John Barleycorn Must Die
Year
1970
Genre
Rock
Style
Folk Rock, Blues Rock
Label
United Artists Records
Producer
Chris Blackwell
Album Summary
John Barleycorn Must Die is the fourth studio album by English rock band Traffic, released in 1970 as Island ILPS 9116 in the United Kingdom, United Artists UAS 5504 in the United States, and as Polydor 2334 013 in Canada. It marked the band's comeback after a brief disbandment, and peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Top LPs chart, making it their highest-charting album in the US, and has been certified a gold record by the RIAA. In addition, the single "Empty Pages" spent eight weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 74. The album was marginally less successful in the UK, reaching number 11 on the UK Albums Chart.
Tracklist
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A1 Glad
6:30
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A2 Freedom Rider 6:02
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A3 Empty Pages 4:45
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B1 Stranger To Himself 4:05
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B2 John Barleycorn 6:20
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B3 Every Mother's Son 7:05
Total Runtime: 34:47
Most Popular Members
Michael McEvoy
Jim Capaldi
Steve Winwood
Jim Gordon
Barry Beckett
Chris Wood
Dave Mason
David Hood
Roger Hawkins
Rosko Gee
Rebop Kwaku Baah
Rick Grech
