On the Road to Freedom
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On the Road to Freedom is a 1973 album by Alvin Lee and Mylon LeFevre. Guest musicians include George Harrison, Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Mick Fleetwood and Ron Wood. It was recorded at Alvin Lee`s Space Studio in August 1973, apart from the song "So Sad", sessions for which took place at Harrison's Friar Park studio in nearby Henley-on-Thames.[1] The other standout tracks are "On the Road to Freedom", "Funny", "Carry My Load" and "Rockin' 'Til the Sun Goes Down".
[edit] Track listing
- "On the Road to Freedom" (Alvin Lee) - 4:13
- "The World is Changing (I Got a Woman Back in Georgia)" (Alvin Lee, Mylon LeFevre) - 2:45
- "So Sad (No Love of His Own)" (George Harrison) - 4:34
- "Fallen Angel" (Alvin Lee) - 3:20
- "Funny" (Alvin Lee) - 2:48
- "We Will Shine" (Mylon LeFevre) - 2:37
- "Carry My Load" (Alvin Lee) - 2:58
- "Lay Me Back" (Mylon LeFevre) - 2:53
- "Let 'Em Say What They Will" (Ron Wood) - 2:52
- "I Can't Take It" (Mylon LeFevre) - 2:51
- "Riffin'" (Alvin Lee, Mylon LeFevre) - 3:31
- "Rockin' 'Til the Sun Goes Down" (Alvin Lee, Mylon LeFevre) - 3:08
[edit] Personnel
- Alvin Lee - vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, bass, sitar
- Mylon LeFevre - vocals, 12-string acoustic guitar, bass, percussion, backing vocals
- George Harrison - dobro, acoustic guitar, bass, backing vocals (credited on the album as Hari Georgeson)
- Ron Wood - 12-string acoustic guitar, bass, drums
- Steve Winwood - piano
- Tim Hinkley - piano, organ, backing vocals
- Boz Burrell - bass, backing vocals
- Bob Black - steel guitar
- Andy Stein - fiddle
- Jim Capaldi - drums
- Reebop Kwaku Baah - congas
- Mick Fleetwood - drums
- Ian Wallace - drums
- Mike Patto - percussion, backing vocals
[edit] Production
- Producer: Alvin Lee
- Recording Engineer: Harold Burgon/Andy Jaworski
- Mixing: Alvin Lee
- Photography: Andy Jaworski/Roger Lowe
- Liner Notes: Chris Welch
[edit] References
- ^ Harry Castleman & Walter J. Podrazik, All Together Now: The First Complete Beatles Discography 1961−1975, Ballantine Books (New York, NY, 1976), p. 129.
