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Road
Studio album by
Released1972 (1972)
RecordedMarch 1972 (1972-03)
StudioRecord Plant Studios, Los Angeles, CA
GenreHard rock, psychedelic rock[1][2]
Length39:44
LabelNatural Resources, Rare Earth
ProducerRoad, Tom Wilson, Murray Roman (exec.)

Road is the debut self-titled studio album by American hard rock group Road. Released in 1972, it was the only album to be released by the band, who split up 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. (The Fat Mattress version has since appeared on the complete works package The Black Sheep of the Family: The Anthology, on which it is incorrectly listed as "Little Girl in White".)

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
allmusic [3]

In a review for allmusic, critic Sean Westergaard criticised the performances of each musician, as well as the songwriting and production quality, and summarized the album as "little more than warmed-up post-Hendrix hard rock, heavy on the wah pedal."[3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalistLength
1."I'm Trying"Rod RichardsRichards6:33
2."I'm Going Down to the Country"Noel ReddingRedding2:42
3."Mushroom Man"Richards, Leslie SampsonSampson4:08
4."Man Dressed in Red"ReddingRedding7:00
5."Spaceship Earth"RichardsRichards3:28
6."My Friends"ReddingRedding6:17
7."Road"RichardsRichards9:29

Personnel

Road
Additional personnel

References