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.
| Road | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio album by | |
| Released | 1972 |
| Recorded | March 1972 |
| Studio | Record Plant Studios, Los Angeles, California |
| Genre | Hard rock, psychedelic rock[1] |
| Length | 39:44 |
| Label | Natural Resources, Rare Earth |
| Producer | Road, Tom Wilson, Murray Roman (exec.) |
Reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
In a review for AllMusic, critic Sean Westergaard criticised the performances of each musician, as well as the 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
edit| 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
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- 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
edit- ^ a b c Westergaard, Sean. Road – Road: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 15, 2023.