Roadmaster (album)

Roadmaster
Studio album by Gene Clark
Released	January 1973
Recorded	May 1970 - June 1972
Genre	Country rock
Length	39:40
Label	Ariola Records
Producer	Jim Dickson, Chris Hinshaw
Gene Clark chronology
White Light (1971) Roadmaster (1973) No Other (1974)

Professional ratings
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Allmusic	[1]

Roadmaster is a country rock album by Gene Clark from 1973. The album was compiled from various unreleased recordings for A&M Records made in 1970 through 1972. Eight tracks yielded from an April 1972 recording session featuring Clarence White, Chris Ethridge, Spooner Oldham, Sneaky Pete Kleinow, Byron Berline and Michael Clarke;^[2] two tracks("One in A Hundred" and "She's the Kind of Girl") derived from an unissued single reassembling the five original Byrds prior to their 1973 reunion album; and the remaining track, "Here Tonight", had been recorded with The Flying Burrito Brothers.^[2] Initially released in the Netherlands and Germany only on the A&M subsidiary Ariola, it was reissued on compact disc for the American market in 1994.

Track listing

1. "She's the Kind of Girl" (Clark) – 2:59
2. "One in a Hundred" (Clark) – 2:45
3. "Here Tonight" (Clark) – 3:29
4. "Full Circle Song" (Clark) – 2:44
5. "In a Misty Morning" (Clark) – 4:56
6. "Rough and Rocky" (Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs) – 3:14
7. "Roadmaster" (Weller/Oldham^[3]) – 4:12
8. "I Really Don't Want to Know" (Howard Barnes, Don Robertson) – 4:35
9. "I Remember the Railroad" (Clark) – 2:31
10. "She Don't Care About Time" (Clark) – 3:37
11. "Shooting Star" (Clark) – 4:38

Personnel

Tracks 1, 2: with The Byrds

• Gene Clark — vocals, acoustic guitar
• Chris Hillman — bass guitar, vocals
• David Crosby, Roger McGuinn — guitars, vocals
• Michael Clarke — drums
• Bud Shank — flute on "She's The Kind Of Girl"

Track 3: with The Flying Burrito Brothers

• Gene Clark — vocals, acoustic guitar
• Chris Hillman — bass guitar, vocals
• Sneaky Pete Kleinow — pedal steel guitar
• Bernie Leadon, Rick Roberts — guitars, vocals
• Michael Clarke — drums

Tracks 4-11:

• Gene Clark — vocals, acoustic guitar, piano
• Clarence White — electric guitar, backing vocals
• Sneaky Pete Kleinow — pedal steel guitar
• Spooner Oldham — keyboards, backing vocals
• Chris Ethridge — bass guitar
• Michael Clarke — drums
• Byron Berline — fiddle
• Roger McGuinn, Rick Clark - backing vocals presumably not included in the definitive album mix

Production

• Producers: Jim Dickson (Tracks 1–3), Chris Hinshaw (Tracks 4–11)
• Recording Engineer: Chris Hinshaw
• Art Direction: n/a
• Photography: Henry Diltz
• Liner notes: Barry Ballard

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Byrdwatcher site retrieved July 21, 2010
3. https://www.discogs.com/Freddy-Weller-The-Roadmaster-Who-Do-You-Love/release/5892668