'' was the
Eponymous rock album by the band
Traffic , ranging in style from
Psychedelic Rock to
Acid Jazz . It was their second release, in
February 1968 .
After their debut album, ''
Mr. Fantasy '', Traffic planned a more mainstream album, possibly with fewer drug references and psychedelic influences. Before they began recording, they decided to reinstate
Dave Mason as the band's
Bassist .
Chris Wood's Flute playing on the album was compared to that of
Ian Anderson from
Jethro Tull , who is often thought of as the most famous
Rock flutist of all time.
Following the release of ''Traffic'', the band embarked upon a tour of the
United States but shortly thereafter fired bassist Mason. At the conclusion of the tour, at the beginning of
1969 , Winwood announced the breakup of Traffic . Winwood joined
Supergroup Blind Faith while the remaining members of Traffic (including Mason) worked on a project called
Wooden Frog which never recorded an album. In
1970 , Winwood reunited with Capaldi and Wood to release ''
John Barleycorn Must Die ''.
#"You Can All Join In" (Mason) -
3:34
#"Pearly Queen" (Capaldi/Winwood) - 4:20
#"Don't Be Sad" (Mason) - 3:24
#"Who Knows What Tomorrow May Bring" (Capaldi/Winwood/Wood) - 3:11
#"Feelin' Alright" (Mason) - 4:16
#"Vagabond Virgin" (Capaldi/Mason) - 5:21
#"Forty Thousand Headmen" (Capaldi/Winwood) - 3:15
#"Cryin' to Be Heard" (Mason) - 5:14
#"No Time to Live" (Capaldi/Winwood) - 5:10
#"Means to an End" (Capaldi/Winwood) - 2:39
The album was remastered in 2001 with Capaldi assisting. The new version included one new track, ''Withering Tree'' and two different versions of the original tracks, mono single mixes of ''You Can All Join In'' and ''Feelin' Alright''.
- Jim Capaldi - Drums , Percussion , backing vocals, album design
- Dave Mason - Guitar , Bass Guitar , Sitar , organ, vocals
- Steve Winwood - Keyboards , guitar, bass, vocals
- Chris Wood - Flute , Saxophone , percussion
- Terry Brown - Engineer
- Eddie Kramer - engineer
- Glyn Johns - engineer
- Brian Humphries -engineer
- Richard Polak - photography
- Jimmy Miller - producer
