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The New Age
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 9, 1973
Recorded1972
StudioThe Record Plant, Los Angeles, California
Length36:32
Label United Artists
ProducerSkip Taylor
Canned Heat chronology
Historical Figures and Ancient Heads
(1971)
The New Age
(1973)
One More River to Cross
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

The New Age is the ninth studio album by Canned Heat, released in 1973. It was the first album to feature the talents of James Shane and Ed Beyer. Clara Ward also appears on the album in her last recording. Influential rock critic Lester Bangs was fired from Rolling Stone for writing a "disrespectful" review of this album upon its release.[ citation needed]

Track listing

  1. "Keep It Clean" ( Richard Hite) - 2:46
  2. "Harley Davidson Blues" (James Shane) - 2:38
  3. "Don't Deceive Me" (Hite) - 3:12
  4. "You Can Run, But You Sure Can't Hide" (Ed Beyer) - 3:15
  5. "Lookin' for My Rainbow" (Shane) - 5:24
  6. "Rock and Roll Music" (Hite) - 2:29
  7. "Framed" ( Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller) - 5:07
  8. "Election Blues" (Beyer) - 6:04
  9. "So Long Wrong" (Shane) - 5:36

Personnel

Canned Heat
  • Bob Hite – lead vocals (tracks 1, 4, 6-8); backing vocals (track 2)
  • Henry Vestine – lead guitar (tracks 1-4, 6, 7, 9)
  • James Shane – rhythm guitar (tracks 2, 4, 6, 7); lead guitar (track 9); dobro (track 5); slide dobro (track 8); bass (tracks 1, 3); backing vocals (tracks 1, 4); lead vocals (tracks 2, 5, 9)
  • Ed Beyer - keyboards (all tracks)
  • Richard Hite – bass (tracks 2, 4-7, 9); string bass (track 8); rhythm guitar (tracks 1, 3); tuba (track 4); backing vocals (tracks 1, 4); lead vocals (track 3)
  • Adolfo de la Parra – drums (tracks 1-4, 6, 7, 9)
Additional personnel
Production
  • Skip Taylor - producer
  • John Stronach - engineer

References

  1. ^ The New Age at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Images for Canned Heat - The New Age". Discogs.com. Retrieved May 15, 2021.