Autopilot (album)

Autopilot
Studio album by the Samples
Released	1994
Genre	Alternative rock
Label	What Are Records? [1]
Producer	Walt Beery
The Samples chronology
The Last Drag (1993) Autopilot (1994) Outpost (1996)

Autopilot is the fourth studio album by Boulder, Colorado, band the Samples, released in 1994. ^[2]

Production

The album was recorded in Boulder, and mixed, in part, at Pinnacle Studios, in Orem, Utah. ^[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[5]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	[6]

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

All songs written by Sean Kelly, except where noted.

1. "As Tears Fall"
2. "Madmen"
3. "Weight of the World"
4. "Water Rush" (Jeep MacNichol)
5. "Only to You" (Andy Sheldon)
6. "Seasons in the City" (Kelly, Al Laughlin)
7. "The Hunt" (Andy Sheldon)
8. "Finest Role"
9. "Who Am I?"
10. "Dinosaur Bones"
11. "Buffalo Herds & Windmills"

Personnel

• Sean Kelly: Vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
• Andy Sheldon: Bass, vocals
• Al Laughlin: Keyboards
• Boyd Tinsley: Violin
• Jeep MacNichol: Drums, percussion, drum programming

References

1. "MCA Tries Samples". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 22, 1996.
2. "The Samples | Biography & History". AllMusic.
3. "Samples to Kick Off Trip with S.L. Program". Deseret News. September 9, 1994.
4. "Autopilot The Samples". AllMusic.
5. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 237.
6. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 978.
7. "Samples". Trouser Press. Retrieved December 30, 2020.