For the article about the song and character John Barleycorn, see John Barleycorn.

John Barleycorn Must Die is a 1970 album by British rock band Traffic. As most of their albums did, it featured many different genres of music including art rock, jazz rock, and many psychedelic influences. Image File history File links Traffic-John_Barleycorn_Must_Die_(album_cover). ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... In many parts of the world traffic is generally organized, flowing in lanes of travel for a particular direction, with interchanges, traffic signals, or signage at intersections to facilitate the orderly and timely flow of traffic. ... Genres of Cuban music and other popular music A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Rock is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars, and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in producing, manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and sometimes video recordings (especially music videos), on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Chris Blackwell (born June 22, 1937) is the founder of Island Records. ... Image:S Winwood S Fisher. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links Description: Rating stars. ... In many parts of the world traffic is generally organized, flowing in lanes of travel for a particular direction, with interchanges, traffic signals, or signage at intersections to facilitate the orderly and timely flow of traffic. ... John Barleycorn is an ancient folksong from Britain. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Outside of its home in the United States, the UKs brand of rock is undoubtedly the most well-known and widespread. ... Traffic on the cover of their eponymous 1968 album. ... Art rock is a sub-genre of rock music that is characterized by ambitious lyrical themes and melodic or rhythmic experimentation, often extending beyond standard pop song forms and toward influences in jazz, classical, or the avant-garde. ... Jazz fusion (sometimes referred to simply as fusion) is a musical genre that loosely encompasses the merging of jazz with other styles, particularly rock, funk, R&B, and world music. ... The word psychedelic is a neologism coined from the Greek words for mind, ψυχη (psyche), and manifest, δηλειν (delein). ...

After recording the album early in 1970, it was released with Island Records and United Artists in July of 1970. It became the first Traffic album to reach gold status, running 35 minutes, 6 seconds, on the original copy. Island Records is a record label that was founded in Jamaica in 1959 by Chris Blackwell. ... The current United Artists logo. ... July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... This article contains information that has not been verified. ... Look up second in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Many said it featured some of Steve Winwood's best musical writing, with the instrumental "Glad" being a favorite of many, running 6 minutes and 59 seconds. Image:S Winwood S Fisher. ...

Track listing

1. "Glad" (Winwood) - 6:32
2. "Freedom Rider" (Winwood/Capaldi) - 6:20
3. "Empty Pages" (Winwood/Capaldi) - 4:47
4. "Stranger To Himself" (Winwood/Capaldi) 4:02
5. "John Barleycorn" (traditional-arr. Winwood) - 6:20
6. "Every Mother's Son" (Winwood/Capaldi) - 7:05

Later releases of this album also include two additional tracks: Jim Capaldi (2 August 1944 – 28 January 2005) was a British musician and songwriter and a founder member of Traffic. ...

• "I Just Want You to Know" (Winwood/Capaldi)
• "Sittin' Here Thinkin' of My Love" (Winwood/Capaldi)

Trivia

• The song "Freedom Rider" is playing during a restaurant scene in the movie, True Believer, starring James Woods