The New Age (album)

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The New Age
Studio album by Canned Heat
Released	March 9, 1973
Recorded	1972
Studio	The Record Plant, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Blues
Length	36:32
Label	United Artists
Producer	Skip Taylor
Canned Heat chronology
Historical Figures and Ancient Heads (1971) The New Age (1973) One More River to Cross (1973)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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

• Clara Ward - vocals (track 5)^[2]

Production

• Skip Taylor - producer
• John Stronach - engineer

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