Arkansas Traveler (Michelle Shocked album)

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Arkansas Traveler
Arkansas Traveler cover
Studio album by Michelle Shocked
Released October 1991
Genre Folk rock
Length 36:27
Label Mercury Records
Professional reviews
Michelle Shocked chronology
Captain Swing
(1989)
Arkansas Traveler
(1991)
Kind Hearted Woman
(1994)

Arkansas Traveler is an alternative folk album released by Michelle Shocked in 1991. Her fourth album for Mercury Records, the songs focused around the roots of her music. The album included collaborations with several other artists, including Taj Mahal, The Band, and Uncle Tupelo.

[edit] Track listing

  1. 33 RPM Soul (4:10)
  2. Come a Long Way (4:43)
  3. Secret to a Long Life (3:50)
  4. Contest Coming (Cripple Creek) (3:35)
  5. Over the Waterfall (4:39)
  6. Shaking Hands (Soldier's Joy) (3:25)
  7. Jump Jim Crow (3:32)
  8. Hold Me Back (5:09)
  9. Strawberry Jam (4:33)
  10. Prodigal Daughter (Cotton Eyed Joe) (6:43)
  11. Blackberry Blossom (3:31)
  12. Weaving Way (2:57)
  13. Arkansas Traveler (4:20)
  14. Woody's Rag (2:51