Strays (Junkhouse album)

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Strays
Studio album by
Released1993
GenreRock
Length56:26
LabelEpic/Sony
ProducerMalcolm Burn, Mike Roth, Gary Furniss, Junkhouse
Junkhouse chronology
Strays
(1993)
Birthday Boy
(1995)

Strays is the debut album by the Canadian rock band Junkhouse. It is the band's best-selling album, being certified Gold in Canada for selling 50,000 copies.[1]

The album was released in Japan.

Critical reception

AllMusic called the album "a more than solid first foray from one of Canada's hardest working ensembles."[2]

Track listing

  1. "Jesus Sings the Blues" (Tom Wilson, Junkhouse) – 5:46
  2. "Out of My Head" (Wilson, Memphis) – 3:45
  3. "Weight on Me Mama" (Wilson, Memphis) – 3:57
  4. "The Sky Is Falling" (Wilson, Douglas) – 3:06
  5. "Gimme the Love" (Junkhouse) – 3:15
  6. "Stone Horses" (Wilson, Junkhouse) – 4:15
  7. "Praying for the Rain" (Wilson, Junkhouse) – 3:04
  8. "Big Lake" (Wilson, Junkhouse, Malcolm Burn) – 5:20
  9. "This Old Man's Too Drunk to Drive" (Wilson) – 2:41
  10. "No Way Out of Love (The Rounder)" (Wilson, Memphis) – 4:11
  11. "Big Brown Turtle" (Wilson, Junkhouse) – 4:02
  12. "This Kitchen Feels Like Home" (Wilson, Tim Gibbons) – 3:57
  13. "The Buffalo Skinner" (Wilson) – 4:20
  14. "The Waiting" (Wilson) – 4:47

Personnel

  • Dan Achen – electric guitar, feedback, vocals
  • Ray Farrugia – drums, drums, drums, vocals, percussion
  • Russ Wilson – Big Bottom End, vocals
  • Tom Wilson – acoustic guitar, woops, wallops, vocals

Additional musicians

  • Malcolm Burn – Dulcimer, vocals, keyboards, percussion, impressions
  • Lisa Germano – violin, vocals
  • Mike Roth – acoustic guitar, percussion
  • Tim Gibbons – vocals, percussion

References

  1. ^ "Gold Platinum Database: Junkhouse – Strays". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved July 22, 2012.
  2. ^ "Strays Review by Roch Parisien". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 July 2024.