Train (album)

Train is the debut album from the American rock band Train, released in 1998. The album was self-produced for $25,000 and three singles from the album were released. The first single released, "Meet Virginia", peaked at No. 20 on the Billboard Hot 100. The second, "Free", was largely a hit on rock stations, and the third single from the album was "I Am". The album has been certified platinum by the RIAA.

Train
Studio album by Train
Released	February 24, 1998 (1998-02-24)
Genre	Rock roots rock
Length	56:38
Label	Aware Columbia
Producer	Train Curtis Mathewson
Train studio album chronology
Train (1998) Drops of Jupiter (2001)
Singles from Train
"Meet Virginia" Released: March 1998 "Free" Released: July 1998 "I Am" Released: October 19, 1999

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Track listing

All tracks are written by Train

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Meet Virginia"	4:00
2.	"I Am"	4:29
3.	"If You Leave"	3:29
4.	"Homesick"	4:39
5.	"Free"	3:58
6.	"Blind"	5:01
7.	"Eggplant"	3:11
8.	"Idaho"	4:57
9.	"Days"	4:39
10.	"Rat"	4:32
11.	"Swaying" (actually 3:11 long, followed by a minute of silence)	4:13
12.	"Train" (hidden track)	5:34
13.	"Heavy" (hidden track)	3:49

Original track listing

The original independent release, released on December 6, 1996, had a different track listing.

1. "I Am"
2. "Free"
3. "Homesick"
4. "Blind"
5. "Eggplant"
6. "Meet Virginia"
7. "Train"
8. "Rat"
9. "Swaying"
10. "Days"
11. "Idaho"
12. "Sorry For"
13. "The Highway" (hidden track)

Personnel

Train

• Pat Monahan – lead vocals, percussion
• Jimmy Stafford – lead guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
• Rob Hotchkiss – rhythm guitar, harmonica, backing vocals
• Charlie Colin – bass
• Scott Underwood – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

• Grandma E. Bishop – art design
• David Bryson – mixing
• Gary Cirimelli – mixing assistant
• Tommy Dougherty III – art direction
• Charlie Gillingham – piano, organ, mellotron
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Mike McHugh – engineer
• Curtis Mathewson – moog synthesizer, producer, melodica
• Nick DiDia – engineer
• Charles Quagliana – engineer
• Stephen Saper – authoring
• Richard Stutting – artwork, design, illustrations
• Train – producer
• Matt Wallace – producer, engineer, mixing on "If You Leave"
• Alan Yoshida – mastering
• Joel Zimmerman – art director

Charts

Chart performance for Train

Chart (1999)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	76

Certifications

Certifications for Train

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.