Far from Home (Traffic album)
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Far From Home | ||||
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Studio album by Traffic | ||||
Released | 9 May 1994 | |||
Genre | Rock, progressive rock[1] | |||
Length | 62:19 | |||
Label | Virgin | |||
Producer | Steve Winwood, assisted by Jim Capaldi | |||
Traffic chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
Rolling Stone | [3] |
Far From Home, released in 1994, is the eighth and final studio album by the rock band Traffic, and the first in two decades since the release of When the Eagle Flies in 1974.
The album reached number 29 in the UK Albums Chart, where it remained for four weeks, making it by far Traffic's most commercially successful album in their home country since John Barleycorn Must Die.[4] In Germany, it scored two minor hits ("Here Comes a Man" and "Some Kinda Woman")[5] and reached number 22 in the album charts.[6] It also managed to reach number 33 in the USA Billboard chart.[7]
The song "State of Grace" was written by Steve Winwood and Jim Capaldi to be a Jim Capaldi solo tune, but when the Traffic reunion unexpectedly occurred, they decided to use it for Far from Home instead.[8]
Track listing
All songs written by Steve Winwood and Jim Capaldi unless otherwise indicated.
- "Riding High" – 5:30
- "Here Comes a Man" – 5:06
- "Far From Home" – 8:33
- "Nowhere is Their Freedom" – 6:57
- "Holy Ground" (Winwood, Capaldi, Davy Spillane) – 7:48
- "Some Kinda Woman" – 5:26
- "Every Night, Every Day" – 5:30
- "This Train Won't Stop" – 5:23
- "State of Grace" – 7:16
- "Mozambique" – 4:22
Personnel
- Steve Winwood – organs, piano, synthesizers, lead vocals (all tracks), backing vocals (8), lead guitar, basses, programming, flute, saxophone (6), congas (9), timbales (1),
- Jim Capaldi – drums, backing vocals (4, 6, 7), percussion
Additional personnel
- Davy Spillane - Uilleann pipes (5)
- Mick Dolan - rhythm guitar (4), AKAI S1000 programming
Chart positions
Year | Chart | Position |
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1994 | UK Albums Chart | 29[4] |
Billboard Pop Albums | 33[7] | |
Media Control Charts (Germany) | 22[6] |
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- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Traffic in the USA Charts, Allmusic. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
- ↑ (2011). In Dear Mr Fantasy: The Jim Capaldi Story (pp.32-43) [CD booklet]. London: Freedom Songs Ltd.