John Barleycorn Must Die

For the song and character John Barleycorn, see John Barleycorn.

John Barleycorn Must Die
Studio album by
Traffic
ReleasedJuly 1970 (1970-07)
RecordedFebruary–April 1970
StudioIsland and Olympic, London
Genre
Length35:06
Label
ProducerChris Blackwell, Steve Winwood, Guy Stevens
Traffic chronology
Last Exit
(1969) 		John Barleycorn Must Die
(1970) 		Welcome to the Canteen
(1971)
Singles from John Barleycorn Must Die
  1. "Empty Pages"
    Released: 1 July 1970 (US only)

John Barleycorn Must Die is the fourth studio album by English rock band Traffic, released in 1970 as Island ILPS 9116 in the United Kingdom, United Artists UAS 5504 in the United States, and as Polydor 2334 013 in Canada. It marked the band's comeback after a brief disbandment, and peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Top LPs chart, making it their highest-charting album in the US,[2] and has been certified a gold record by the RIAA. In addition, the single "Empty Pages" spent eight weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 74.[3] The album was marginally less successful in the UK, reaching number 11 on the UK Albums Chart.[4]

  1. ^ Murphy, Sean (29 March 2017). "The 100 Best Classic Progressive Rock Songs: Part 4, 40–21". PopMatters. Retrieved 19 May 2019. ... and a more jam-based jazz-rock on the masterful (but not-proggy) John Barleycorn Must Die
  2. ^ "Billboard 200 – Traffic". Billboard. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Empty Pages" Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  4. ^ Traffic in the UK Charts Archived 20 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine, The Official Charts. Retrieved 9 August 2011.