Steel Guitar – David Immerglück
Pedal Steel Guitar – David Immerglück
|
5:03 | |
| 7 | When Fortune Smiles | 5:32 | |
| 8 | All For This | 4:15 | |
| 9 | Fairground Blues
Edited By [Sound Collage Editing] – David Nash
Edited By [Sound Collage Editing] – David Nash
|
4:33 | |
| 10 |
The Leaving Kind
Violin – Dickon Hinchliffe
Violin – Dickon Hinchliffe
|
6:03 | |
| 11 | Forgiveness Song
Pedal Steel Guitar – David Immerglück
Pedal Steel Guitar – David Immerglück
|
7:21 |
- Arranged By [Strings] – Glenn Slater (tracks: 1), Mark Nichols (tracks: 2 to 11)
- Bass – Michael Wells (3)
- Conductor [Strings] – Mark Nichols
- Design [Booklet Collages] – Joanne Depue
- Design [Cover] – Ben Thompson
- Drums, Percussion – Terri Moeller
- Engineer [Assistant] – David Nash
- Management – Jana Wolff
- Organ, Piano, Other [Noises] – Glenn Slater
- Photography By [Band Photos] – Fred Plaschek
- Photography By [Booklet Collage Photos] – Gregg Krogstad
- Photography By [Front Cover] – Paul Chesley
- Producer, Engineer, Mixed By – Victor Van Vugt
- Sounds [US Live Sound] – Kevin Suggs
- Strings – Members Of The Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
- Technician [Drums] – Marc Zur Oven
- Tour Manager [European], Sounds [European Live Sound] – Luc Wouters
- Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – Carla Torgerson
- Vocals, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Written-By – Chris Eckman
