Four (Blues Traveler album)

four
Studio album by Blues Traveler
Released	September 13, 1994
Genre	Rock
Length	56:47
Label	A&M
Producer	Michael Barbiero Steve Thompson
Blues Traveler chronology
Save His Soul (1993)Save His Soul1993 four (1994) Straight On till Morning (1997)Straight On till Morning1997
Singles from four
"Run-Around" Released: February 28, 1995 "Hook" Released: August 29, 1995 "The Mountains Win Again" Released: 1995

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Entertainment Weekly	B+
The Music Box
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

Four (styled as four) is the breakthrough album by American jam band Blues Traveler, released on September 13, 1994.

Four peaked at #8 on the Billboard 200 albums chart (North America) and is most known for its hits "Run-Around" & "Hook", which charted at #8 & #23, respectively on the Billboard Hot 100. Both songs also charted in the top 20 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks & Hot Modern Rock Tracks charts, as well. According to the RIAA, the album is certified as 6x Platinum (6 million copies sold in the U.S.). "Run-Around" won the 1995 Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a duo or group.

Track listing

1. "Run-Around" (John Popper) – 4:40
2. "Stand" (Popper) – 5:19
3. "Look Around" (Popper) – 5:42
4. "Fallible" (Chan Kinchla, Popper) – 4:47
5. "The Mountains Win Again" (Bobby Sheehan) – 5:06
6. "Freedom" (Popper) – 4:01
7. "Crash Burn" (Kinchla, Popper) – 2:59
8. "Price to Pay" (Kinchla, Popper) – 5:17
9. "Hook" (Popper) – 4:49
10. "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" (Kinchla, Popper, Seehan, Brendan Hill) – 1:55
11. "Just Wait" (Popper) – 5:34
12. "Brother John" (Kinchla, Popper, Sheehan) – 6:38

Personnel

Blues Traveler

• Brendan Hill – percussion, drums
• Chan Kinchla – electric and acoustic guitar, mandolin, backing vocals on "Brother John"
• John Popper – vocals, harmonica, 12-string guitar on "Look Around"
• Bobby Sheehan – bass guitar, backing vocals on "Brother John"

Additional musicians

• Adam Brody – backing vocals
• Warren Haynes – pedal steel guitar on "The Mountains Win Again"
• Bashiri Johnson – percussion
• Chuck Leavell – piano, keyboards
• Jono Manson – vocals on "Brother John"
• Paul Shaffer – keyboards on "Stand"
• Peter Kovachevich – sitar, tambura

Technical personnel

• Greg Arnold – assistant engineering
• Michael Barbiero – production, engineering
• John Darren Greene – cover art
• Steve Thompson – production

Charting singles

"Run-Around" peaked at #2 in the Adult Top 40 in 1995, and "Hook" peaked at #8 in the Mainstream Top 40 in 1996.