Down the Road (Manassas album)

Down the Road
Studio album by Manassas
Released	April 23, 1973
Genre	Country rock, blues rock, folk rock, southern rock
Length	30:50
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Stephen Stills, Chris Hillman, Dallas Taylor
Stephen Stills chronology
Manassas (1972) Down the Road (1973) Stills (1975) Manassas chronology Manassas (1972) Down the Road (1973) Pieces (2009)

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Allmusic	[1]

Down the Road is the second and last album by Stephen Stills' band Manassas. It was released in 1973.

The album was not very well received. Rolling Stone was especially critical, saying "[i]t would be sad to think the people involved put this record out not because of business pressures but because they were proud of it."^[2] It only made it to #26 on the Billboard album charts^[3] and its single, "Isn't It About Time", only made it to #56 on the Billboard singles charts.^[4]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Stephen Stills; except where indicated

1. "Isn't It About Time" – 3:02
2. "Lies" (Chris Hillman) – 2:55
3. "Pensamiento" (Stills, Nelson Escoto) – 2:36
4. "So Many Times" (Hillman, Stills) – 3:30
5. "Business on the Street" – 2:55
6. "Do You Remember The Americans" – 2:05
7. "Down The Road" – 3:16
8. "City Junkies" – 2:50
9. "Guaguancó de Veró" (Stills, Joe Lala) – 2:51
10. "Rollin' My Stone" (Stills, Calvin Samuel) – 4:50

Personnel

• Stephen Stills - guitar, piano, bass, vocals
• Dallas Taylor - drums
• Chris Hillman - guitar, bass, mandolin, vocals
• Joe Lala - percussion, vocals
• Al Perkins - guitar, pedal steel guitar, banjo
• Calvin "Fuzzy" Samuel - bass, vocals
• Paul Harris - piano
• Joe Walsh - slide guitar
• Bobby Whitlock - keyboards
• Sydney George - flute
• Jerry Aiello - organ
• Charlie Grimes - guitar
• Guille Garcia - percussion
• Lachy Espinol - percussion
• Pat Arnold - vocals

References

1. Chrispell, James. Down the Road at AllMusic. Retrieved 3 September 2006.
2. Nolan, Tom (June 21, 1973). "Stephen Stills: Down The Road : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone (137). Archived from the original on 4 February 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2007.
3. Down The Road - Manassas > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums at AllMusic. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
4. Down The Road - Manassas > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles at AllMusic. Retrieved 10 September 2011.