Roadmaster (album)

Roadmaster
Studio album by Gene Clark
Released	January 1973
Recorded	May 1970 - June 1972
Genre	Country rock
Length	39:40
Label	Ariola Records
Producer	Jim Dickson, Chris Hinshaw
Gene Clark chronology
White Light (1971) Roadmaster (1973) No Other (1974)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Roadmaster is a country rock album by Gene Clark from 1973. The album was compiled from various unreleased recordings for A&M Records made in 1970 through 1972, eight tracks yielded from an April 1972 recording session featuring Clarence White, Chris Hillman, Spooner Oldham, Sneaky Pete Kleinow, Byron Berline and Michael Clarke.^[2] Two tracks derived from an unissued single reassembling the five original Byrds prior to their 1973 reunion album, "One in A Hundred" and "She's the Kind of Girl," and another an unused track "Here Tonight" had been recorded with The Flying Burrito Brothers.^[2] The album is remarkable for featuring the original Byrds rhythm section (Chris Hillman and Michael Clarke) on all of its songs, despite being pieced together from multiple sessions. Initially released in the Netherlands only on the A&M subsidiary Ariola, it was reissued on compact disc for the American market in 1994.

Track listing

1. "She's the Kind of Girl" (Clark) – 2:59
2. "One in a Hundred" (Clark) – 2:45
3. "Here Tonight" (Clark) – 3:29
4. "Full Circle Song" (Clark) – 2:44
5. "In a Misty Morning" (Clark) – 4:56
6. "Rough and Rocky" (Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs) – 3:14
7. "Roadmaster" (Clark) – 4:12
8. "I Really Don't Want to Know" (Howard Barnes, Don Robertson) – 4:35
9. "I Remember the Railroad" (Clark) – 2:31
10. "She Don't Care About Time" (Clark) – 3:37
11. "Shooting Star" (Clark) – 4:38

Personnel

• Gene Clark — vocals, acoustic guitar, piano
• Chris Hillman — bass guitar, vocals
• Michael Clarke — drums
• Clarence White — electric guitar, backing vocals on tracks 4 to 11
• Spooner Oldham — keyboards, backing vocals on tracks 4 to 11
• Byron Berline — fiddle on tracks 4 to 11
• Sneaky Pete Kleinow — pedal steel guitar on tracks 4 to 11
• David Crosby, Roger McGuinn — guitars, vocals on "She's the Kind of Girl" and "One in a Hundred"
• Bernie Leadon, Rick Roberts — guitars, vocals on "Here Tonight"
• Bud Shank — flute on "She's The Kind Of Girl"

Production

• Producers: Jim Dickson (Tracks 1–3), Chris Hinshaw (Tracks 4–11)
• Recording Engineer: Chris Hinshaw
• Art Direction: n/a
• Photography: Henry Diltz
• Liner notes: Barry Ballard

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Byrdwatcher site retrieved July 21, 2010