Road (Road album)
| Road | |
|---|---|
Tom Wilson, Murray Roman (exec. ) |
Road is the only
studio album by American hard rock band Road. Released in 1972, and split up at the same year. The song "My Friends" was originally recorded by bassist Noel Redding's previous band, Fat Mattress
, but went unreleased at the time, making the Road version the first published recording of the song.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
In a review for
songwriting and production quality, summarizing the album as "little more than warmed-up post-Hendrix hard rock, heavy on the wah pedal."[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocalist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I'm Trying" | Rod Richards | Richards | 6:33 |
| 2. | "I'm Going Down to the Country" | Noel Redding | Redding | 2:42 |
| 3. | "Mushroom Man" | Richards, Leslie Sampson | Sampson | 4:08 |
| 4. | "Man Dressed in Red" | Redding | Redding | 7:00 |
| 5. | "Spaceship Earth" | Richards | Richards | 3:28 |
| 6. | "My Friends" | Redding | Redding | 6:17 |
| 7. | "Road" | Richards | Richards | 9:29 |
Personnel
- Road
- Noel Redding – bass, vocals, production
- Rod Richards – guitar, vocals, artwork, production
- Leslie Sampson – drums, vocals, percussion, production
- Additional personnel
- Murray Roman – executive production
- Tom Wilson– production
- Bob Hughes – engineering
- Doug Graves – engineering assistance
- Rod Dyer – graphic design
- Ron Raffaelli – photography
References
- ^ AllMusic. Retrieved August 15, 2023.