25 (Blues Traveler album)

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ReleasedMarch 6, 2012
Recorded1987–2012
Genre Blues rock
Label A&M

25 is a compilation album by American rock band Blues Traveler celebrating their 25th anniversary. It was released on March 6, 2012. [1] The album's first disc is a greatest hits retrospective and the second contains a mix of rarities, including B-sides, a demo, unreleased studio tracks, and a remix of "Run-around".

Contents

Track listing

All songs by John Popper except where noted.

Disc 1: Greatest Hits

  1. "Run-Around" – 4:40
  2. "Hook" – 4:50
  3. "The Mountains Win Again" (Sheehan) – 5:05
  4. "But Anyway" (Chan Kinchla, Popper) – 4:09
  5. "You, Me and Everything" – 4:21
  6. "Amber Awaits" (Kinchla/Popper/Wilson) – 3:47
  7. "After What" (Popper/Wilson) – 3:34
  8. "Back in the Day" (Blues Traveler) – 4:01
  9. "Girl Inside My Head" (Blues Traveler) – 3:36
  10. "Carolina Blues" (Kinchla, Popper) – 4:44
  11. "Let Her and Let Go" (Kinchla/Popper) – 3:39
  12. "Gina" (Kinchla, Popper) – 4:03
  13. "100 Years" – 3:43
  14. "What's for Breakfast" (Popper/Sheehan) – 3:45
  15. "NY Prophesie" (Kinchla/Popper) – 4:35
  16. "Unable to Get Free" (Kinchla/Popper/Wilson) – 4:23
  17. "How You Remember It" – 4:06
  18. "What I Got" (Sublime cover) – 2:51

Disc 2: B-sides/Unreleased

  1. "The Demon"
  2. "The Poignant & Epic Saga of Featherhead & Lucky Lack"
  3. "Blue Hour"
  4. "Trust in Trust" (demo)
  5. "Didn't Mean to Wake Up"
  6. "But Anyway '88"
  7. "Random Amounts"
  8. "Twelve Swords" (from Decisions of the Sky ) – 3:20
  9. "The Sun and the Storm" (from Decisions of the Sky) – 7:58
  10. "Traveler Suite" (from Decisions of the Sky) – 20:17
  11. "Run-Around" (Gunslinger Remix)

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
US Top Current Albums ( Billboard ) [2] 170

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References

  1. "Blues Traveler :: 25". Archived from the original on February 4, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
  2. "Top Current Albums" . Billboard.biz . June 9, 2012. Retrieved October 13, 2018.