Down The Road
Encyclopedia
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." It only made it to #26 on the Billboard
album charts and its single, "Isn't It About Time", only made it to #56 on the Billboard singles charts.
Stephen Stills
Stephen Arthur Stills is an American guitarist and singer/songwriter best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills & Nash . He has performed on a professional level in several other bands as well as maintaining a solo career at the same time...
band Manassas
Manassas (band)
Manassas was an American rock band, formed by Stephen Stills in 1971. The nucleus of the band had already backed Stills on his July 1971 album, Stephen Stills 2, and in May 1972, the double album, Manassas, was released. Down The Road was released in 1973, but in October of that year the band split...
. It was released in 1973.
The album was not very well received. Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
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." It only made it to #26 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
album charts and its single, "Isn't It About Time", only made it to #56 on the Billboard singles charts.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Stephen Stills; except where indicated- "Isn't It About Time" – 3:02
- "Lies" (Chris HillmanChris HillmanChristopher Hillman was one of the original members of The Byrds which in 1965 included Roger McGuinn, Gene Clark, David Crosby, and Michael Clarke....
) – 2:55 - "Pensamiento" (Stills, Nelson Escoto) – 2:36
- "So Many Times" (Hillman, Stills) – 3:30
- "Business on the Street" – 2:55
- "Do You Remember The Americans" – 2:05
- "Down The Road" – 3:16
- "City Junkies" – 2:50
- "Guaguancó de Veró" (Stills, Joe LalaJoe LalaJoe Lala is an actor and voice actor, notable for his dubbing of Kun Lan of the video-game Killer7.He also played drums and percussion on 32 gold and 28 platinum albums. His credits include Blues Image, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Manassas, The Bee Gees, Whitney Houston, and many...
) – 2:51 - "Rollin' My Stone" (Stills, Calvin Samuel) – 4:50
Personnel
- Stephen Stills - guitar, piano, bass, vocals
- Dallas TaylorDallas Taylor (drummer)Dallas Woodrow Taylor Jr. was born in Denver, Colorado, 7 April 1948. He is a session drummer who has played on several rock records of the 1960s and 1970s...
- drums - Chris HillmanChris HillmanChristopher Hillman was one of the original members of The Byrds which in 1965 included Roger McGuinn, Gene Clark, David Crosby, and Michael Clarke....
- guitar, bass, mandolin, vocals - Joe LalaJoe LalaJoe Lala is an actor and voice actor, notable for his dubbing of Kun Lan of the video-game Killer7.He also played drums and percussion on 32 gold and 28 platinum albums. His credits include Blues Image, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Manassas, The Bee Gees, Whitney Houston, and many...
- percussion, vocals - Al PerkinsAl PerkinsAl Perkins is a Texas-born American guitarist. The Gibson guitar company called Perkins "the world's most influential Dobro player", and even began producing an "Al Perkins Signature" Dobro in 2001 - designed and autographed by Perkins....
- guitar, banjo - Calvin "Fuzzy" Samuel - bass, vocals
- Paul HarrisPaul Harris (musician)Paul Harris is a keyboards player and session musician.Harris appears on several albums of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s by leading artists such as Stephen Stills, B. B. King, Judy Collins, Al Kooper, ABBA, Eric Andersen, Rick Derringer, Nick Drake, John Sebastian, Joe Walsh, Seals & Crofts and Dan...
- piano - Joe WalshJoe WalshJoseph Fidler "Joe" Walsh is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He has been a member of three commercially successful bands, the James Gang, Barnstorm, and the Eagles, and has experienced notable success as a solo artist and prolific session musician, especially with B.B...
- slide guitar - Bobby WhitlockBobby WhitlockRobert Stanley 'Bobby' Whitlock is a songwriter and performer, best known as a member of Derek and the Dominos.- Biography :...
- keyboards - Sydney George - flute
- Jerry Aiello - organ
- Charlie Grimes - guitar
- Guille Garcia - percussion
- Lachy Espinol - percussion
- Pat ArnoldP. P. ArnoldP. P. Arnold is an American-born soul singer who enjoyed considerable success in the United Kingdom in the 1960s and beyond.-Early life:...
- vocals