''Stop Your Motor'' is the sixth studio album by American pop band

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and their final album released on

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. It marked the debut of keyboardist Richard Thompson, replacing original member Russ Giguere. The songs "That's Racin (original titled "I'm Going To Be A Racin' Star") and "The First Sound" were initially slated to be part of a proposed soundtrack for a documentary film about auto racing, ''Once Upon a Wheel'', hosted by

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, but the soundtrack failed to materialise beyond a promotional level (sponsored by Coca-Cola). The title song from the documentary, as composed by Terry Kirkman, never saw an official release. The album contained four singles; however, none of them charted and the album peaked at number 158 on Billboard.

Track listing

Personnel

The Association

* Terry Kirkman – vocals, wind instruments, percussion *

Larry Ramos Hilario D. "Larry" Ramos Jr. (April 19, 1942 – April 30, 2014) was an American guitarist, banjo player and vocalist known primarily for his work with the 1960s pop band the Association. In 1963, he won a Grammy Award with the New Christy Minst ...

– lead guitar, vocals * Jules Alexander – lead guitar, vocals *

Jim Yester James Yester (born November 24, 1939) is an American musician. He is a member of the sunshine pop group the Association, who had numerous hits on the Billboard charts, ''Billboard'' charts during the 1960s, including "Windy (The Association song ...

– rhythm guitar, vocals, keyboards * Brian Cole – bass, vocals, woodwinds * Ted Bluechel, Jr – drums, vocals, rhythm guitar, bass * Richard Thompson – keyboards

Technical

* The Association – producer * John Tartaglia, Randy Steirling, Ray Pohlman – production staff * Michael Shields, Stan Ross – engineers * James Metropole – photography * Patrick Colecchio – album coordinator

References

1971 albums The Association albums Warner Records albums {{1970s-rock-album-stub