Train got a little bit of a shakeup once Jimmy Stafford left the band in the wake of Train Does Led Zeppelin II.
Stafford's departure means Train is the Pat Monahan show, a move that doesn't necessarily result in a radical musical makeover on a girl a bottle a boat.
Recorded in the months after the proudly retro Train Does Led Zeppelin II, a girl a bottle a boat bears no traces of hard rock whatsoever.
Instead, Train dip into a variety of old pop styles, re-appropriating Hoagy Carmichael and Frank Loesser's old standard "Heart and Soul" for the proudly goofy "Play That Song," building "Valentine" on the bones of doo wop, and dressing "Loverman" in girl group accessories.
Such colorful flourishes are not isolated.
Despite such song titles as "The News," "Working Girl," "What Good Is Saturday," and "Lost and Found," a girl a bottle a boat is an exuberant album, a celebration of everything that makes Train such a corny band.
The hooks are big, the production is so glossy that it shines, and it's so cheerful it's bound to irritate anybody who isn't on the band's wavelength.
If you're with them, though, a girl a bottle a boat is a good time because of its eagerness to please.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drink UpPat Monahan, Priscilla Renea | Train | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 2 | Play That SongHoagy Carmichael, William Larsen, Pat Monahan | Train | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 3 | The NewsJulian Moga, Marius Moga, Pat Monahan, August Rigo, Jake Sinclair | Train | Play | 03:16 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 4 | LotteryMichael Deller, Andrew Greene, William Larsen, Pat Monahan, Jake Sinclair | Train | Play | 02:34 | 5 MB | 17 MB |
| 5 | Working GirlIlsey Juber, William Larsen, Pat Monahan | Train | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 6 | Silver DollarAjay Bhattacharya, Pat Monahan, Jake Sinclair | Train | Play | 03:01 | 6 MB | 22 MB |
| 7 | ValentineWilliam Larsen, Pat Monahan | Train | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 25 MB |
| 8 | What Good Is SaturdayPat Monahan, Suzy Shinn, Jake Sinclair | Train | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 9 | LovermanRon "Neff U" Feemstar, Pat Monahan, Priscilla Renea | Train | Play | 02:41 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 10 | Lost and FoundWilliam Larsen, Pat Monahan | Train | Play | 03:28 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 11 | You Better BelieveWilliam Larsen, Pat Monahan | Train | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 37 mins | 85 MB | |||||
| 37 mins | 267 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerry Becker | Guitar, Keyboards |
| 2 | Ajay Bhattacharya | Composer, Producer |
| 3 | Hoagy Carmichael | Composer |
| 4 | Taylor Carroll | Engineer |
| 5 | Michael Deller | Composer |
| 6 | Mark Endert | Mixing |
| 7 | Celso Estrada | Engineer |
| 8 | Ron "Neff U" Feemstar | Additional Production, Composer, Keyboards, Producer |
| 9 | Andrew Greene | Composer |
| 10 | Ted Jensen | Mastering |
| 11 | Doug Johnson | Mixing Assistant |
| 12 | Ilsey Juber | Composer, Vocals |
| 13 | William Larsen | Bass, Composer, Engineer, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Producer, Programming |
| 14 | Hector Maldonado | Bass |
| 15 | Luis Maldonado | Guitar |
| 16 | Julian Moga | Composer |
| 17 | Marius Moga | Composer |
| 18 | Pat Monahan | Composer, Vocals |
| 19 | Priscilla Renea | Composer, Featured Artist |
| 20 | August Rigo | Composer |
| 21 | Max Schneider | Vocals |
| 22 | Suzy Shinn | Additional Production, Composer, Engineer, Vocals |
| 23 | Drew Shoals | Drums |
| 24 | Jake Sinclair | Additional Production, Bass, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Producer, Vocals (Background) |
| 25 | Train | Primary Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |