Stop Your Motor

Stop Your Motor
Studio album by
The Association
ReleasedJuly 1971
Recorded1971
GenrePop rock
Length33:42
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerThe Association
The Association chronology
The Association Live
(1970)		 Stop Your Motor
(1971)		 Waterbeds in Trinidad!
(1972)
Singles from Stop Your Motor
  1. "Along the Way"
    Released: September 1970
  2. "P.F. Sloan"
    Released: May 1971
  3. "Bring Yourself Home"
    Released: August 1971
  4. "That's Racin"
    Released: October 1971

Stop Your Motor is the sixth studio album by American pop band the Association and their final album released on Warner Bros. Records. 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 Paul Newman, 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 Top LPs.[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarHalf star [2]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Bring Yourself Home"Ted BluechelKirkman4:06
2."Funny Kind of Song"Jules AlexanderAlexander3:22
3."That's Racin'"Terry KirkmanCole1:58
4."P.F. Sloan"Jimmy WebbYester, Ramos, and Cole4:08
5."Silver Morning"KirkmanKirkman5:13
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."It's Gotta Be Real"Larry RamosRamos2:19
2."The First Sound"Kirkman, Richard ThompsonKirkman4:05
3."Along the Way"Jim YesterYester3:20
4."Traveller's Guide (Spanish Flyer)"Brian ColeCole2:17
5."Seven Virgins"Jimmie SpheerisGroup2:54

Personnel

The Association

  • Terry Kirkman – vocals, wind instruments, percussion
  • Larry Ramos – lead guitar, vocals
  • Jules Alexander – lead guitar, vocals
  • Jim Yester – 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 – production staff
  • Michael Shields, Stan Ross – engineers
  • James Metropole – photography
  • Patrick Colecchio – album coordinator

Charts

Chart (1971) Peak
position
US Billboard Top LPs[1] 158

References

  1. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top LPs, 1955–1996. Record Research. p. 13. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Stop Your Motor > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 15, 2011.


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