A Hard Road
| A Hard Road | ||||
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| Released | 17 February 1967 | |||
| Recorded | 11, 12, 19 & 24 October; 11 November 1966 | |||
| Studio | Decca Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Blues rock | |||
| Length | 37:13 (original) 79:22 (2006 reissue) | |||
| Label | Decca (UK) London (U.S.) | |||
| Producer | Mike Vernon | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Rolling Stone | (Highly Positive) |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| Living Blues | (Positive) |
| About.com | |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | |
A Hard Road is the third album (and second studio album) recorded by John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, released in 1967. It introduced Peter Green on lead guitar following the departure of Eric Clapton, and also featured John McVie on bass, Aynsley Dunbar on drums and John Almond on saxophone. Tracks 5, 7 and 13 feature the horn section of Alan Skidmore and Ray Warleigh. Green additionally sings lead vocals on "You Don't Love Me" and "The Same Way". The cover art and the original LP sleeve design are by Mayall.
The album reached #8 on the UK album charts which is Mayall's third best showing on the chart next to Bare Wires and Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton which reached #3 and #6, respectively. Two different expanded versions of the album were released in 2003 and 2006.