Running Down the Road
1969 studio album by Arlo Guthrie
| Running Down the Road | ||||
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| Studio album by Arlo Guthrie | ||||
| Released | 1969 | |||
| Genre | Folk, folk rock | |||
| Length | 34:25 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Producer | Lenny Waronker, Van Dyke Parks | |||
| Arlo Guthrie chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Robert Christgau | A[2] |
| Rolling Stone | (favourable) [3] |
Running Down the Road is the second studio album by American folk singer Arlo Guthrie. Guthrie's version of the traditional folk tune "Stealin'" was featured in the film Two-Lane Blacktop. The cover shows the artist upon a Triumph TR6 Trophy motorcycle which is also pictured in the album's 'gate'. Clarence White and Gene Parsons from the then current lineup of The Byrds played on some tracks.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Arlo Guthrie; except where noted. "Coming into Los Angeles" is the first song on side-B of the original album.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Oklahoma Hills" (composed by Woody Guthrie and Jack Guthrie) | 3:26 |
| 2. | "Every Hand in the Land" | 2:18 |
| 3. | "Creole Belle" (composed by Mississippi John Hurt) | 3:43 |
| 4. | "Wheel of Fortune" | 2:28 |
| 5. | "Oh, in the Morning" | 4:51 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Coming into Los Angeles" | 3:04 |
| 2. | "Stealin'" (authors unknown) | 2:46 |
| 3. | "My Front Pages" | 3:46 |
| 4. | "Living in the Country" (composed by Pete Seeger) | 3:16 |
| 5. | "Running Down the Road" | 4:29 |
Personnel
Musicians
- Arlo Guthrie – vocals, guitar, piano
- Clarence White – guitar
- Ry Cooder – guitar, mandolin, bass
- Gene Parsons – drums, guitar, harmonica
- James Burton – guitar
- Chris Ethridge – bass
- Milt Holland – percussion
- Jerry Scheff – bass
- John Pilla – guitar
- Jim Gordon – drums
Technical
- Barry Feldman – executive producer
- Lenny Waronker, Van Dyke Parks – producers
- Doug Botnick – engineer
- Donn Landee, John Pilia – assistant engineers
- Ed Thrasher – art direction
- Henry Diltz – cover photography
References
- ^ Running Down the Road at AllMusic
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Arlo Guthrie". Retrieved November 28, 2015.
- ^ Burton, Chas (27 December 1969). "Records". Rolling Stone (49). San Francisco: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc.: 58–60.
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- Arlo Guthrie - Live in Sydney (2005)
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- Together In Concert (1975, live)
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- More Together Again, Vol. 1 (1994)
- More Together Again, Vol. 2 (1994)
- The Best of Arlo Guthrie (1976)
- All Over the World (1991)
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- Baby's Storytime (1989)
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- Woodstock (1969)
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