A Hard Road by John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers - DeepRiffs

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Eric Clapton is usually thought of as John Mayall's most important right-hand man, but the case could also be made for his successor, Peter Green. The future Fleetwood Mac founder leaves a strong stamp on his only album with the Bluesbreakers, singing a few tracks and writing a couple, including the devastating instrumental "Supernatural." Green's use of thick sustain on this track clearly pointed the way to his use of guitar riffs with elongated, slithery tones on Fleetwood Mac's "Albatross" and "Black Magic Woman," as well as anticipating some aspects of Carlos Santana's style. Mayall acquits himself fairly well on this mostly original set (with occasional guest horns), though some of the material is fairly mundane. Highlights include the uncharacteristically rambunctious "Leaping Christine" and the cover of Freddie King's "Someday After a While (You'll Be Sorry)."
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1. A Hard Road

by Various Interprets

Primary Artist: John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers; Main Performer
Composer: John Mayall; Composer
Producer: Mike Vernon; Production
Composer Lyricist: John Mayall; Other

2. It's Over

by Various Interprets

Primary Artist: John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers; Main Performer
Composer: John Mayall; Composer
Producer: Mike Vernon; Production
Composer Lyricist: John Mayall; Other

3. You Don't Love Me

by Various Interprets

Primary Artist: John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers; Main Performer
Composer: Willie. C. Cobbs; Composer
Producer: Mike Vernon; Production
Composer Lyricist: Willie C Cobbs; Other

4. The Stumble

by Various Interprets

Primary Artist: John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers; Main Performer
Composer: Freddie King
Sonny Thompson; Composer
Producer: Mike Vernon; Production
Composer Lyricist: Sonny Thompson
Freddy King; Other

5. Another Kinda Love

by Various Interprets

Primary Artist: John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers; Main Performer
Composer: John Mayall; Composer
Producer: Mike Vernon; Production
Composer Lyricist: John Mayall; Other

6. Hit The Highway

by Various Interprets

Primary Artist: John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers; Main Performer
Composer: John Mayall; Composer
Producer: Mike Vernon; Production
Composer Lyricist: John Mayall; Other

7. Leaping Christine

by Various Interprets

Primary Artist: John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers; Main Performer
Composer: John Mayall; Composer
Producer: Mike Vernon; Production
Composer Lyricist: John Mayall; Other

8. Dust My Blues

by Various Interprets

Primary Artist: John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers; Main Performer
Composer: Elmore James
Joe Bihari; Composer
Producer: Mike Vernon; Production
Composer Lyricist: Elmore James
Joe Bihari; Other

9. There's Always Work

by Various Interprets

Primary Artist: John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers; Main Performer
Composer: John Mayall; Composer
Producer: Mike Vernon; Production
Composer Lyricist: John Mayall; Other

10. The Same Way

by Various Interprets

Primary Artist: John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers; Main Performer
Composer: Peter Green; Composer
Producer: Mike Vernon; Production
Composer Lyricist: Peter Green; Other

11. The Super-Natural

by Various Interprets

Bass Guitar: John Mcvie; Performer
Primary Artist: John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers; Main Performer
Drums: Aynsley Dunbar; Performer
Guitar: Peter Green
John Mayall; Performer
Harmonica: Peter Green
John Mayall; Performer
Organ: John Mayall; Performer
Performer: John Mcvie
Peter Green
Aynsley Dunbar
John Mayall; Performer
Piano: John Mayall; Performer
Vocals: Peter Green
John Mayall; Performer
Composer: Peter Green; Composer
Engineer: Gus Dudgeon; Production
Producer: Mike Vernon; Production
Studio Personnel: Gus Dudgeon; Production
Composer Lyricist: Peter Green; Other

12. Top Of The Hill

by Various Interprets

Primary Artist: John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers; Main Performer
Composer: John Mayall; Composer
Producer: Mike Vernon; Production
Composer Lyricist: John Mayall; Other

13. Someday After A While (You'll Be Sorry)

by Various Interprets

Primary Artist: John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers; Main Performer
Composer: Freddie King
Sonny Thompson; Composer
Producer: Mike Vernon; Production
Composer Lyricist: Sonny Thompson
Freddy King; Other

14. Living Alone

by Various Interprets

Primary Artist: John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers; Main Performer
Composer: John Mayall; Composer
Producer: Mike Vernon; Production
Composer Lyricist: John Mayall; Other

15. Looking Back

by Various Interprets

Primary Artist: John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers; Main Performer
Composer: Johnny "guitar" Watson; Composer
Producer: Mike Vernon
John Mayall; Production
Composer Lyricist: Johnny Guitar Watson; Other

16. So Many Roads

by Various Interprets

Baritone Saxophone: Johnny Almond; Performer
Bass Guitar: John Mcvie; Performer
Primary Artist: John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers; Main Performer
Drums: Hughie Flint; Performer
Guitar: Peter Green; Performer
Performer: Henry Lowther
John Mcvie
Peter Green
John Mayall
Johnny Almond
Hughie Flint
Nick Newall; Performer
Piano: John Mayall; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Nick Newall; Performer
Trumpet: Henry Lowther; Performer
Vocals: John Mayall; Performer
Composer: Marshall Paul; Composer
Producer: Mike Vernon; Production
Recording: Gus Dudgeon; Production
Studio Personnel: Gus Dudgeon; Production
Composer Lyricist: Marshall Paul; Other

17. Mama, Talk To Your Daughter

by Various Interprets

Producer: Mike Vernon; Production
Primary Artist: John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers; Main Performer
Composer: Alex Atkins
J.b. Lenoir; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Alex Atkins
J.b. Lenoir; Other

18. Alabama Blues

by Various Interprets

Primary Artist: John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers; Main Performer
Composer: J.b. Lenoir; Composer
Producer: Mike Vernon; Production
Composer Lyricist: J.b. Lenoir; Other

19. All My Life

by Various Interprets

Primary Artist: John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers; Main Performer
Composer: Jimmy Lee Robinson; Composer
Producer: Mike Vernon; Production
Composer Lyricist: Jimmy Lee Robinson; Other

20. Ridin' On The L And N

by Various Interprets

Primary Artist: John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers; Main Performer
Composer: Dan Burley
James Sims
Lionel Hampton; Composer
Producer: Mike Vernon; Production
Composer Lyricist: Lionel Hampton
James Sims
Dan Burley; Other

21. Eagle Eye

by Various Interprets

Primary Artist: John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers; Main Performer
Composer: John Mayall; Composer
Producer: Mike Vernon; Production
Composer Lyricist: John Mayall; Other

22. Little By Little

by Various Interprets

Primary Artist: John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers; Main Performer
Composer: Junior Wells; Composer
Producer: Mike Vernon; Production
Composer Lyricist: Junior Wells; Other

23. Sitting In The Rain

by Various Interprets

Primary Artist: John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: John Mcvie; Performer
Drums: Aynsley Dunbar; Performer
Guitar: Peter Green
John Mayall; Performer
Performer: John Mcvie
Peter Green
Aynsley Dunbar
John Mayall; Performer
Vocals: John Mayall; Performer
Composer: John Mayall; Composer
Producer: Mike Vernon; Production
Recording: Gus Dudgeon; Production
Studio Personnel: Gus Dudgeon; Production
Composer Lyricist: John Mayall; Other

24. Out Of Reach

by Various Interprets

Primary Artist: John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers; Main Performer
Composer: Peter Green; Composer
Producer: Mike Vernon; Production
Composer Lyricist: Peter Green; Other

25. No More Tears

by Various Interprets

Primary Artist: John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers; Main Performer
Composer: John Mayall; Composer
Producer: Mike Vernon
John Mayall; Production
Composer Lyricist: John Mayall; Other

26. Ridin' On The L And N

by Various Interprets

Primary Artist: John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers; Main Performer
Composer: Dan Burley
James Sims
Lionel Hampton; Composer
Producer: Mike Vernon; Production
Composer Lyricist: Lionel Hampton
James Sims
Dan Burley; Other

27. Sitting In The Rain

by Various Interprets

Primary Artist: John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers; Main Performer
Composer: John Mayall; Composer
Producer: Mike Vernon; Production
Composer Lyricist: John Mayall; Other

28. Leaping Christine

by Various Interprets

Primary Artist: John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers; Main Performer
Composer: John Mayall; Composer
Producer: Mike Vernon; Production
Composer Lyricist: John Mayall; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

28 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 18 minutes and 28 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

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Booklet

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CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

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Archive Format

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Lyrics

No lyrics found

Synchronized Lyrics

No synced lyrics found

Genres

Blues

Label

UMC-Decca

Music Distribution Service

Unknown

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 31, 2005

Track Preview

Available

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UPC

60249842225