Travels (Jake Shimabukuro album)

Travels is the eleventh solo album by Japanese-American ukulele virtuoso, Jake Shimabukuro. It was released on October 9, 2015, by Hitchhike Records. The album peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard World Albums chart and No. 11 on its Heatseekers Albums chart.

Travels
Studio album by
Jake Shimabukuro
ReleasedOctober 9, 2015 (2015-10-09)
Studio
  • Island Sound Studios
  • Studio 143
Genre
  • Pop/Rock
  • New Age
Length70:25
LabelHitchhike Records
Producer
  • Milan Bersota
  • Dean Taba
Jake Shimabukuro chronology
Grand Ukulele
(2012)
Travels
(2015)
Live in Japan
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jake Shimabukuro, unless otherwise noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Departure Suite, Pt. 1"
  • Jake Shimabukuro
  • Dean Taba
2:56
2."Train Ride" 3:45
3."Low Rider"
5:35
4."Travels" 6:09
5."Interlude 1" 0:48
6."Passport"
  • Jake Shimabukuro
  • Dean Taba
3:16
7."Hi'ilawe"Traditional2:26
8."Everything Is Better with You" 4:01
9."Departure Suite, Pts. 2-3" 3:17
10."Oama" 3:55
11."I'll Be There"4:33
12."Haven't We Been Here Before?"
  • Jake Shimabukuro
  • Dean Taba
3:00
13."Interlude 2"Dean Taba1:16
14."Kawika"Traditional5:38
15."Red-Eye" 3:15
16."Ichigo Ichie" 5:25
17."Dinner & a Movie" 5:35
Total length:70:25

Musicians

  • Jake Shimabukuro – baritone ukulele, clapping, ukulele, vocals
  • Del Beazley – guitar, vocals
  • Michael Grande – keyboards, clapping
  • Chris Kamaka – upright bass, vocals
  • Noel Okimoto – drums, marimba, percussion, vibraphone, clapping
  • Jeff Richman – guitar
  • Dean Taba – bass, clapping
  • Sharene Taba – harp
  • Bryan Tolentino – ukulele, vocals
  • Asa Young – 12 string guitar, vocals
  • Chae Choe – clapping
  • Yukari Takai – clapping
  • Van Fletcher – clapping

Production

  • Milan Bersota – Producer, Engineer, Mixing Engineer
  • Dean Taba – Producer
  • John Baldwin – Mastering Engineer
  • Paul Grosso – Art Direction, Design
  • Carl Dunn – Photography
  • Chae Choe – Assistant Engineer
  • Yukari Takai – Management
  • Van Fletcher – Management

Track information and credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[2]

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
US World Albums (Billboard)[3] 2
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[4] 11

References

  1. Monger, Timothy. Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  2. Travels (liner notes). Jake Shimabukuro. Hitchhike Records. 2015. EOM-CD-5262.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. "Jake Shimabukuro Chart History (World Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  4. "Jake Shimabukuro Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
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