Highway Driver

by Randy Pie

Highway Driver cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: October 1974
  • Label: Polydor
  • Country: Germany
  • Length: 40:08
  • Community rating: 3.11/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Jochen Petersen, Dicky Tarrach, Hamburg Sound Orchestra, Manfred Thiers, Bernd Wippich

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The debut studio album from the German rock ensemble Randy Pie establishes their signature funk-rock sound. Formed by ex-members of the Rattles, the band blends tight rhythm and blues grooves with hard-edged electric guitars. It gained significant attention in their native country for its uniquely soulful approach to European rock.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. Microfilm (4:03)
  2. Super Sid (7:23)
  3. Highway Driver (3:57)
  4. Winter Song (5:45)
  5. It's A (Civilised) World That Keeps Folks Like Us Together (6:31)
  6. Sophisticated (4:34)
  7. Time Machine (7:55)

Credits

  • Jean-Jacques Kravetz - arranged by [brass], electric piano [fender rhodes], vocals, clavinet, strings [string ensemble]
  • Manfred Thiers - bass, percussion, vocals
  • Dicky Tarrach - drums, percussion
  • Jochen Petersen - guitar, vocals, alto saxophone, percussion, flute
  • Bernd Wippich - lead guitar, lead vocals, percussion, acoustic guitar
  • John O'Brien-Docker - lyrics by

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