''Roadmaster'' is the third studio album by

Gene Clark Harold Eugene Clark (November 17, 1944 – May 24, 1991) was an American singer-songwriter and founding member of the folk rock band the Byrds. He was the Byrds' principal songwriter between 1964 and early 1966, writing most of the band's best ...

, released in January 1973. The album was compiled from various unreleased recordings for

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made in 1970 through 1972. Eight tracks are from an April 1972 recording session featuring

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Sneaky Pete Kleinow Peter E. "Sneaky Pete" Kleinow (August 20, 1934 – January 6, 2007) was an American country-rock musician and animator. He was a member of the band the Flying Burrito Brothers, and worked extensively as a session musician, playing pedal stee ...

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and Michael Clarke;Byrdwatcher site retrieved July 21, 2010
/ref> two tracks ("One in a Hundred" and "She's the Kind of Girl") derived from an unissued single reassembling the five original Byrds prior to their 1973 reunion album; and the remaining track, "Here Tonight", had been recorded with

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. Other recordings of songs on ''Roadmaster'' featuring Clark have been released elsewhere: "One in a Hundred" initially appeared on Clark's previous solo album ''

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'', Full Circle Song was later re-recorded with the Byrds for their reunion album and was released as the albums only single, while "

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" had originally been recorded with the Byrds in 1965 and was released as the B-side to "

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". Initially released only in the

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and later in

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and

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, it was reissued on

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for the American market in 1994.

Track listing

Personnel

Tracks 1, 2: with The Byrds *

– vocals, acoustic guitar *

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– bass guitar, vocals *

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Roger McGuinn James Roger McGuinn (; born James Joseph McGuinn III; July 13, 1942) is an American musician, best known for being the frontman and leader of the Byrds. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991 as a member of the band. As a so ...

– guitars, vocals * Michael Clarke – drums *

Bud Shank Clifford Everett "Bud" Shank Jr. (May 27, 1926 – April 2, 2009) was an American alto saxophonist and flautist. He rose to prominence in the early 1950s playing lead alto and flute in Stan Kenton's Innovations in Modern Music Orchestra and thro ...

– flute on "She's The Kind Of Girl" Track 3: with The Flying Burrito Brothers * Gene Clark – vocals, acoustic guitar * Chris Hillman – bass guitar, vocals *

–

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, Rick Roberts – guitars, vocals * Michael Clarke – drums Tracks 4–11: * Gene Clark – vocals, acoustic guitar, piano *

– electric guitar, backing vocals * Sneaky Pete Kleinow – pedal steel guitar *

– keyboards, backing vocals *

– bass guitar * Michael Clarke – drums *

– fiddle * Roger McGuinn, Rick Clark – backing vocals presumably not included in the definitive album mix

Production

*Producers: Jim Dickson (Tracks 1–3), Chris Hinshaw (Tracks 4–11) *Recording Engineer: Chris Hinshaw *Art Direction: n/a *Photography:

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*Liner notes: Barry Ballard

References

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