John Barleycorn Must Die - Traffic / Island Records Audio CD / 842 780-2

UPC 042284278027

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 200, 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.

Label:	Island Records – 842 780-2
Format:	CD, Album
Country:	France
Released:
Genre:	Rock, Folk, World, & Country
Style:	Folk Rock, Blues Rock, Jazz-Rock, Prog Rock

Tracklist:

Glad

Drums, Percussion – Jim Capaldi

Organ, Piano, Percussion – Steve Winwood

Saxophone [Sax], Flute, Saxophone [Electric Sax], Percussion – Chris Wood (2)

Written-By – Winwood

6:32

Freedom Rider

Drums, Percussion – J.C.

Organ, Piano, Vocals, Percussion – S.W.

Saxophone [Sax], Flute, Saxophone [Electric Sax], Percussion – C.W.

Written-By – Capaldi, Winwood

6:20

Empty Pages

Drums, Percussion – J.C.

Organ – C.W.

Organ, Bass Guitar, Electric Piano, Vocals – S.W.

Written-By – Capaldi, Winwood

4:47

Stranger To Himself

Instruments [All], Vocals – S.W.

Vocals – J.C.

Written-By – Capaldi, Winwood

4:01

John Barleycorn

Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Vocals – S.W.

Arranged By – Winwood

Flute, Percussion – C.W.

Tambourine, Vocals – J.C.

Written-By – Trad.

6:20

Every Mother's Son

Drums – J.C.

Instruments [All Other], Vocals – S.W.

Written-By – Capaldi, Winwood

7:05

Design [Album Design] – Mike Sida
Engineer – Andrew Johns, Brian Humphries
Illustration [Courtesy Of] – English Folk Dance And Song Society (tracks: English Folk Dance & Song Society)
Photography By – Richard Polak
Producer – Chris Blackwell (tracks: 1 to 3, 5), Guy Stevens (tracks: 4,6), Steve Winwood (tracks: 1 to 3, 5)