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Move Along (The Grass Roots album)

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Move Along is the sixth studio album by the American rock group the Grass Roots. The album was released in 1972 and charted at No. 86. It was the last of the group's albums to chart on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart.[2] The album marked the departures of longtime drummer Rick Coonce and keyboardist Dennis Provisor from the group, though Provisor still contributed to the album both as a performer (uncredited) and as a composer.[3] The A- and B-side singles released were "Two Divided by Love", "Glory Bound" b/w "Only One", "The Runway" b/w "Move Along", and "Anyway the Wind Blows" b/w "Monday Love". Later, the song "Someone to Love" was released as the B side to the song "Love Is What You Make It", which appeared on the band's following album, Alotta Mileage.

Move Along
Studio album by
The Grass Roots
Released1972 (1972)
StudioABC, Los Angeles, California
GenrePop[1]
Length35:37
LabelDunhill
Producer
The Grass Roots chronology
Their 16 Greatest Hits
(1971) 		Move Along
(1972) 		Alotta Mileage
(1973)

Songs edit

The songs featured string and horn arrangements by Jimmie Haskell. Three hit singles were included on Move Along: "Two Divided by Love" (No. 16), "Glory Bound" (No. 34), and "The Runway" (No. 39), with the latter being the last Grass Roots song to reach the top 40.[4] Six of the album's songs were written or co-written by Dennis Provisor, and he sang lead vocals on "Two Divided by Love", "Someone to Love", and "Only One". However, he was not credited for his performances on the album.[3]

Artwork, packaging edit

Move Along was originally released on Dunhill ABC in stereo. The album was designed by David Larkham of Tepee Graphics. Photos taken by Ed Caraeff.

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [5]

In his retrospective review for Allmusic, critic Joe Viglione called the album "interesting and still listenable" but wrote "Slick arrangements and big production eliminate the charm of the earlier recordings.. and has little surprise and none of the sparkle of the Sloan/Barri days, but it is not without merit."[5]

Track listing edit

All songs produced by Steve Barri with Rob Grill and Warren Entner.

Side one

  1. "The Runway" (Lambert, Potter) – 2:52
  2. "Monday Love" (Provisor) – 3:25
  3. "Anyway the Wind Blows" (Lambert, Potter) – 2:56
  4. "Runnin' Just to Get Her Home Again" (Entner, Provisor) – 3:27
  5. "Two Divided by Love" (Lambert, Potter, Kupps) – 2:38
  6. "Someone to Love" (Provisor) – 3:22

Side two

  1. "Face the Music" (Walsh, Price) – 3:16
  2. "Move Along" (Provisor) – 3:21
  3. "One Word" (Roberts, Welch) – 2:45
  4. "Only One" (Provisor) – 5:01
  5. "Glory Bound" (Walsh, Price, Barri, Provisor) – 2:34

Personnel edit

The Grass Roots

Technical

References edit

  1. ^ Move Along at AllMusic
  2. ^ Billboard 200 Chart History.
  3. ^ a b Dennis Provisor Biography.
  4. ^ Billboard Hot 100 Chart History.
  5. ^ a b Viglione, Joe. "Move Along > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
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