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]
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| 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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| 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]
The Story Of The "Steve Gibbons Band"
Steve Gibbons then new band worked at the pub and club circuits until 1975 when they were spotted by Peter Meaden, former manager of The Who. This led to The "Steve Gibbons Band" joining The Who's management stable and recording their first Polydor album Any Road Up in 1975 (With John Entwistle of The Who playing on a few tracks). This was followed in 1976 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. Their next album, Rollin' On included their biggest hit single, "Tulane", a covered Chuck Berry song. They eventually made three more albums with Polydor.
In 1981, after a change in personnel, The Steve Gibbons Band recorded Saints & Sinners for MCA and later responded to an invitation from the German Democratic Republic to become one of the first western rock bands to tour the major cities of East Germany in 1982. Steve Gibbons played at the Birmingham Heart Beat Charity Concert 1986 which featured George Harrison. Nine more albums were released in the 1980s and 1990s, and the touring continued.[5]
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, lead vocals
- Dave Carroll - lead guitar, lead vocals
- Bob Lamb - drums
- Bob Wilson - lead guitar, keyboards, lead vocals
with:
- John Entwistle - bass guitar, backing vocals
- Technical
- Anton Matthews - associate producer, Advison Studios
- Ken Laguna - remixing, Advision Studios; additional instrumentation
- John Entwistle - mixing, Ramport Studios
- Terry O'Neill - photography
References
- http://www.allmusic.com/album/any-road-up-mw0000848606
- Cat# 2383 381 on Discogs.com
- Steve Gibbons (musician)
- http://www.allmusic.com/album/any-road-up-mw0000848606/awards
- Steve Gibbons Band