TRAVIS DISCOGRAPHY & VIDEOS

1.Good Feeling (1997); 2.The Man Who (1999); 3.The Invisible Band (2001) 4. 12 Memories (2003); 5.The Boy With No Name (2007); 6.Ode to J. Smith (2008)






Good Feeling
Released September 26, 1997, Length 48:59, Label Independiente

1.All I Want to Do Is Rock 3:52
2.U16 Girls 4:00

3.The Line Is Fine 4:04

4.Good Day to Die 3:17

5.Good Feeling 3:24

6.Midsummer Nights Dreamin 3:54

7.Tied to the 90's 3:08

8.I Love You Anyways 5:30

9.Happy 4:15

10.More Than Us 3:56

11.Falling Down 4:17

12.Funny Thing 5:22

Good Feeling is the debut album from Scottish alternative rock band Travis. 

The album was originally released on September 26, 1997, on Independiente Records. In April 1998, the album was re-released, with the only differences being new album artwork and a slightly-tweaked version of "More Than Us". 

The album itself has a much more up-beat and 'rockier' sound than their subsequent releases, however, is regarded as one of their best.

The Man Who

 Released May 24, 1999, Length 47:33, Label Independiente

1.Writing to Reach You 3:41

2.The Fear 4:12

3.As You Are 4:14

4.Driftwood 3:33

5.The Last Laugh of the Laughter 4:20

6.Turn 4:24

7.Why Does It Always Rain on Me? 4:25

8.Luv 4:55

9.She's So Strange 3:15

10.Slide Show 3:06

11.Blue Flashing Light (Hidden Track) 3:43

The Man Who is the second studio album from the Scottish indie pop band Travis. The album was released on 24 May 1999, becoming the album that gave the band international recognition. The album peaked at #1 in the UK and #8 in Australia. It was later released in the United States in Early 2000. The album won two BRIT Awards in 2000 for the categories of "Best Album" and "Best Newcomer".

The album was dedicated to Stanley Kubrick. The album became the bestselling album in the UK in 1999, selling more than 2.7 million copies. 

The title of the album makes reference to an Oliver Sacks book,The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat. In 2006, Q Magazine' rated the album as the 70th greatest album of all time. The album has recently been nominated for best album of the last 30 years, but lost to Oasis's "(What's The Story) Morning Glory?".

The Invisible Band

Released, Length, Label

1.Sing  3:48
2.Dear Diary 2:57

3.Side  3:59

4.Pipe Dreams  4:05

5.Flowers in the Window 3:41

6.The Cage  3:05

7.Safe  4:23

8.Follow the Light  3:08

9.Last Train 3:16

10.Afterglow 4:05

11.Indefinitely  3:52

12.The Humpty Dumpty Love Song 5:02

The Invisible Band is the third studio album from Scottish indie pop band Travis. The album was released on June 11, 2001. The title of the album makes reference to the band's feelings regarding 'music being more important than the band making it'. Band frontman Fran stated in an interview that the album's title referred to the band's status in 'having famous songs, but not being famous themselves'. The album spent four weeks at the top of the UK Albums Chart, selling more copies in that time than The Man Who managed in half a year.

Reviews

Q Magazine said of the album, "While the wheel remains un-reinvented, The Invisible Band finds its mark with unerring accuracy". While Launch also said of the album, "Songs like the stirring "Side", the delicate "Dear Diary", and the glistening "Follow The Light" are among the best and most fully crafted of Fran Healy's short but accomplished writing career". Leonard's Lair fully reviewed the album, claiming that, "Along with Coldplay's 'Parachutes', 'The Man Who' slowly became one of the ubiquitous releases at the turn of the century. 

Yet although the likes of 'Turn' and 'Driftwood' were undeniably easy on the ear paradigms for thoughtful indie/adult rock, they seemed to lack any kind of edge to go further particularly on the unremarkable 'Why Does It Always Rain On Me?' which was in danger of becoming their musical albatross. It seems as they have never been away but the follow-up release signifies their intention to become known as an albums band. The singles thus far, 'Sing' and 'Side', both feature hypnotic tunes courtesy mainly of Andy Dunlop's fine guitar work; the former is hopeful and joyous whilst the latter is steeped in melancholy. Further exposure to the album unveils a remarkably consistent level of songwriting with the unassuming-looking Dunlop always able to turn guitar and even banjo into memorable verses and choruses whilst Fran Healy sensibly never over-reaches in his successful quest for the yearning vocal. It's easy to imagine that the earnest, yet brilliant, likes of 'The Last Train' and 'Pipe Dreams' might alienate former fans but Travis are clearly above turning into victims of their own success. As an exercise in how modern rock should sound like, 'The Invisible Band' will take some beating".

12 Memories

Released October 11, 2003, Length 45:00, Label Independiente/Epic

1.Quicksand 2:39

2.The Beautiful Occupation 3:45

3.Re-Offender 3:48

4.Peace the Fuck Out 2:55

5.How Many Hearts 4:46

6.Paperclips 3:36

7.Somewhere Else 3:13

8.Love Will Come Through 3:40

9.Mid-Life Krysis 3:39

10.Happy To Hang Around 3:34

11.Walking Down the Hill 3:53

12 Memories is the fourth studio album from Scottish indie rock band Travis. The album was released on October 11, 2003. In comparison, the album is a much more mature and lyrically darker album, focusing on issues such as the 2003 Iraq invasion, politicians, psychological crisis and domestic abuse. Musically, 12 Memories has embraced use of distorted guitars and a more electronic, rockier and even trip-hop style. Three singles were released from the album - "Re-Offender", a track that deals with domestic abuse, "The Beautiful Occupation", a song which was inspired by the invasion of Iraq by US and coalition forces in 2003, and "Love Will Come Through", a more traditional Travis song, which was later featured in a marketing campaign by the Post Office.

The album entered the UK charts at #3. "The Beautiful Occupation" was their first single to miss the top 40, charting at #48, though the following single, the fan favourite "Love Will Come Through", only fared slightly better, charting at #28.

Whilst being titled 12 Memories, there is only eleven tracks on the album, each one of these a "memory". The "twelth memory" is actually a hidden track entitled "Some Sad Song" which plays after silence frollowing the last track. The album cover is somewhat similar to the album covers for The Beatles's Let it Be and U2's Pop.

The Boy with No Name

Released May 7, 2007, Length 56:54 , Label Independiente/Epic

1. 3 Times and You Lose 4:14

2. Selfish Jean 4:00

3. Closer 4:00

4. Big Chair 4:07

5. Battleships 4:11

6. Eyes Wide Open 2:59

7. My Eyes 4:08

8. One Night 4:00

9. Under the Moonlight  4:00

10. Out in Space 3:35

11. Colder  4:06

12. New Amsterdam 2:37

13. Say Hello (Hidden Track)  3:33

The Boy With No Name is the fifth studio album from Scottish Indie pop band Travis. The album was released on May 7, 2007. The album sold over 442,900 copies worldwide.

Background

The name of the album came about when lead singer Fran Healy and his partner Nora were deciding on a name for their newly born son. During this time, he sent a photo of his son to friend by email and labeled the photo "The Boy with No Name". Healy revealed this on The Chris Moyles Show during an interview. Healy has also revealed in pre-album release performances that some tracks are influenced by his developing family status, such as "My Eyes" being about his new son or "Battleships" referring to ups and downs of relationships. Travis dedicated this album to the Abbey Road Studios chief master engineer Chris Blair and British world champion rally driver Richard Burns, who died of a brain tumour at the age of 34 in 2005. During recording the band discovered they were nearby British band Feeder in the same studio both in different recording rooms. Feeder were recording what would be their fifth studio album Pushing the Senses. It soon occurred that Fran and Dougie helped out Feeder with some recording of the album; their voices appeared as backing vocals for the final chorus of the track "Tumble and Fall" and was its first single. The track "Under the Moonlight" features Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall's vocals.

Release and Promotion

The Boy with No Name entered at #4 on the UK Album Charts and #1 on the UK iTunes charts. In the U.S., the album debuted at number 58 on the Billboard 200, selling 12,000 copies in its first week. It received generally positive reviews from mainstream sources and critical reviews from more alternative sources. The album went gold in the UK. "Closer" was released as the first single from the album in the United Kingdom on 23 April 2007, and peaked at #10 in the UK Singles Chart (see 2007 in British music). Second single "Selfish Jean" made #30. The final single, "My Eyes", reached #60 - their lowest chart placing during their career at the time. The full album was available to purchase at the Virgin Megastore at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in California over the weekend of 27 April 2007–29 April 2007.

Ode to J. Smith

Released September 29, 2008, Length 36:35, Label Red Telephone Box/ Fontana

1.Chinese Blues 3:46

2.J. Smith 3:04

3.Something Anything 2:22

4.Long Way Down 2:39

5.Broken Mirror 3:12

6.Last Words 4:11

7.Quite Free 4:00

8.Get Up 3:13

9.Friends 3:24

10.Song to Self 3:46

11.Before You Were Young 3:19

12.Sarah" (Japanese Bonus Track) 4:26

Ode to J. Smith is the sixth studio album by Scottish alternative rock band Travis, released on 29 September 2008 in the United Kingdom and received generally positive reviews. The album was released in the United States on 4 November 2008. The first single from the album, "Something Anything", was released on 15 September, and despite being generally well received by Travis fans gained very little airplay.

Ode to J. Smith entered the UK Album Chart at #20, and spent 3 weeks on the chart. The album peaked at #122 on the Billboard 200. In the December 2008 issue of Q Magazine, Ode to J Smith appeared at number 28 on a list of the Readers' Best Albums Of 2008.

Background

The band announced in December 2007 that a short tour was planned for February 2008, with only five dates in different small club venues around the UK. Shortly after, they would start recording their sixth studio album. Singer/songwriter Fran Healy said he would like to record the entire album in two weeks, having been inspired by the speed and simplicity of their recent recording session with Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick while participating in a BBC programme celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album. The band road-tested the new material in their February 2008 club shows. It was announced in February 2008 that Travis have left Independiente Records as they had "come to the end of our deal and decided to go as it was time to start afresh", according to Healy. The band recorded the album at RAK Studios in London for two weeks between February and March. Afterward, Healy went to mix the record in New York between March and April. The cover image of the eye is an exact copy of a design by Omnific created for an early 1980s Penguin Books edition of the Roald Dahl short story collection, Someone Like You. Fran Healy announced on the band's official website, that 1000 copies of the song "J. Smith" had been pressed and would be available to buy as an EP called J. Smith EP, along with two other new songs, from 30 June 2008. However, Healy confirmed that the EP would not be the 'official' first single from the album, which was "Something Anything". The EP was released on 'Red Telephone Box Records', which was the label Travis set up to release their first EP "All I Want to Do Is Rock" 12 years previously.