A Hard Road

Infobox Album |
Name = A Hard Road
Type = Album
Artist = John Mayall

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Released = Feb 17, 1967
Recorded =
Genre = Blues
Length = 37:13
Label =
Producer =
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jekmikz6bbo9 link]
Last album = "Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton"
(1966)
This album = "A Hard Road"
(1967)
Next album = "Crusade"
(1967)

"A Hard Road" is a 1967 Electric Blues album recorded by John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers featuring Peter Green on lead guitar, John McVie on bass, Aynsley Dunbar on drums and John Almond. Tracks 5, 7 and 13 feature the horn section of Alan Skidmore and Ray Warleigh. Peter Green sings lead vocals on "You Don't Love Me" and "The Same Way."The cover art and the original LP sleeve design are by J. Mayall.

In 2003 and 2006 two different expanded versions of the album were released.

Track listing

"All songs by John Mayall except as noted"
# "A Hard Road" – 3:12
# "It's Over" – 2:51
# "You Don't Love Me" (Willie Cobbs) – 2:50
# "The Stumble" (Freddie King/Sonny Thompson) – 2:54
# "Another Kinda Love" – 3:06
# "Hit The Highway" – 2:17
# "Leaping Christine" – 2:25
# "Dust My Blues" (Elmore James/Joe Josea) – 2:50
# "There's Always Work" – 1:38
# "The Same Way" (Peter Green) – 2:11
# "The Supernatural" (Green) – 2:57
# "Top Of The Hill" – 2:40
# "Someday After A While (You'll Be Sorry)" (King/Thompson) – 3:02
# "Living Alone" – 2:23

2003 Expanded version (2CD/36 tracks, no unreleased material although this is the only CD release to feature Rubber Duck)

1-14 Original album tracks (as above)

#Evil Woman Blues (Green)- 4:05
#All My Life (Robinson)- 4:25
#Ridin' on the L&N (Burley, Hampton)-2:32
#Little by Little (London, Wells)- 2:47
#Eagle Eye - 2:52
#Looking Back (Watson)- 2:37
#So Many Roads (Paul) 4:47
#Sitting in the Rain - 2:59
#Out of Reach (Green)- 4:44
#Mama Talk to Your Daughter (Atkins, Lenoir)-2:39
#Alabama Blues (Lenoir) 2:31
#Curly (Green) - 4:51
#Rubber Duck (Dunbar, Green)-4:00
#Greeny Green 3:56
#Missing You (Green) 1:59
#Please Don't Tell- 2:29
#Your Funeral and My Trial (Williamson) - 3:56
#Double Trouble (Rush)- 3:22
#It Hurts Me Too (London) 2:57
#Jenny - 4:38
#Picture on the Wall - 3:03
#First Time Alone - 5:00

The Additional material is: 15 from "Raw Blues"; 16-29 from the EP with P. Butterfield; 20-22 & 30-35 from "Looking back"; 23-26 &28-31 from "Thru the years"; 27 from the B-side of a single; 36 from "Laurel Canyon"

2006 UK Expanded version (1CD/28 tracks, 4 unreleased)

1-14 Original album tracks (as above)

#Looking Back (Watson)- 2:37
#So Many Roads (Paul) -4:47
#Mama, Talk To Your Daughter (Atkins, Lenoir)-2:39
#Alabama Blues (Lenoir)- 2:31
#All My Life
#Ridin' On The L And N (Burley, Hampton)-2:32
#Eagle Eye - 2:52
#Little By Little
#Sitting In The Rain 2:59
#Out Of Reach (Green)- 4:44
#No More Tears
#Ridin' On The L And N (Burley, Hampton)
# Sitting In The Rain
#Leaping Christine

Personnel

*John McVie - Bass

*John Mayall - vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano, organ

*Mick Fleetwood, Aynsley Dunbar - Drum Set

*Paul Butterfield - Harmonica, Vocals

*Peter Green - Guitar, Vocals

The previously unreleased tracks 25-28 are from the BBC Sessions; 19-22 are from the "EP with P. Butterfield"; 17-8 from "Looking Back"; 15-6,23 from "Thru the years"