Blues Traveler, the debut album by Blues Traveler, was released on A&M Records in 1990. The album features "jam structures on basic blues riffs" focused around the harmonica playing of band leader John Popper, which writer William Ruhlmann said gave the band a more focused sound than that of the Grateful Dead.
Track listing "But Anyway" (Chan Kinchla, John Popper) – 4:10 "Gina" (Kinchla, Popper) – 4:03 "Mulling It Over" (Kinchla, Popper) – 3:43 "100 Years" (Popper) – 3:43 "Dropping Some NYC" (Kinchla, Popper, Bobby Sheehan) – 3:19 "Crystal Flame" (Kinchla, Popper) – 9:39 "Slow Change" (Kinchla, Popper) – 4:54 "Warmer Days" (Popper) – 4:55 "Gotta Get Mean" (Brendan Hill, Kinchla, Popper) – 3:49 "Alone" (Popper) – 7:33 "Sweet Talking Hippie" (Hill, Kinchla, Popper, Sheehan) – 6:22
Personnel Blues Traveler John Popper – lead vocals, harmonica, 12-string acoustic guitar Chan Kinchla – guitar Bobby Sheehan – bass Brendan Hill – drums, percussion Additional personnel Chris Barron, Justin Niebank, Kevin Traynor – backing vocals on "Dropping Some NYC" Joan Osborne – backing vocals on "100 Years" and "Warmer Days" Howie Wyeth – piano on "Warmer Days" Arnie Lawrence – soprano saxophone on "100 Years"
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