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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-B of the original album.

A-side

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Oklahoma Hills" (composed by Woody Guthrie and Jack Guthrie)	3:26
2.	"Every Hand in the Land"	2:18
3.	"Creole Belle" (composed by Mississippi John Hurt)	3:43
4.	"Wheel of Fortune"	2:28
5.	"Oh, in the Morning"	4:51

B-side

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Coming into Los Angeles"	3:04
2.	"Stealin'" (authors unknown)	2:46
3.	"My Front Pages"	3:46
4.	"Living in the Country" (composed by Pete Seeger)	3:16
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

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