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Travels (Jake Shimabukuro album)

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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]

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.

Track listing

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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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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

References

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  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.