Running Down the Road

Running Down the Road is the second studio album by American folk singer Arlo Guthrie. Guthrie's version of the traditional folk tune "Stealin'" was featured in the film Two-Lane Blacktop. The cover shows the artist upon a Triumph TR6 Trophy motorcycle which is also pictured in the album's 'gate'.

Running Down the Road
Studio album by Arlo Guthrie
Released	1969
Genre	Folk, folk rock
Length	34:25
Label	Reprise
Producer	Lenny Waronker, Van Dyke Parks
Arlo Guthrie chronology
Arlo (1968) Running Down the Road (1969) Washington County (1970)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	A[2]
Rolling Stone	(favourable) [3]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Arlo Guthrie; except where noted. "Coming into Los Angeles" is the first song on Side Two of the original album.

Side One

1. "Oklahoma Hills" - 3:26 (Woody Guthrie, Jack Guthrie)
2. "Every Hand in the Land" – 2:18
3. "Creole Belle" - 3:43 (Mississippi John Hurt)
4. "Wheel of Fortune" - 2:28
5. "Oh, in the Morning" - 4:51

Side Two

1. "Coming into Los Angeles" - 3:04
2. "Stealin'" - 2:46 (Gus Cannon)
3. "My Front Pages" - 3:47
4. "Living in the Country" - 3:16 (Pete Seeger)
5. "Running Down the Road" - 4:29

Personnel

• Arlo Guthrie - vocals, guitar, piano
• Clarence White - guitar
• Ry Cooder - guitar, mandolin, bass
• Gene Parsons - drums, guitar, harmonica
• James Burton - guitar
• Chris Ethridge - bass
• Milt Holland - percussion
• Jerry Scheff - bass
• John Pilla - guitar
• Jim Gordon - drums

Technical

• Barry Feldman - executive producer
• Doug Botnick - engineer
• Henry Diltz - cover photography

References

1. Running Down the Road at AllMusic
2. Christgau, Robert. "CG: Arlo Guthrie". Retrieved November 28, 2015.
3. Burton, Chas (27 December 1969). "Records". Rolling Stone. San Francisco: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc. (49): 58–60.