The Downward Road

The Downward Road
Studio album by The Pursuit of Happiness
Released	1993
Recorded	March 30 - June 19, 1992 at Sound City, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Rock
Length	51:43
Label	Mercury
Producer	Ed Stasium
The Pursuit of Happiness chronology
One Sided Story (1990) The Downward Road (1993) Where's the Bone? (1995)

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The Downward Road was the third album by Canadian power pop band The Pursuit of Happiness, released in 1993. The album cover has several versions with different coloured backgrounds (red, blue, yellow and others).

Track listing

All songs written by Moe Berg, except as noted.

1. "Downward Road (Intro)" (0:26) (Roebuck Staples)
2. "Cigarette Dangles" (2:32)
3. "Nobody But Me" (3:20)
4. "I'm Ashamed of Myself" (3:48)
5. "Pressing Lips" (3:33)
6. "In Her Dreams" (3:18)
7. "Downward Road" (Revisited)" (3:12)
8. "Heavy Metal Tears" (2:31)
9. "Bored of You" (3:18)
10. "Love Theme from TPOH" (3:29)
11. "Forbidden World" (4:03)
12. "But I Do" (4:23)
13. "Crashing Down" (3:47)
14. "Honeytime" (3:08)
15. "Villa in Portugal" (3:28) (Berg, Jules Shear)
16. "Terrified" (3:16)

Personnel

• Moe Berg - guitar, vocals
• Kris Abbott - vocals, guitar
• Brad Barker - bass
• Dave Gilby - drums

Additional musicians

• Paul McCandless - oboe solo (12)
• Rachel Oldfield - vocals
• Todd Rundgren - guitar solo (10)
• Ed Stasium - percussion