DISCOGRAFIA DE TRAFFIC

ORIGEN:
     Origen Birmingham, Inglaterra

GENERO MUSICAL:
            rock progresivo
            rock psicodélico
            folk rock
            jazz fusión

PERIODO ACTIVO:
            Desde 1967 al 1994  
                                 
 SELLO DISCOGRAFICO:                                   
              Isla y Fontana
              United Artists,
              Polydor Records
              Virgin Records

INTEGRANTES DE LA BANDA:
                    Steve Winwood – bajista,teclados,voz
                    Jim Capaldi - baterista
                    Chris Wood - multi-instrumentista
                    Dave Mason - guitarrista
                
OTROS  INTEGRANTES DE LA BANDA:
                            Jim Gordon
                            Ric Grech
                            Rebop Kwaku Baah
                            David Hood
                            Roger Hawkins
                            Barry Beckett
                            Rosko Gee                                    


RELACION MUSICAL CON OTROS ARTISTAS:
                            The Grateful Dead
                            The Elbow Room
                            Spencer Davis Group
                            Blind Faith
                            Derek and the Dominos
                            Eric Clapton
                            George Harrison
                            Bob Marley
                            Carlos Santana
                            The Eagles

DISCOGRAFIA:
Álbumes
* Mr. Fantasy. Island (Diciembre 1967) - POP #88; UK #8
* Traffic. Island (Octubre 1968) - POP #17; UK #9
* Last Exit (lado 2 en vivo en el Fillmore West). Island (Mayo 1969) - POP #19
* Best of Traffic (recopilación). Island (Octubre 1969) - POP #48
* John Barleycorn Must Die. Island (Julio 1970) - POP #11; UK #5
* Welcome To The Canteen (en vivo en Croydon y Londres). Island (Septiembre 1971) - POP #26
* The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys. Island (Noviembre 1971) - POP #7
* Shoot Out At The Fantasy Factory. Island (Febrero 1973) - POP #6
* On The Road (en vivo). Island (Octubre 1973) - POP #29; UK #40
* When The Eagle Flies. Island (Septiembre 1974) - POP #9; UK #31
* Heavy Traffic (recopilación). United Artists (Abril 1975) - POP #155
* More Heavy Traffic (recopilación). United Artists (Septiembre 1975) - POP #193
* Smiling Phases (recopilación 2xcd). Island (Noviembre 1991)
* Far From Home. Virgin (Mayo 1994) - POP #33; UK #29
    Heaven Is In Your Mind (recopilación). Island (Noviembre 1998)
* 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Traffic (recopilación). Island (Mayo 2003)
* Traffic Gold (recopilación 2xcd). Island (Julio 2005)
* The Last Great Traffic Jam (en vivo 2xcd). Epic (Noviembre 2005)

    SENCILLOS:
* "Paper Sun / Giving To You". Island y Fontana (Mayo 1967) -       POP #94; UK #5   
* "Hole In My Shoe / Smiling Phases". Island y Fontana (Agosto 1967) - UK #2
* "Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush / Coloured Rain". Island (Noviembre 1967) - UK #8
* "No Face, No Name, No Number / (Roamin' Through The Gloamin' With) 40.000 Headmen". Island (Febrero 1968) - UK #40
* "No Face, No Name, No Number / Heaven Is In Your Mind". United Artists (Febrero 1968)
* "Feelin' Alright? / Withering Tree". Island (Septiembre 1968) - POP #123
* "Medicated Goo / Shanghai Noodle Factory". Island (Diciembre 1968)
* "Medicated Goo / Pearly Queen". United Artists (Enero 1969)
* "Empty Pages / Stranger To Himself". United Artists (Agosto 1970) - POP #74
* "Gimme Some Lovin', Part 1 (en vivo) / Gimme Some Lovin', Part 2 (en vivo)". United Artists (Octubre 1971) - POP #68
* "Rock And Roll Stew, Part 1 / Rock And Roll Stew, Part 2". Island (Enero 1972) - POP #93
* "Walking In The Wind / Walking In The Wind (instrumental)". Island (Octubre 1974)
* "Here Comes A Man (en vivo) / Glad (en vivo)". Virgin (Mayo 1994) - ROK #10
* "Some Kinda Woman (en vivo) / 40.000 Headmen (en vivo)". Virgin (Septiembre 1994)

Letra Cancion
“ Hole In My Shoe”
Original de Traffic
(Mason)

I looked in the sky
Where an elephant's eye
Was looking at me
From a bubblegum tree
And all that I knew was
The hole in my shoe that
Was letting in water (letting in water)

I walked through a field
That just wasn't real
With 100 tin soldiers
Would shoot at my shoulder
And all that I knew was
The hole in my shoe that
Was letting in water (letting in water)

(I climbed on the back of a giant albatross
Which flew through a crack in the cloud
To a place where happiness reigned all year round
And music played ever so loudly)

I started to fall
And suddenly woke
And the dew on the grass
Had stuck to my coat
And all that I knew was
The hole in my shoe that
Was letting in water (letting in water)
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1967 Island Music Ltd., London, England

Letra Cancion
 “No Face, No Name, No Number”
Original de Steve Winwood
 
I'm looking for a girl who has no face
She has no name, or number
And so I search within his lonely place
Knowing that I won't find her
Well, I can't stop this feeling deep in inside me
Ruling my mind

I feel no sound
Don't know where I'm bound

The scenery is all the same to me
Nothing has changed or faded
I'm a part of it, some part of me
Painted cool green, and shaded
So, try to find myself must be the only way
To feel free

Letra Cancion
“ Dear Mr Fantasy”
Original de Traffic

Dear Mister Fantasy play us a tune
Something to make us all happy
Do anything take us out of this gloom
Sing a song, play guitar
Make it snappy
You are the one who can make us all laugh
But doing that you break out in tears
Please don't be sad if it was a straight mind you had
We wouldn't have known you all these years


Letra Cancion “Feelin' Good”
Original de Traffic
(Bricusse/Newley)

Bird flying in the sky, you know how I feel
Sun shinin' in the sky, you know how I feel
Breeze drifting on by, that's what I mean
It's a new dawn
It's new day
It's a new life for me
And I'm feelin' good
Bird flying high and you know how I feel
Sun up in the sky, you know how I feel
(?), that's what I mean
It's a new dawn
It's new day
It's a new life for me
And I'm feelin' good
Dragonfly out in the sun, you know how I feel
Butterflies all having fun, you know how I feel
Sleep in peace when day is done, that's what I mean
It's a new dawn
It's new day
It's a new life for me
And I'm feelin' good
Birds flying in the sky, you know how I feel
Sun shinin' in the sky, yes, you know, you know how I feel
(?), you know how I feel
It's a new dawn
It's new day
It's a new life for me
Oh yes, and I'm feelin'
Oh yes, and I'm feelin'
Oh yes, and I'm feelin' good

Letra Cancion
 “Love”
Original de Traffic
(Winwood/Capaldi)

If you see me, don't pass me by
I need somebody or else I'm gonna die
Oh, love, if you need me, just call and I'll be there
There is no sorrow that both of us can't share
That both of us can't share
Love, don't you despair ...
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Published by 1974 F.S. Music Ltd. (PRS) &


Letra Cancion
 “Every Night, Every Day”
Original de Traffic 
(Winwood/Capaldi)

I don't know how long I can take it
There's times when I don't think I can make it through, baby
Don't know what you and me are gonna do, baby. Hey, baby
You know it's time to face up to what is wrong
I lie awake at night, I can't sleep while you're lying there
This feeling worries me, I can see it's going nowhere
Oh baby, now I just work all day trying to earn my pay
Oh, is it worth it now to sweat all day and see it slip away

Every night, every day, I keep feeling the same old way
Every night, every day, I keep feeling the same old way

Now then I've been thinking' about it
You say that it's okay - it'll be all right, baby. Hey, baby
But that's fine when all you do is party every night, baby
You say my clothes are soiled and my hands ain't clean
But I'm working overtime checking' every wheel is locked in tight
On that production line, baby, running at the speed of light
Oh, have mercy now, when you look that way and you start to play
Then oh, I'm burning up. I tell you one more day, I'm gonna fade away

It's the same old way, baby, it's the same old way now
It's the same way, it's just the same old way, hangs me up all day
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1994 FS Music Ltd./Freedom Songs Ltd. (PRS)

Letra Cancion
“Freedom Rider”
Original de Traffic
(Winwood/Capaldi)

Like a hurricane around your heart when earth and sky are torn apart
He comes gathering up the bits while hoping that the puzzle fits
He leads you, he leads you
Freedom rider

With a silver star between his eyes that open up at hidden lies
Big man crying with defeat, see people gathering in the street
You feel him, you feel him
Freedom rider

When lightning strikes you to the bone, you turn around, you're all alone
By the time you hear that silent (or siren?) sound, then your soul is in the lost and found
Forever, forever
Freedom rider
Here it comes

Letra Cancion
 « Empty Pages »
Originalde Traffic
(Winwood/Capaldi)

Found someone who can comfort me, but there are always exceptions
And she's good at appearing sane, but I just want you to know

She's the one makes me feel so good when everything is against me
Picks me up when I'm feeling down, so I've got something to show

Staring at empty pages, centered 'round the same old plot
Staring at empty pages, flowing along in the ages

Often lost and forgotten, the vagueness and the mud
I've been thinking I'm working too hard, but I've got something to show

Staring at empty pages, centered 'round the same old plot
Staring at empty pages, flowing along in the ages

Staring at empty pages, centered 'round the same old plot
Staring at empty pages, flowing along in the ages

Often lost and forgotten, the vagueness and the muc
I've been thinking I'm working too hard, but I've got something to show

You know

Found someone who can comfort me, but there are always exceptions
And she's good at appearing sane, but I just want you to know...