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    Back to the Roots

    01/01/1971 | Polydor / Umgd 

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    All Music Guide Review

    For this double-LP, recorded in November 1970, John Mayall gathered together prominent musicians who had played in his bands during the past several years, including Sugarcane Harris, Eric Clapton, Johnny Almond, Harvey Mandel, Keef Hartley, and Mick Taylor. Mayall's compositions aren't all that impressive, but the sidemen frequently shine, especially Clapton. Back To The Roots hit Number 52 in the U.S., and Number 31 in the U.K., where it was Mayall's final album to reach the charts. It was reissued in altered form under the title Archives To Eighties in 1988. (See separate entry). ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

    Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • 1
  • Prisons on the Road
  • 4:18

  • 2
  • My Children
  • 5:10

  • 3
  • Accidental Suicide
  • 6:17

  • 4
  • Groupie Girl
  • 3:53

  • 5
  • Blue Fox
  • 3:43

  • 6
  • Home Again
  • 4:56

  • 7
  • Television Eye
  • 7:32

  • 8
  • Marriage Madness
  • 3:36

  • 9
  • Looking at Tomorrow
  • 6:57

  • 10
  • Accidental Suicide (Remix)
  • 6:24

  • 11
  • Force of Nature (Remix)
  • 5:34

  • 12
  • Boogie Albert (Remix)
  • 2:15

  • 13
  • Television Eye (Remix)
  • 6:08

  • 14 (2)
  • Dream With Me
  • 5:21

  • 15 (2)
  • Full Speed Ahead
  • 5:21

  • 16 (2)
  • Mr. Censor Man
  • 4:44

  • 17 (2)
  • Force of Nature
  • 6:34

  • 18 (2)
  • Boogie Albert
  • 2:15

  • 19 (2)
  • Goodbye December
  • 5:24

  • 20 (2)
  • Unanswered Questions
  • 4:42

  • 21 (2)
  • Devil's Tricks
  • 7:45

  • 22 (2)
  • Travelling
  • 4:42

  • 23 (2)
  • Prisons on the Road (Remix)
  • 4:19

  • 24 (2)
  • Home Again (Remix)
  • 4:59

  • 25 (2)
  • Mr. Censor Man (Remix)
  • 4:44

  • 26 (2)
  • Looking at Tomorrow (Remix)
  • 6:56

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    Credits

    • John Mayall
    • Guitar, Harmonica, Producer, Main Performer, Vocals, Keyboards, Piano


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