A Hard Road
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 on saxophone. 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".
| A Hard Road | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 17 February 1967 | |||
| Recorded | 11, 12, 19 & 24 October; 11 November 1966 | |||
| Studio | Decca Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Blues rock | |||
| Length | 37:13 (original) 79:22 (2006 reissue) | |||
| Label | Decca (UK) London (U.S.) | |||
| Producer | Mike Vernon | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Rolling Stone | (Highly Positive) |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| Living Blues | (Positive) |
| About.com | |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | |
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.
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