Back to the Roots

by John Mayall

Back to the Roots cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: April 1971
  • Label: Polydor
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 2:14:46
  • Community rating: 3.58/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Conceived as a sprawling double LP, 'Back to the Roots' reunites the British blues patriarch with several famous alumni from his Bluesbreakers, including Eric Clapton and Mick Taylor. The sprawling sessions encompass a variety of moods, from raw electric blues to eclectic folk-rock detours.

Genres

Descriptors: progressive

Tracklist

  1. Prisons On The Road (4:18)
  2. My Children (5:10)
  3. Accidental Suicide (6:17)
  4. Groupie Girl (3:53)
  5. Blue Fox (3:43)
  6. Home Again (4:56)
  7. Television Eye (7:32)
  8. Marriage Madness (3:36)
  9. Looking At Tomorrow (6:57)
  10. Accidental Suicide - Remix (6:24)
  11. Force Of Nature - Remix (5:34)
  12. Boogie Albert - Remix (2:15)
  13. Television Eye - Remix (6:08)
  14. Dream With Me (5:21)
  15. Full Speed Ahead (5:21)
  16. Mr. Censor Man (4:44)
  17. Force Of Nature (6:34)
  18. Boogie Albert (2:16)
  19. Goodbye December (5:25)
  20. Unanswered Questions (4:42)
  21. Devil's Tricks (7:45)
  22. Travelling (4:42)
  23. Prisons On The Road - Remix (4:19)
  24. Home Again - Remix (4:59)
  25. Mr. Censor Man - Remix (4:44)
  26. Looking At Tomorrow - Remix (6:56)

Credits

  • Bob Ludwig - lacquer cut by
  • Lee Hulko - lacquer cut by
  • Larry Taylor - bass
  • Paul Lagos - drums
  • Eric Clapton - lead guitar
  • Don "Sugarcane" Harris - violin
  • Keef Hartley - drums
  • Harvey Mandel - lead guitar, rhythm guitar

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