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.

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

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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]

Track listing

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Road 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

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Road
Additional personnel

References

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  1. ^ a b c Westergaard, Sean. Road – Road: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
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  • "Road (5) - Road". Discogs.