Autopilot (album)
| Autopilot | ||||
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| Released | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Label | What Are Records?[1] | |||
| Producer | Walt Beery | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [4] |
Autopilot is the fourth studio album by Boulder, Colorado band The Samples, released in 1994.[5]
Production
[edit]The album was recorded in Boulder, and mixed, in part, at Pinnacle Studios, in Orem, Utah.[6]
Critical reception
[edit]Trouser Press wrote that "even four albums on, there’s still that Sting/Police thing: 'Dinosaur Bones' could have appeared on Synchronicity, while 'As Tears Fall' sounds like a slowed-down version of 'If You Love Somebody Set Them Free.'"[7]
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Sean Kelly, except where noted.
- "As Tears Fall"
- "Madmen"
- "Weight Of The World"
- "Water Rush" (Jeep MacNichol)
- "Only To You" (Andy Sheldon)
- "Seasons In The City" (Kelly, Al Laughlin)
- "The Hunt" (Andy Sheldon)
- "Finest Role"
- "Who Am I?"
- "Dinosaur Bones"
- "Buffalo Herds & Windmills"
Personnel
[edit]- Sean Kelly: Vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
- Andy Sheldon: Bass, vocals
- Al Laughlin: Keyboards
- Boyd Tinsley: Violin
- Jeep MacNichol: Drums, percussion, drum programming
References
[edit]- ^ "MCA Tries Samples". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 22, 1996 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Autopilot - The Samples | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 237.
- ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 978.
- ^ "The Samples | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "SAMPLES TO KICK OFF TRIP WITH S.L. PROGRAM". Deseret News. September 9, 1994.
- ^ "Samples". Trouser Press. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
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