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Autopilot (album)

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Autopilot
Studio album by
Released1994
GenreAlternative rock
LabelWhat Are Records?[1]
ProducerWalt Beery
The Samples chronology
The Last Drag
(1993)
Autopilot
(1994)
Outpost
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[4]

Autopilot is the fourth studio album by Boulder, Colorado band The Samples, released in 1994.[5]

Production

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The album was recorded in Boulder, and mixed, in part, at Pinnacle Studios, in Orem, Utah.[6]

Critical reception

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Trouser Press wrote that "even four albums on, there’s still that Sting/Police thing: 'Dinosaur Bones' could have appeared on Synchronicity, while 'As Tears Fall' sounds like a slowed-down version of 'If You Love Somebody Set Them Free.'"[7]

Track listing

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All songs written by Sean Kelly, except where noted.

  1. "As Tears Fall"
  2. "Madmen"
  3. "Weight Of The World"
  4. "Water Rush" (Jeep MacNichol)
  5. "Only To You" (Andy Sheldon)
  6. "Seasons In The City" (Kelly, Al Laughlin)
  7. "The Hunt" (Andy Sheldon)
  8. "Finest Role"
  9. "Who Am I?"
  10. "Dinosaur Bones"
  11. "Buffalo Herds & Windmills"

Personnel

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  • Sean Kelly: Vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
  • Andy Sheldon: Bass, vocals
  • Al Laughlin: Keyboards
  • Boyd Tinsley: Violin
  • Jeep MacNichol: Drums, percussion, drum programming

References

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  1. ^ "MCA Tries Samples". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 22, 1996 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Autopilot - The Samples | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 237.
  4. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 978.
  5. ^ "The Samples | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  6. ^ "SAMPLES TO KICK OFF TRIP WITH S.L. PROGRAM". Deseret News. September 9, 1994.
  7. ^ "Samples". Trouser Press. Retrieved 30 December 2020.