A Hard Road
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A Hard Road
- Artist: John Mayall and the Blues Breakers
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- Release Date: 1967
- Total Time: 37:16
- Genre: Rock
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Eric Clapton is usually thought of as John Mayall's most important right-hand man, but the case could also be made for his successor, Peter Green. The future Fleetwood Mac founder leaves a strong stamp on his only album with the Bluesbreakers, singing a few tracks and writing a couple, including the devastating instrumental "Supernatural." Green's use of thick sustain on this track clearly pointed the way to his use of guitar riffs with elongated, slithery tones on Fleetwood Mac's "Albatross" and "Black Magic Woman," as well as anticipating some aspects of Carlos Santana's style. Mayall acquits himself fairly well on this mostly original set (with occasional guest horns), though some of the material is fairly mundane. Highlights include the uncharacteristically rambunctious "Leaping Christine" and the cover of Freddie King's "Someday After a While (You'll Be Sorry)." ~ Richie Unterberger, Rovi| A Hard Rain's a Gonna Fall (Album by Edie Brickell) | |
| A Hard Road [Bonus Tracks] (1967 Album by John Mayall and the Blues Breakers) |
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| Studio album by John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers | ||||
| Released | 17 February 1967[1] | |||
| Recorded | 11, 12, 19 & 24 October; 11 November 1966 at Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London, England[2] | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 37:13 (original) 79:22 (2006 reissue) |
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| Label |  Decca London |
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| Producer | Mike Vernon | |||
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A Hard Road is a 1967 electric blues album recorded by John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers featuring Peter Green on lead guitar, John McVie on bass, Aynsley Dunbar on drums and John Almond. Tracks 5, 7 and 13 feature the horn section of Alan Skidmore and Ray Warleigh. Peter Green sings lead vocals on "You Don't Love Me" and "The Same Way." The notable instrumental track "The Supernatural", a guitar improvisation in the key of D minor, has much in common with Peter Green's later hit composition "Black Magic Woman".
The album reached #8 on the U.K. Album Charts which is Mayall's third biggest chart next to "Bare Wires" and "Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton" which reached #3 and #6, respectively.[4]
The cover art and the original LP sleeve design are by Mayall. In 2003 and 2006 two different expanded versions of the album were released.
Track listing
All songs by John Mayall except as noted
- Side one
- "A Hard Road" – 3:12
- "It's Over" – 2:51
- "You Don't Love Me" (Willie Cobbs) – 2:50
- "The Stumble" (Freddie King, Sonny Thompson) – 2:54
- "Another Kinda Love" – 3:06
- "Hit The Highway" – 2:17
- "Leaping Christine" – 2:25
- Side two
- "Dust My Blues" (Elmore James, Joe Josea) – 2:50
- "There's Always Work" – 1:38
- "The Same Way" (Peter Green) – 2:11
- "The Supernatural" (Green) – 2:57
- "Top Of The Hill" – 2:40
- "Someday After A While (You'll Be Sorry)" (King, Thompson) – 3:02
- "Living Alone" – 2:23
- 2003 Expanded version
1-14 Original album tracks (as above)
- Evil Woman Blues (Green)- 4:05
- All My Life (Robinson)- 4:25
- Ridin' on the L&N (Burley, Hampton)-2:32
- Little by Little (London, Wells)- 2:47
- Eagle Eye – 2:52
- Looking Back (Watson)- 2:37
- So Many Roads (Paul) 4:47
- Sitting in the Rain - 2:59
- Out of Reach (Green)- 4:44
- Mama Talk to Your Daughter (Atkins, Lenoir)-2:39
- Alabama Blues (Lenoir) 2:31
- Curly (Green) – 4:51
- Rubber Duck (Dunbar, Green)-4:00
- Greeny (Green) 3:56
- Missing You (Green) 1:59
- Please Don't Tell- 2:29
- Your Funeral and My Trial (Williamson) – 3:56
- "Double Trouble" (Rush)- 3:22
- "It Hurts Me Too" (London) 2:57
- Jenny - 4:38
- Picture on the Wall - 3:03
- First Time Alone – 5:00
The Additional material is: 15 from Raw Blues; 16-19 from the EP with P. Butterfield; 20-22 & 30-35 from Looking back; 23-26 &28-31 from Thru the years; 27 from the B-side of a single; 36 from Laurel Canyon
2006 UK Expanded version (1CD/28 tracks, 4 unreleased)
1-14 Original album tracks (as above)
- Looking Back (Watson)- 2:37
- So Many Roads (Paul) -4:47
- Mama, Talk To Your Daughter (Atkins, Lenoir)-2:39
- Alabama Blues (Lenoir)- 2:31
- All My Life
- Ridin' On The L And N (Burley, Hampton)-2:32
- Eagle Eye – 2:52
- Little By Little
- Sitting In The Rain 2:59
- Out Of Reach (Green)- 4:44
- No More Tears
- Ridin' On The L And N (Burley, Hampton)
- Sitting In The Rain
- Leaping Christine
The previously unreleased tracks 25-28 are from the BBC Sessions; 19-22 are from the EP with P. Butterfield; 17-18, 24 from Thru the years; 15-16, 23 from Looking Back
Personnel
- Original Album[1]
- John Mayall – vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano, organ
- Peter Green – guitar, vocals
- John McVie – bass
- Hughie Flint, Aynsley Dunbar – drums
- John Almond, Alan Skidmore – Saxophones
- Ray Warleigh – Wind instruments
- 2003 Expanded[5]
Same as above with the addition of:
- Colin Allen – Drums
- Paul Butterfield – Harmonica, vocals
- Mick Fleetwood – Drums
- Henry Lowther – Trumpet
- Nick Newell – Saxophone
- Production
- Produced by Mike Vernon
- Recording Engineer : Gus Dudgeon
References
- ^ a b A Hard Road at Allmusic
- ^ "John Mayall And The Bluesbreakers* - A Hard Road (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2011-05-15. http://www.discogs.com/John-Mayall-The-Bluesbreakers-A-Hard-Road/release/775178. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
- ^ Unterberger, Richie. A Hard Road at Allmusic
- ^ http://www.everyhit.com/ Type in "John Mayall" under "Name of Artist".
- ^ A Hard Road at Allmusic
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