Released 17 February 1967 Release date 17 February 1967 Label London Records | A Hard Road
(1967) Crusade
(1967) Producer Mike Vernon Genres Blues, Blues rock | |
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Recorded 11, 12, 19 & 24 October; 11 November 1966 Studio Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London, England Length 37:13 (original)
79:22 (2006 reissue) Artist John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers Similar Bare Wires, Blues Breakers with Eric, Blues from Laurel Canyon, Looking Back, The Turning Point | ||
A Hard Road is the third album (and second studio album) recorded by John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers released in 1967. It features Peter Green on lead guitar, John McVie on bass, Aynsley Dunbar on drums and John Almond. Tracks 5, 7 and 13 feature the horn section of Alan Skidmore and Ray Warleigh. Peter Green sings lead vocals on "You Don't Love Me" and "The Same Way".
Contents
The album reached #8 on the UK album charts which is Mayall's third biggest chart next to Bare Wires and Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton which reached #3 and #6, respectively.
The cover art and the original LP sleeve design are by Mayall. In 2003 and 2006 two different expanded versions of the album were released.
John mayall the bluesbreakers a hard road
Track listing
All songs by John Mayall except as noted
- "A Hard Road" – 3:12
- "It's Over" – 2:51
- "You Don't Love Me" (Willie Cobbs) – 2:50
- "The Stumble" (Freddie King, Sonny Thompson) – 2:54
- "Another Kinda Love" – 3:06
- "Hit the Highway" – 2:17
- "Leaping Christine" – 2:25
- "Dust My Blues" (Elmore James, Joe Josea) – 2:50
- "There's Always Work" – 1:38
- "The Same Way" (Peter Green) – 2:11
- "The Supernatural" (Green) – 2:57
- "Top of the Hill" – 2:40
- "Someday After a While (You'll Be Sorry)" (King, Thompson) – 3:02
- "Living Alone" – 2:23
2003 expanded version (2CD/36 tracks)
1-14 Original album tracks (as above)
The additional material is: 15 from Raw Blues; 16-19 from the EP with Paul Butterfield; 20-22 and 32-35 from Looking Back; 23-26 and 28-31 from Thru The Years; 27 from the B-side of "Curly" single; 36 from Blues From Laurel Canyon
2006 UK expanded version (1CD/28 tracks, 4 unreleased)
1-14 Original album tracks (as above)
The previously unreleased tracks 15-16, 23 from Looking Back; 17-18, 24 from Thru The Years; 19-22 are from the EP with Paul Butterfield; 25-28 are from BBC sessions
Personnel
Same as above with the addition of:
Songs
1A Hard Road3:14
2It’s Over2:51
3You Don’t Love Me2:51