The Wayward Bus (album)

The Wayward Bus
Studio album by The Magnetic Fields
Released	1992 January 1994 (reissue)
Length	28:39
Label	PoPuP Merge Records (reissue) MRG075
The Magnetic Fields chronology
Distant Plastic Trees (1991) The Wayward Bus (1992) The House of Tomorrow (1992)

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The Wayward Bus is a 1992 album by The Magnetic Fields. It is the follow-up to the band's debut album, Distant Plastic Trees, and the last album to feature Susan Anway as lead vocalist. The album was reissued by Merge Records in 1994 as the second half of a double album compilation with Distant Plastic Trees. The title of the album is taken from the John Steinbeck novel of the same name.

The front cover was painted by Prefab Sprout's Wendy Smith.

Track listing

All tracks written by Stephin Merritt.

1. "When You Were My Baby" – 2:43
2. "The Saddest Story Ever Told" – 2:12
3. "Lovers from the Moon" – 2:52
4. "Candy" – 2:32
5. "Tokyo Á Go-Go" – 3:12
6. "Summer Lies" – 2:59
7. "Old Orchard Beach" – 2:54
8. "Jeremy" – 3:01
9. "Dancing in Your Eyes" – 2:56
10. "Suddenly There Is a Tidal Wave" – 3:18

Personnel

• Stephin Merritt – songwriting, instrumentation and production
• Susan Anway – vocals
• Johny Blood – tuba, horns
• Sam Davol – cello
• Claudia Gonson – cocktail drums
• Wendy Smith – album cover