Tracklist
1 | Full Speed AheadBass – Steve Thompson Drums – Keef HartleyGuitar – Mick TaylorHarmonica, Vocals – John MayallViolin – Sugarcane Harris | 5:20 |
2 | Looking At TomorrowBass – Larry TaylorDrums – Paul LagosLead Guitar – Eric ClaptonPiano, Rhythm Guitar, Vocals – John MayallViolin – Sugarcane Harris | 6:53 |
3 | Home AgainBass – Larry TaylorGuitar – Eric ClaptonPiano, Harmonica, Vocals – John Mayall | 4:55 |
4 | Television EyeBass – Larry TaylorDrums – Keef HartleyLead Guitar – Harvey MandelRhythm Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals – John MayallSaxophone [Tenor Saxophone] – Johnny Almond | 7:31 |
5 | Boogie AlbertPiano – John Mayall | 2:16 |
6 | My ChildrenBass – Larry TaylorDrums – Keef HartleyLead Guitar – Harvey MandelOrgan, Vocals – John MayallSaxophone [Tenor Saxophone], Flute [Bass Flute] – Johnny Almond | 5:08 |
7 | Blue FoxBass – Larry TaylorDrums – Paul LagosGuitar – Jerry McGeeHarmonica – John MayallViolin – Sugarcane Harris | 3:41 |
8 | TravellingBass – Larry TaylorDrums – Paul LagosFlute – Johnny AlmondGuitar [Slide Guitar], Vocals – John MayallViolin – Sugarcane Harris | 4:38 |
9 | Mr. Censor ManBass – Larry TaylorDrums – Keef HartleyLead Guitar – Mick TaylorPiano, Vocals – John MayallSaxophone [Tenor Saxophone] – Johnny Almond | 4:42 |
10 | Devil's TricksBass – Larry TaylorDrums – Paul LagosGuitar – Jerry McGee, Mick TaylorPiano, Vocals – John MayallViolin – Sugarcane Harris | 7:45 |
11 | Groupie GirlBass – Larry TaylorDrums – Keef HartleyGuitar – Harvey MandelPiano, Vocals – John MayallSaxophone [Tenor Saxophone] – Johnny AlmondViolin – Sugarcane Harris | 3:52 |
12 | Marriage MadnessBass – Larry TaylorDrums – Keef HartleyLead Guitar – Mick TaylorOrgan, Vocals – John MayallSaxophone [Tenor Saxophone], Saxophone [Alto Saxophone] – Johnny Almond | 3:34 |
13 | Unanswered QuestionsBass – Larry TaylorDrums – Keef HartleyLead Guitar – Harvey MandelOrgan, Vocals – John MayallViolin – Sugarcane Harris | 4:40 |
14 | Accidental SuicideBass – Larry TaylorLead Guitar – Eric Clapton, Harvey Mandel, Mick TaylorRhythm Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals – John MayallViolin – Sugarcane Harris | 6:15 |
15 | Prisons On The RoadBass – Larry TaylorDrums – Paul LagosLead Guitar – Eric ClaptonPiano, Vocals – John MayallViolin – Sugarcane Harris | 4:16 |
16 | Dream With MeBass – Larry TaylorDrums – Keef HartleyFlute – Johnny AlmondGuitar – Harvey MandelGuitar, Vocals – John Mayall | 5:19 |
17 | Force Of NatureBass – Larry TaylorGuitar [Slide Guitar] – Mick TaylorLead Guitar – Eric Clapton, Harvey MandelTambourine, Drums, Vocals – John Mayall | 6:32 |
18 | Goodbye DecemberBass – Larry TaylorDrums – Keef HartleyLead Guitar – Eric ClaptonRhythm Guitar – Harvey MandelRhythm Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals – John Mayall | 5:23 |
Versions
Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
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25-3002 | John Mayall | Back To The Roots (2xLP, Album) | Polydor | 25-3002 | US | 1971 |
24 25 081/82 | John Mayall | Back To The Roots (2xLP, Gat) | Polydor | 24 25 081/82 | Spain | 1971 |
2675 011 | John Mayall | Back To The Roots (2xLP, Album, Gat) | Polydor | 2675 011 | Scandinavia | 1971 |
16045 A2 | John Mayall | Back To The Roots (2xLP, Album, Gat) | Polydor | 16045 A2 | Mexico | 1974 |
267 3003 L | John Mayall | Back To The Roots (2xLP, Album, Gat) | Polydor | 267 3003 L | Italy | 1971 |
Credits
- Artwork By, Illustration, Design – John Mayall
- Engineer – Damon Lyon-Shaw, John Judnich
- Lyrics By – John Mayall
- Music By – John Mayall
- Photography By – Barry Wendell, Dominique Tarle, Gered Mankowitz, John Mayall, Nancy Throckmorton
Notes
This album was recorded between the 15th and 25th of November 1970
Gatefold cover
Barcodes
- Matrix / Runout (Side A): 850 2488011A1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B): 850 2488011B1
- Matrix / Runout (Side C): 850 2488012A1
- Matrix / Runout (Side D): 850 2488012B1
- Rights Society: SGAE
- Other (Depósito Legal [Disc One]): M.22316-1980
- Other (Depósito Legal [Disc Two]): M.22317-1980
Companies
- Record Company – Polydor, S.A.
- Manufactured By – Cofasa
- Distributed By – Polydor, S.A.
- Printed By – Gráficas Foco, S.A.
- Recorded At – Larrabee Sound Studios
- Recorded At – I.B.C. Studios
Album
Back to the Roots is a 1971 double album by John Mayall released on Polydor. Recording sessions took place both in California and London where Mayall invited some former members of his band, notably guitarists Eric Clapton and Mick Taylor. At the end of the 1980s Mayall remixed some tracks and issued them along with some of the older material as Archives to Eighties. An expanded two-CD version of Back to the Roots now includes both the original and later remixed versions of the tracks. Back To The Roots - John Mayall. Лента с персональными рекомендациями и музыкальными новинками, радио, подборки на любой вкус, удобное управление своей коллекцией. For this double-LP recorded in November 1970, John Mayall gathered together prominent musicians who had played in his bands during the past several years, including Sugarcane Harris, Eric Clapton, Johnny Almond, Harvey Mandel, Keef Hartley, and Mick Taylor. Mayall's compositions aren't all that impressive, but the sidemen frequently shine, especially Clapton. Back to the Roots hit number 52 in the U. and number 31 in the U. A very special double album by and some memorable men friends. Vocals, piano, organ, harmonica, rhythm guitarA3, B2, B4, D1, guitar,. John Mayall : Back to the Roots,альбом, рецезия, трек-лист, mp3, тексты песен. Music World Lyrics J John Mayall Albums Back To The Roots. John Mayall Album. Back To The Roots. CD 1. As we pass by their bars to the next attraction The horses the birds in their cages Such a shame thay can't be free Like me and my children. Me and my children So happy in the times that we ride in the day And at night there's always a meal and a show And then we go to the point where we say Farewell to remember When I go my love stays With the children. Accidental Suicide. Play jigsaw puzzles for free Home. John Mayall. Back to the Roots, 2001. Dream with Me, 05:21. Prisons on the Road, 04:18. Listen free to John Mayall Back To The Roots Prisons On The Road, My Children and more. 18 tracks 92:40. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pict. Посмотреть сведения об участниках альбома, рецензии, композиции и приобрести альбом 1971 Terre Haute Pressing Vinyl от Back To The Roots на To The Roots is a blues music album recording by JOHN MAYALL released in 1971 on CD, LPVinyl andor cassette