The Wanderer (O.A.R. album)

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The Wanderer
The Wanderer OAR.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 29, 1997
RecordedMarch 25, 1997 & July 25, 1997
Genre Rock
Length49:07
Producer Gantt Kushner
O.A.R. chronology
The Wanderer
(1997)
Soul's Aflame
(1999)
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The Wanderer is the debut album by O.A.R., released in 1997. The album was recorded at Gizmo Recording Company in Silver Spring, Maryland with engineer/producer Gantt Kushner while the band was still in high school, and without a record label. The original album artwork and design was conceived of by Jed Tamarkin. The name Of A Revolution was too long to make into a logo so Jed shortened it to simply the acronym O.A.R., its first use as a reference to the band. Online distribution helped make the album popular on college campuses, where O.A.R. attained much of their fan base.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Missing Pieces" – 2:50
  2. "That Was a Crazy Game of Poker" – 8:42
  3. "Black Rock" – 4:19
  4. "Conquering Fools" – 2:50
  5. "Get Away" - 5:19
  6. "About an Hour Ago" – 5:21
  7. "Toy Store" – 7:30
  8. "About Mr. Brown" – 5:15
  9. "Ladanday" – 7:01

Personnel

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References

  1. Crawford, Erik. The Wanderer at AllMusic