The Road (Mike + The Mechanics album)
| The Road | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
||||
| Studio album by Mike + The Mechanics | ||||
| Released | 18 April 2011 | |||
| Recorded |
Fisher Lane Farm Studios with additional recording at Churchfield Studio, London and Tree House Studios, Cape Town 2009–10 |
|||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 46:00 | |||
| Label | Sony Music | |||
| Producer | Mike Rutherford, Christopher Neil, Graham Stack | |||
| Mike + The Mechanics chronology | ||||
|
||||
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
The Road is the seventh studio album by Mike + The Mechanics, released in 2011 by Sony Music. This was their first album following the departure of Paul Carrack.
Following the release of Rewired in 2004 and the supporting tour, the group stopped working. In 2009, rumours surfaced that Mike Rutherford had plans to resurrect the band and had begun working on a new album. It was reported that Andrew Roachford would become the new singer. Soon after, two other names were mentioned: Arno Carstens and Tim Howar. Early sessions produced the songs "Background Noise", "It Only Hurts for a While" and "Hunt You Down", with Carstens performing vocals.
The sessions continued through 2010. By the end of 2010, it was officially announced that Rutherford, Roachford and Howar had recorded a new Mechanics album. The rest of the band consisted of drummer Gary Wallis, guitarist Anthony Drennan and keyboard player Luke Juby.
...
Wikipedia