Road (Road album)

1972 studio album by Road

Road

Studio album by

Road

Released| 1972 (1972)
Recorded| March 1972 (1972-03)
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.)

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

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Professional ratingsReview 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]

Nevertheless, as of 2024, copies have sold on Discogs.com for as high as $100.

## Track listing

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Road track listingNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Lead vocalist| Length

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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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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

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1. ^ a b c Westergaard, Sean. Road – Road: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 15, 2023.

## External links

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* "Road (5) - Road". Discogs.

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