On the Road (Traffic album)

1973 live album by Traffic

On the Road

Live album by

Traffic

Released| October 1973
Recorded| April 1973, Germany
Genre|

* Progressive rock
* jazz fusion
* jam rock

Length| 75:59
Label| Island
Producer| Chris Blackwell
Traffic chronology
| Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory
(1973)  | On the Road
(1973)  | When the Eagle Flies
(1974)

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On The Road is the second live album (two LPs on initial European releases; later reissued on one CD) by English rock band Traffic, released in 1973. Recorded live in Germany, it features the Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory band, with the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section of keyboardist Barry Beckett, bassist David Hood, and drummer Roger Hawkins.

The initial U.S. release of On the Road (Island/Capitol) was a single LP consisting of "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" (edited to 15:10), "Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory", "(Sometimes I Feel So) Uninspired", and "Light Up or Leave Me Alone".

The album reached number 40 in the UK[1] and number 29 in the USA.[2]

## Reception

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In their retrospective review, Allmusic praised the playing of Roger Hawkins, David Hood, and Barry Beckett, but condemned the album for both stretching the songs out for too long and failing to improve on the "lackluster" studio versions of the three songs from Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory.[3]

## Track listing

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Side oneNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Glad" / "Freedom Rider"| Steve Winwood / Winwood, Jim Capaldi| 20:49

Side twoNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Tragic Magic"| Chris Wood| 8:30
2.| "(Sometimes I Feel So) Uninspired"| Winwood, Capaldi| 10:20

Side threeNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory"| Winwood, Capaldi| 6:40
2.| "Light up or Leave Me Alone"| Capaldi| 10:30

Side fourNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys"| Winwood, Capaldi| 17:35

## U.S. & Canada LP track listing

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Side oneNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys"| Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi| 15:10
2.| "Shoot Out At The Fantasy Factory"| Winwood, Capaldi| 6:47

Side twoNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "(Sometimes I Feel So) Uninspired"| Winwood, Capaldi| 10:20
2.| "Light Up or Leave Me Alone"| Capaldi| 10:45

## Personnel

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* Steve Winwood – guitar, lead vocals (1, 3, 4, 6), piano
* Chris Wood – flute, saxophone
* Jim Capaldi – percussion, lead vocals (5), backing vocals, drums (4)
* Rebop Kwaku Baah – congas, percussion
* Barry Beckett – organ, piano
* David Hood – bass
* Roger Hawkins – drums

Production notes:

* Chris Blackwell – producer
* Brian Humphries – engineer
* Jimmy Johnson – mixing
* Jeff Willens – mastering
* Ann Borthwick – cover art
* Brian Cooke – photography

## Charts

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Chart (1973-1974)  | Peak
position

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Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[4] | 51
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[5] | 43
UK Albums (OCC)[6] | 29
US Billboard 200[7] | 29

## References

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1. ^ "Traffic in the UK Charts" Archived 2011-11-20 at the Wayback Machine, The Official Charts. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
2. ^ "Traffic in the USA Charts", Allmusic. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
3. ^ On the Road at AllMusic
4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 312\. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
5. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4976a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
6. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
7. ^ "Traffic Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2024.

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Traffic

* Steve Winwood
* Jim Capaldi
* Chris Wood
* Dave Mason

* Ric Grech
* Jim Gordon
* Rebop Kwaku Baah
* Roger Hawkins
* David Hood
* Barry Beckett
* Rosko Gee
* Randall Bramblett
* Michael McEvoy
* Walfredo Reyes Jr.

Studio albums|

* Mr. Fantasy
* Traffic
* Last Exit
* John Barleycorn Must Die
* The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys
* Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory
* When the Eagle Flies
* Far from Home

Live albums|

* Welcome to the Canteen
* On the Road
* The Last Great Traffic Jam

Compilations|

* Best of Traffic
* Gold

Songs|

* "Paper Sun"
* "Hole in My Shoe"
* "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush"
* "Dear Mr. Fantasy"
* "Feelin' Alright?"
* "John Barleycorn"
* "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys"

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