''Stop Your Motor'' is the sixth studio album by American pop band

the Association The Association is an American sunshine pop band from California. During the late 1960s, the band had numerous hits at or near the top of the ''Billboard'' charts (including " Windy", " Cherish", " Never My Love" and "Along Comes Mary") and ...

, and their final album released on

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. It marked the debut of keyboardist Richard Thompson, replacing original member Russ Giguere. The songs "That's Racin (original titled "I'm Going To Be A Racin' Star") and "The First Sound" were initially slated to be part of a proposed soundtrack for a documentary film about auto racing, ''Once Upon a Wheel'', hosted by

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but the soundtrack failed to materialise beyond a promotional level (sponsored by Coca-Cola). The title song from the documentary, as composed by Terry Kirkman, never saw an official release. The album contained four singles; however none of them charted and the album peaked at number 158 on Billboard.

Track listing

Personnel

The Association

Terry Kirkman Terry Robert Kirkman (born December 12, 1939) is an American musician, who was the lead vocalist for the folk rock group the Association and writer of their hit songs " Cherish", " Everything That Touches You", and "Six Man Band" among many oth ...

– vocals, wind instruments, percussion *

Larry Ramos Hilario D. "Larry" Ramos Jr. (April 19, 1942 – April 30, 2014) was a guitarist, banjo player, and vocalist with the 1960s American pop band the Association. In 1963, he won a Grammy with The New Christy Minstrels. Early years Ramos was of Fil ...

– lead guitar, vocals * Jules Alexander –lead guitar, vocals *

Jim Yester James Yester (born November 24, 1939) is an American musician. He is a member of the sunshine pop group The Association, who had numerous hits on the ''Billboard'' charts including " Windy", " Cherish", "Never My Love" and "Along Comes Mary". H ...

– rhythm guitar, vocals, keyboards * Brian Cole – bass, vocals, woodwinds * Ted Bluechel, Jr – drums, vocals, rhythm guitar, bass * Richard Thompson – keyboards

Technical

* The Association – producer * John Tartaglia, Randy Steirling,

Ray Pohlman Merlyn Ray Pohlman (July 22, 1930 – November 1, 1990) was an American session musician and arranger who played both upright bass and bass guitar, and also did sessions as a guitarist. He is credited with being the first electric bass player in ...

– production staff * Michael Shields, Stan Ross – engineers * James Metropole – photography * Patrick Colecchio – album coordinator

References

1971 albums The Association albums Warner Records albums {{1970s-rock-album-stub