The Lost Trailers (album)

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The Lost Trailers
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 29, 2006 (2006-08-29)
Genre Country
Label BNA
Producer Blake Chancey
Ryder Lee
Stokes Nielson
The Lost Trailers chronology
Welcome to the Woods
(2004)
The Lost Trailers
(2006)
Holler Back
(2008)
Singles from The Lost Trailers
  1. "Call Me Crazy"
    Released: 2006
  2. "Why Me"
    Released: 2006

The Lost Trailers is the fourth studio album of American country music group The Lost Trailers. It was released to BNA Records on August 29, 2006. It produced two singles: "Call Me Crazy" and "Why Me", which peaked at number 43 and number 45, respectively, on the Hot Country Songs charts.

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The Lost Trailers

The Lost Trailers are an American country music band. Established in 2000, the band originally comprised Ryder Lee, Manny Medina (guitar), Andrew Nielson, Stokes Nielson, and Jeff Potter (drums). Originally known as Stokes Nielson and The Lost Trailers, the band made its debut at a Fourth of July picnic held by country singer Willie Nelson. That year, The Lost Trailers self-released its debut album Story of the New Age Cowboy, followed in 2002 by Trailer Trash, followed by 2004's Welcome to the Woods on Universal/Republic. After switching to BNA Records in 2006, the band issued a self-titled effort, which produced the singles "Call Me Crazy" and "Why Me", both of which entered the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. A fifth album, Holler Back, was released in August 2008, producing a Top Ten country hit in its title track and a Top 20 in "How 'Bout You Don't".

BNA Records record label

BNA Records, formerly known as BNA Entertainment, was a label group that shared ties with Arista Nashville and RCA Nashville from parent company Sony Music Nashville, which itself is a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, BNA featured country music acts on its roster. The company derived its name from the IATA and ICAO airport codes for Nashville International Airport.

Contents

Blake Chancey produced the album, with additional co-production from group members Ryder Lee and Stokes Nielson on "Gravy". [1]

Blake Chancey is an American record producer and music business executive, known primarily for his work in country music. Formerly an executive vice president and chief creative officer for Sony Music, he later formed a partnership with artist manager Scott Siman. He is currently the chief creative officer and partner of RPM Music Group in Nashville, Tennessee and one of Nashville's leading record producers.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Country Standard Time mixed [3]

Jeff Tamarkin of Allmusic rated the album 3 out of 5 stars, praising the band's sound and concluding, "Although the Lost Trailers veer at times (though not often enough for it to be a problem) toward cliché lyrically, and bar-band generics in their song structures, there's no mistaking the honesty inherent in this music." [2] Dan McIntosh of Country Standard Time gave a mixed review, noting the band's rock influences but criticizing the song choices by saying, "The Lost Trailers are a little bit like the dwelling places they're named after: they're functional for travel or as a temporary residences, but most listeners will not want to live in 'em." [3]

Country Standard Time is a website dedicated to country music and related genres including Americana, bluegrass and rockabilly. It provides news and musical reviews pertaining to the genre. It was established in 1993 by Jeffrey B. Remz as a print magazine, which was first published only in New England but went nationwide in 1995. The magazine has had a website since 1997, and ended its print publication in January 2009.

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Track listing

All tracks written by Stokes Nielson except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Call Me Crazy" 3:32
2."Why Me" Jimbeau Hinson, Nielson3:51
3."I'm a Country Man" 3:14
4."Summer of Love" 3:31
5."Dixie Boy Special"Hinson, David Lee Murphy, Nielson3:20
6."All This Love" Gary Nicholson, Paul Overstreet, Jon Randall 4:13
7."Hey Baby" 2:57
8."The Only One" 3:36
9."Tell Me"Ryder Lee, Nielson3:44
10."Gravy" 3:34
11."Simple Life" Zac Brown, Nielson4:51

Personnel

The Lost Trailers

Acoustic guitar type of guitar

An acoustic guitar is a guitar that produces sound acoustically by transmitting the vibration of the strings to the air—as opposed to relying on electronic amplification (see electric guitar). The sound waves from the strings of an acoustic guitar resonate through the guitar's body, creating sound. This typically involves the use of a sound board and a sound box to strengthen the vibrations of the strings. In standard tuning the guitar's six strings are tuned (low to high) E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4.

Keyboard instrument class of musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard

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Bass guitar Electric bass instrument

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Additional Musicians

Banjo musical instrument

The banjo is a four-, five-, or six-stringed instrument with a thin membrane stretched over a frame or cavity as a resonator, called the head, which is typically circular. The membrane is typically made of plastic, although animal skin is still occasionally used. Early forms of the instrument were fashioned by Africans in the United States, adapted from African instruments of similar design. The banjo is frequently associated with folk, Irish traditional, and country music. Banjo can also be used in some rock songs. Many rock bands, such as The Eagles, Led Zeppelin, and The Allman Brothers, have used the five-string banjo in some of their songs. Historically, the banjo occupied a central place in African-American traditional music and the folk culture of rural whites before entering the mainstream via the minstrel shows of the 19th century. The banjo, along with the fiddle, is a mainstay of American old-time music. It is also very frequently used in traditional ("trad") jazz.

Slide guitar guitar technique for steelguitars

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Chart performance

Album

Chart (2006)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums46
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers16

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positions
US Country
2006"Call Me Crazy"43
"Why Me"45

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References

  1. The Lost Trailers (CD booklet). The Lost Trailers. BNA Records. 2006. 82876.CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. 1 2 Tamarkin, Jeff. "The Lost Trailers review". Allmusic . Retrieved July 5, 2011.
  3. 1 2 MacIntosh, Dan. "The Lost Trailers - The Lost Trailers". Country Standard Time . Retrieved July 5, 2011.