Monday, November 17, 2025

Gunhill Road



Artist:  Gunhill Road
Origin:  Mount Vemon, New York, USA
Genre:  Rock, Folk Rock, Contemporary Pop

Original line-up:

Glenn Leopold:  Guitar
Steve Goldrich:  Piano
Gil Roman:  Bass

Gunhill Road are an American Folk Rock Band from Mount Vemon, New York, formed in 1969 by Glenn Leopold (Guitar), Steve Goldrich (Piano), and Gil Roman (Bass).  They are best known fofr their lone pop hit, "Back When My Hair Was Short", which peaked at No. 40 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in June 1973.  On The Cash Box Top 100, the song reached No. 25.  The band released two albums in the 1970s, the second album was released in 1972 and produced by Kenny Rogers.






Title:  Gunhill Road (2011)
Genre:  Rock, Folk Rock, Contemporary Pop
Label:  Wounded Bird Recoeds
Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Sailing (3:33)
 2.  42nd street (3:09)
 3.  Mr. Keyboards (1:49)
 4.  She Made A Man Out Of Me (3:17)
 5.  Back When My. Hair Was Short (2:41)
 6.  Sag Harbor (3:58)
 7.  My Antoinette (3:16)
 8.  Callin' Atlanta (5:34)
 9.  Madness (3:01)
10. We're Almost Going Home (2:30)
11. Waiting (3:09)

Bonus Tracks:

12.. Ford Desoto Cadilac (2:55)
13. We Can't Ride This Roller Coaster Anymore (2:52)
14. Sailing (Original 1972 Version) (3:54)
15. 42nd street (Original 1972 Version) (3:28)
16. Back When My Hair Was Short (Original 1972 Version) (3:06)

Personnel:

Glenn Leopold:  Vocals, 6-String Guitar, Background Vocals
Steve Goldrich:  Vocals, Piano, Electric Piano, Organ, Calliope, Harpsichord, Background Vocals
Gil Roman:  Vocals, Bass, 12-String Guitar, Background Vocals

Additional Musicians:

Bryan Madey:  Drums on Tracks: 2, 3, 5Percussion on Track 1, Tambourine on Track 1
Achmed Ben-Mansel:  Maracas Percussion on Track 1
Michael O'Neil:  Congas on Track 1
Steve Love:  Electric Guitar on Track 2
Larry Brown:  Drums on Tracks:  4, 6, 7, 9, Percussion on Tracks: 9, 10
Kenny Rogers:  Bass on Track 9, Background Vocals on Tracks:  4, 9
Billy Perry:  Bass on Tracks: 4, 7, 10
Reinie Press:  Bass on Track 6
Dennis Lepri:  Electric Guitar on Track 7
Gene Lorenzo:  Organ on Tracks: 7, 8
Paul Cotton:  Electric Guitar on Track 8
Jim Ryan:  Bass on Tracks: 8, 11
George Grantham:  Drums on Track 8
Andy Newmark:   Drums on Track 11


Gunhill Road is the debut studio album by Gunhill Road, originally released in 1973 by Mercury Records, remastered and reissued on October 24, 2011 by Wounded Bird Records.




 


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