Fe (album)
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Fe is the debut album by Chicago
-based alternative country
band Souled American
. It was released in 1988
by Rough Trade Records
, and re-released, as part of the Framed box set, by tUMULt Records in 1999. The title of the album was taken from the word used by Bob Marley
for "feel".
All songs by Souled American except "Soldier's Joy" and "Fisher's Hornpipe" traditional
s.
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
-based alternative country
Alternative country
Alternative country is a loosely defined sub-genre of country music, which includes acts that differ significantly in style from mainstream or pop country music...
band Souled American
Souled American
Souled American is an American alternative country band from Chicago, that was active mostly in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The band has its origins in Normal, a college town in central Illinois and revolves around vocalists Chris Grigoroff and Joe Adducci who previously played in a band...
. It was released in 1988
1988 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1988.-January-March:* January 1 – André Rieu's Johann Strauss Orchestra plays its first concert....
by Rough Trade Records
Rough Trade Records
Rough Trade Records is an independent record label based in London. It was formed in 1978 by Geoff Travis who had opened a record store off Ladbroke Grove...
, and re-released, as part of the Framed box set, by tUMULt Records in 1999. The title of the album was taken from the word used by Bob Marley
Bob Marley
Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley, OM was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. He was the rhythm guitarist and lead singer for the ska, rocksteady and reggae band Bob Marley & The Wailers...
for "feel".
Track listing
- "Notes Campfire" – (4:52)
- "Field & Stream" – (3:16)
- "Soldier's Joy" – (2:34)
- "Full Picture" – (2:37)
- "Make Me Laugh Make Me Cry" – (4:03)
- "Fisher's Hornpipe" – (2:33)
- "Tall Boy Blues" – (3:39)
- "Magic Bullets" – (3:22)
- "Lottery Brazil" – (3:15)
- "Goin' Home" – (4:24)
- "She Broke My Heart" – (4:45)
- "True Swamp Too" – (3:48)
- "Feel Better" – (3:33)
All songs by Souled American except "Soldier's Joy" and "Fisher's Hornpipe" traditional
Traditional music
Traditional music is the term increasingly used for folk music that is not contemporary folk music. More on this is at the terminology section of the World music article...
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Personnel
- Joe Adducci – bass, vocals
- Jamey Barnard – drums
- Chris Grigoroff – guitar, vocals
- Scott TumaScott TumaScott Tuma is a musician from Chicago who is best known for having played guitar in the pioneering alt-country band Souled American. Since his departure from Souled American in the late 1990s Tuma has released three solo albums, performed and recorded with Chicago's Boxhead Ensemble, and...
– guitar - Bob Egan – pedal steel on "Tall Boy Blues", "She Broke My Heart"