Trancas (album)

Trancas
Studio album by John Stewart
Released	June 1984
Recorded	Shangri-La Studios, Malibu, California
Genre	Folk
Length	33:18 (LP) 41:04 (CD)
Label	Affordable Dreams
Producer	John Stewart
John Stewart chronology
Revenge Of The Budgie (1983) Trancas (1984) Centennial (1984)

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Allmusic	[1]

Trancas is an LP released in 1984 by John Stewart, a former member of the Kingston Trio. This album is produced by Stewart and he also plays all the instruments except for a set of electronic Oberheim DMX drums.^[2]

The album was reissued on CD in 1988 with two extra tracks recorded in April 1988.

Track listing

All compositions by John Stewart, except where indicated.^[3]

• Side one

1. "It Ain't the Gold" – 2:57
2. "Reasons to Rise" – 3:29
3. "Pilots in Blue" – 3:16
4. "Chasing Down the Rain" – 3:12
5. "'Til the Lights Come Home" – 2:46

• Side two

1. "Bringing Down the Moon" – 3:03
2. "All the Lights" – 3:26
3. "Rocky Top" (Felice and Boudleaux Bryant) – 2:32
4. "The American Way" – 4:08
5. "The Chosen" – 3:37

CD Bonus Tracks

1. "Irresistible Targets" – 3:25
2. "Heart of a Kid" – 4:18

Personnel

• John Stewart - vocals, all instruments
• Buffy Ford Stewart - background vocals
• Chuck McDermott - background vocals
• Teresa Tate - background vocals
• Nick Reynolds - background vocals

Additional personnel

• John Stewart - producer
• Carla Fredricks - engineer
• Fred Koch - second engineer
• Henry Diltz - photography

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Benjamin Blake, Jack Rubeck and Allan Shaw, The Kingston Trio on Record, pp. 240-241, 1986, ISBN 0-9614594-0-9
3. Liner notes: Trancas.