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DeutschBerkeley to Bakersfield
| Berkeley to Bakersfield | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | December 9, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | October 2013 – August 2014 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, country, punk | |||
| Length | 70:54 | |||
| Label | 429 Records | |||
| Cracker chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 81/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| American Songwriter |  [3] |
| Popmatters | 8/10[4] |
| Robert Christgau | A–[5] |
Berkeley to Bakersfield is Cracker's ninth studio album, released on December 9, 2014 on 429 Records. The release is a double album and was the band's first studio album in five years. The Berkeley album is influenced by punk and garage, while the Bakersfield album leans toward the band's "California country" side.
Part of the album was recorded with the lineup of Cracker's heyday. Bassist Davey Faragher and drummer Michael Urbano were members of the band when its most successful album Kerosene Hat was recorded.[6]
Lead single "Waited My Whole Life" was released to radio in October 2014.[7]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Davey Faragher, Johnny Hickman, David Lowery, Michael Urbano except as noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Torches and Pitchforks" | 2:12 | |
| 2. | "March of the Billionaires" | 3:38 | |
| 3. | "Beautiful" | 3:03 | |
| 4. | "El Comandante" | 3:07 | |
| 5. | "El Cerrito" | 5:04 | |
| 6. | "Reaction" | 2:39 | |
| 7. | "You Got Yourself Into This" | 3:14 | |
| 8. | "Life in the Big City" | 3:53 | |
| 9. | "Waited My Whole Life" | Scooter Carusoe, Greg Lisher, Lowery | 4:14 |
| Total length: | 31:04 | ||
All tracks are written by David Lowery except as noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "California Country Boy" | Lowery, Trent Summar | 3:14 |
| 2. | "Almond Grove" | 4:36 | |
| 3. | "King of Bakersfield" | 4:57 | |
| 4. | "Tonight I Cross The Border" | 4:19 | |
| 5. | "Get On Down The Road" | 4:58 | |
| 6. | "I'm Sorry, Baby" | Faragher, Hickman, Lowery | 4:44 |
| 7. | "The San Bernardino Boy" | Hickman, Chris LeRoy | 2:58 |
| 8. | "When You Come Down" | 4:05 | |
| 9. | "Where Have Those Days Gone?" | Lowery, Matt Durant | 5:59 |
| Total length: | 39:50 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Album Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
- ^ Deming, Mark. "Berkeley to Bakersfield – Cracker". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ^ Horowitz, Hal (8 December 2014). "Cracker: Berkeley To Bakersfield". American Songwriter. ForASong Media, LLC. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ^ Pitter, Charles (9 December 2014). "Cracker: Berkeley to Bakersfield". Popmatters. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: Album: Cracker: Berkeley to Bakersfield". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 2017-08-06.
- ^ Bonfiglio, Jeremy. "Five questions with Cracker guitarist, co-founder Johnny Hickman". The News Dispatch. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^ "Cracker on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 2022-04-27.[user-generated source]