''Crusade'' is the fourth album and third studio album by the British blues rock band

John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers are an English blues rock band led by singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist John Mayall. While never producing a hit of their own, the band has been influential as an incubator for British rock and blues ...

, released on 1 September 1967 on Decca Records. It was the follow-up to ''

A Hard Road ''A Hard Road'' is the third album (and second studio album) recorded by John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, released in 1967. It features Peter Green on lead guitar, John McVie on bass, Aynsley Dunbar on drums and John Almond on saxophone. Tr ...

'', also released in 1967. As with their two previous albums, ''Crusade'' was produced by Mike Vernon. The album was the first recordings of the then-18-year-old guitarist

Mick Taylor Michael Kevin Taylor (born 17 January 1949) is an English guitarist, best known as a former member of John Mayall's Bluesbreakers (1967–1969) and the Rolling Stones (1969–1974). As a member of the Stones, he appeared on: ''Let It Bleed'' ...

Track listing

Original release

All songs by John Mayall except as noted.

Expanded release

Other versions

An expanded edition includes ten more tracks, seven of them already available on the 1971 compilation '' Thru the Years'', though Curly, an energetic guitar instrumental, is edited by more than a minute on Crusade. These recordings were made with earlier lineups, except two versions of "Suspicions", recorded later with a band similar to the ''Crusade'' lineup. A remastered and expanded version of this album was scheduled for release in the UK on 6 August 2007.

Personnel

;John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers * John Mayall – vocals, organ,

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keybo ...

, harmonica,

bottleneck guitar Slide guitar is a technique for playing the guitar that is often used in blues music. It involves playing a guitar while holding a hard object (a slide) against the strings, creating the opportunity for glissando effects and deep vibratos tha ...

–

lead guitar Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the featu ...

John McVie John Graham McVie (born 26 November 1945) is a British bass guitarist. He is best known as a member of the rock bands John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers from 1964 to 1967 and Fleetwood Mac since 1967. His surname, combined with that of Mick Fle ...

–

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

(except tracks 21–22) *

Keef Hartley Keith "Keef" Hartley (8 April 1944 – 26 November 2011)
was an English drummer and bandleader. He fronted his own band ...

– drums with: * Chris Mercer – tenor

saxophone The saxophone (often referred to colloquially as the sax) is a type of Single-reed instrument, single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of brass. As with all single-reed instruments, sound is produced when a reed (mouthpi ...

(except tracks 13–20) * Rip Kant – baritone saxophone (except tracks 13–22) * Peter Green –

(tracks 13–20) * Aynsley Dunbar – drums (tracks 13–18) *

Mick Fleetwood Michael John Kells Fleetwood (born 24 June 1947) is a British musician, songwriter and occasional actor. He is best known as the drummer, co-founder, and leader of the rock band Fleetwood Mac. Fleetwood, whose surname was merged with that of t ...

– drums (tracks 19–20) * Paul Williams –

(tracks 21–22) *

Dick Heckstall-Smith Richard Malden Heckstall-Smith (26 September 1934 – 17 December 2004) was an English jazz and blues saxophonist. He played with some of the most influential English blues rock and jazz fusion bands of the 1960s and 1970s. He is known for pri ...

– tenor and soprano saxophone (tracks 21–22)

References

External links

Official John Mayall website
{{Authority control 1967 albums John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers albums Albums produced by Mike Vernon (record producer) Decca Records albums London Records albums