Any Road Up
Any Road Up is the debut studio album by The Steve Gibbons Band.[1] The band were under The Who's management stable and recording this album was released by Polydor in 1976.[2] This was followed by a tour with The Who in the UK, Europe and the United States. Playing the concert arenas, they shared the stage with Little Feat, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Electric Light Orchestra, The J. Geils Band and Nils Lofgren.[3]
| Any Road Up | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1976 | |||
| Recorded | 1975 | |||
| Studio | Eel Pie Studio, Ramport and Advision Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Rock, blues, rock and roll, folk, jazz, country, R&B | |||
| Length | 45:04 | |||
| Label | MCA in US, Polydor in UK and Germany | |||
| Producer | Peter Meaden | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
The album failed to chart while the song "Johnny Cool" (Based on the film of the same name) charted in The Billboard Hot 100 reaching and stalling at #72.[4]
Track listing
All tracks composed by Steve Gibbons
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Take Me Home" | 4:04 |
| 2. | "Johnny Cool" | 3:55 |
| 3. | "Rollin'" | 5:53 |
| 4. | "Spark of Love" | 4:14 |
| 5. | "Standing on the Bridge" | 3:13 |
| 6. | "Natural Thing" | 4:21 |
| 7. | "Speed Kills" | 3:33 |
| 8. | "Strange World" | 5:17 |
| 9. | "Sweetheart" | 4:20 |
1993 Reissue Tracks
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Get up and Dance" | 3:15 |
| 2. | "Little Suzie" | 2:59 |
1997 Reissue Tracks
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Back Street Cat" | |
| 2. | "Dick Malone" |
Personnel
- The Steve Gibbons Band
- Steve Gibbons - guitar, lead vocals
- Trevor Burton - bass guitar, lead guitar, vocals
- Dave Carroll - lead guitar, vocals
- Bob Lamb - drums
- Bob Wilson - lead guitar, keyboards, vocals
with:
- Technical
- Anton Matthews - associate producer, Advison Studios
- Ken Laguna - remixing, Advision Studios; additional instrumentation
- John Entwistle - mixing, Ramport Studios
- Terry O'Neill - photography
References
- "Any Road up - Steve Gibbons | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- Cat# 2383 381 on Discogs.com
- Steve Gibbons (musician)
- "Album Search for "any road up"". AllMusic.
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