On the Road Again (Rockets album)
{{Infobox album
| name = On the Road Again
| type = studio
| artist = Rockets
| cover = RocketsOnTheRoadAgain.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1978|4}}
| recorded = {{Start date|1977}}–{{End date|1978}} at Studio Société Française Du Son, Paris
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Space rock, electronica, synthpop, experimental, ambient
| length = 35:01
| label = IPG
| producer = Claude Lemoine
| prev_title = Rockets
| prev_year = 1976
| next_title = Sound of the Future
| next_year = 1979
}}
On the Road Again is the second studio album by French space rock band Rockets, released in April 1978.
Track listing
{{track listing
| total_length = 35:01
| title1 = On the Road Again
| note1 = Canned Heat cover
| writer1 = Alan Wilson, Floyd Jones
| length1 = 8:50
| title2 = Cosmic Race
| writer2 = Gerard L'Her
| length2 = 4:15
| title3 = Venus Rapsody
| writer3 = Alain Maratrat
| length3 = 4:18
| title4 = Space Rock
| writer4 = Rockets
| length4 = 4:00
| title5 = Astrolights
| writer5 = Maratrat
| length5 = 6:10
| title6 = Electro-Voice
| writer6 = Alain Groetzinger
| length6 = 2:48
| title7 = Sci Fi Boogie
| writer7 = Christian Le Bartz, L'Her
| length7 = 4:40
}}
{{track listing
| headline = United States edition
| total_length = 39:03
| title1 = On the Road Again
| note1 = Canned Heat cover
| writer1 = Wilson, Jones
| length1 = 8:33
| title2 = Space Rock
| writer2 = Rockets
| length2 = 8:20
| title3 = Electro-Voice
| writer3 = Groetzinger
| length3 = 2:48
| title4 = Astrolights
| writer4 = Maratrat
| length4 = 6:10
| title5 = Sci Fi Boogie
| writer5 = Le Bartz, L'Her
| length5 = 4:40
| title6 = Cosmic Race
| writer6 = L'Her
| length6 = 4:14
| title7 = Venus Rapsody
| writer7 = Maratrat
| length7 = 4:18
}}
Personnel
;Rockets
- Christian Le Bartz – vocals
- "Little" Gerard L'Her – bass, vocals; keyboards on "Cosmic Race"
- Alain Maratrat – guitar, keyboards; vocals on "Space Rock"; synthesizers on "Astrolights" and "Electro-Voice"
- Fabrice Quagliotti – keyboards
- Alain Groetzinger – drums, percussion
;Additional personnel
- Claude Lemoine – production
- Henri Arcens – engineering
- Karl Heinz Schäfer – arrangements, vocals on "Futur Woman"
- Zeus B. Held – vocoder on "On the Road Again"
- Guido Harari – photography
- Georges Spitzer – photography
- Bruno Marzi – photography
- Tom Moulton – mixing on "On the Road Again"
Release history
| class="wikitable"
!Region !Date !Label !Format !Catalog |
| France
|April 1978 |Decca Records/IPG Records |170.008 |
| rowspan="2"|Australia
|rowspan="2"|April 1978 |rowspan="2"|RCA Records/Victor Records |LP album |rowspan="2"|VPL1-4110 |
| Compact Cassette |
| Canada
|April 1978 |LP album |2424 180 |
| Germany
|April 1978 |LP album |200 205-320 |
| rowspan="2"|Italy
|rowspan="2"|April 1978 |rowspan="2"|Derby Records/CGD Records |LP album |rowspan="2"|DBR 20014 |
| Compact Cassette |
| Spain
|April 1978 |LP album |26056.I |
| Sweden
|April 1978 |LP album |SLP 3037 |
| United States
|April 1978 |Tom n' Jerry Records |LP album |TA 4704 0798 |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|type=album|artist=Rockets|title=Onthe road Again|award=Gold|relyear=1978|salesamount=100,000|salesref=|certref={{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JCUEAAAAMBAJ&q=baccara+100,000+billboard&pg=PT109|title=Rocketing Sales|magazine=Billboard|page=110|date=20 January 1979|via=Google Books|accessdate=11 September 2020}}}}
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References
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- {{cite web |url=http://www.lesrockets.com/i_ontheroadagain.asp |title=Album - On the road again |work=Discografia |publisher=Rockets |accessdate=July 20, 2009 }}
- {{cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/Rockets-On-The-Road-Again/master/12926 |title=Rockets - On The Road Again |publisher=Discogs |accessdate=July 20, 2009 }}
- {{cite web |url=http://www.lesrockets.com/geocities/B_d_l.htm#On%20the%20road%20again |title=On the Road Again |work=LPs & CDs discography |publisher=Unofficial ROCKETS Home Page |accessdate=July 20, 2009 }}
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