Berkeley to Bakersfield

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Berkeley to Bakersfield
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Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 9, 2014
RecordedOctober 2013 – August 2014
Genre Alternative rock, country, punk
Length70:54
Label 429 Records
Cracker chronology
Sunrise in the Land of Milk and Honey
(2009)
Berkeley to Bakersfield
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 81/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
American Songwriter Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Popmatters 8/10 [4]
Robert Christgau A– [5]

Berkeley to Bakersfield is Cracker's ninth studio album, released on December 9, 2014 on 429 Records. The release is a double album and was the band's first studio album in five years. The Berkeley album is influenced by punk and garage, while the Bakersfield album leans toward the band's "California country" side.

Part of the album was recorded with the lineup of Cracker's heyday. Bassist Davey Faragher and drummer Michael Urbano were members of the band when its most successful album Kerosene Hat was recorded. [6]

Lead single "Waited My Whole Life" was released to radio in October 2014. [7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Davey Faragher, Johnny Hickman, David Lowery, Michael Urbano except as noted

Disc 1 - Berkeley
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Torches and Pitchforks" 2:12
2."March of the Billionaires" 3:38
3."Beautiful" 3:03
4."El Comandante" 3:07
5."El Cerrito" 5:04
6."Reaction" 2:39
7."You Got Yourself Into This" 3:14
8."Life in the Big City" 3:53
9."Waited My Whole Life"Scooter Carusoe, Greg Lisher, Lowery4:14
Total length:31:04

All tracks are written by David Lowery except as noted

Disc 2 - Bakersfield
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."California Country Boy"Lowery, Trent Summar3:14
2."Almond Grove" 4:36
3."King of Bakersfield" 4:57
4."Tonight I Cross The Border" 4:19
5."Get On Down The Road" 4:58
6."I'm Sorry, Baby"Faragher, Hickman, Lowery4:44
7."The San Bernardino Boy"Hickman, Chris LeRoy2:58
8."When You Come Down" 4:05
9."Where Have Those Days Gone?"Lowery, Matt Durant5:59
Total length:39:50

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