Happy Trails (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Happy Trails
Type = Album
Artist = Quicksilver Messenger Service


Released = March 1969
Recorded = 1968
Genre = Rock, acid rock, psychedelic rock, jam
Length = 48:41
Label = Capitol
Producer =
Reviews =
* All Music Guide Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:16jveau04x87 link]
*"Rolling Stone" (Positive) [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/quicksilvermessengerservice/albums/album/180438/review/5946046/happy_trails link]
Last album = "Quicksilver Messenger Service"
(1968)
This album = "Happy Trails"
(1969)
Next album = "Shady Grove"
(1969)

"Happy Trails" is the second album of the American band Quicksilver Messenger Service.

"Happy Trails" consists mainly of a performance cover of Bo Diddley's - aka Ellas McDaniel - "Who Do You Love?" spread out over 25 minutes. The song was divided into several parts ("What Do You Love," "How Do You Love," "Where Do You Love," etc.) in order to recoup a greater share of royalty payments.Fact|date=February 2007. The live portions of the album were recorded at the Fillmore East and at the Fillmore West.

The second half of the album consists of an almost continuous suite. Beginning with another Bo Diddley song ("Mona"), guitarist Gary Duncan's "Maiden of the Cancer Moon" follows and the album closes with "Calvary", which manifested itself during a studio acid trip. As a coda, the band sing the theme tune from Roy Rogers' western television show, which lends its title to the album.

The record was released by Capitol records in stereo.

RS500|189 [http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6599267/189_happy_trails]

Track listing

Side A

# "Who Do You Love - Part 1" – 3:32 (McDaniel)
# "When You Love" – 5:15 (Duncan)
# "Where You Love" – 6:07 (Quicksilver Messenger Service / Fillmore Audience)
# "How You Love" – 2:45 (Cipollina)
# "Which Do You Love" – 4:38 (Freiberg)
# "Who Do You Love - Part 2" – 3:05 (McDaniel)

Side B

# "Mona" – 7:01 (McDaniel)
# "Maiden of the Cancer Moon" – 2:54 (Duncan)
# "Calvary" – 13:31 (Duncan)
# "Happy Trails" – 1:29 (Evans)

Personnel

*John Cipollina - Guitar and vocals
*Gary Duncan - Guitar and vocals
*Greg Elmore - Drums
*David Freiberg - Bass and vocals