Lost Souls
Studio album by
The Raindogs
Released1990
RecordedThe Outpost, Stoughton, Massachusetts
GenreFolk rock, roots rock, Celtic
Length44:02
LabelAtco Records
ProducerPeter Henderson and Raindogs[1]
The Raindogs chronology
Lost Souls
(1990)		 Border Drive-In Theatre
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Calgary HeraldC[3]
Chicago Tribune[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

Lost Souls is the debut album by the folk/roots rock band the Raindogs, released in 1990 on Atco Records.[5][6] Written by lead singer Mark Cutler and presenting a hybrid roots rock sound with Celtic elements, Lost Souls drew critical attention but was not a commercial success.

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that "Lost Souls is perfectly played material and an interesting debut, but there's not enough personality to send this over the top."[2] The Los Angeles Times thought that the "lilting yet propulsive fiddle gusts, swirling through the basic guitar-rock architecture, give Raindogs both sweetness and bite."[7] The Orlando Sentinel deemed the album "a solid effort [on which] none of the songs really stood out."[8] The Washington Post called it "catchy but a little cautious."[9] The Rolling Stone Album Guide declared the album to be "a perfectly unremarkable example of foursquare folk-rock traditionalism."[4]

Track listing

(All tracks written by Mark Cutler)

  1. "I'm Not Scared" 3:23
  2. "May Your Heart Keep Beating" 3:50
  3. "Phantom Flame" 3:31
  4. "The Higher Road" 3:04
  5. "Too Many Stars" 3:19
  6. "Nobody's Getting Out" 3:18
  7. "Cry for Mercy" 3:37
  8. "Adventure" 3:04
  9. "This Is the Place" 3:57
  10. "Under the Rainbow" 3:59
  11. "I Believe" 4:17
  12. "Something Wouldn't Be the Same" 4:43

Personnel

Mark Cutler - lead vocals/guitar
Johnny Cunningham - fiddle/mandolin
Jim Reilly - drums
Darren Hill - bass
Emerson Torrey - guitar/vocals
Jim Fitting - harmonica
Gordon Beadle/Scott Shetler/Curtis Stone/Myanna Pontoppidan - horns
Richard Reed/Peter Henderson - keyboards
Cheryl Hodge - background vocals
Tony Cuffe - whistles
Sa Davies - percussion
Ralph Tufo - accordion

References

  1. 1 2 Caro, Mark (14 June 1990). "RaindogsLost Souls (Atco) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR)The Boston-based Raindogs, a..." chicagotribune.com.
  2. 1 2 "Lost Souls - Raindogs | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ↑ "February's reviews". Calgary Herald. Entertainment. 1 Mar 1990. p. F4.
  4. 1 2 The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 573–574.
  5. ↑ "Raindogs | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  6. ↑ "Here's a taste of different pop". Tampa Bay Times.
  7. ↑ "Raindogs' Mixed Pedigree : The Mixed-Breed Pedigree of Boston-Based Raindogs". Los Angeles Times. March 18, 1990.
  8. ↑ Gettelman, Parry (9 August 1991). "RAINDOGS". OrlandoSentinel.com.
  9. ↑ "ZEVON, RAINDOGS IN CITY OF STRANGERS". The Washington Post. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
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