Stop Your Motor
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.
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| Released | July 1971 | |||
| Recorded | 1971 | |||
| Genre | Pop Rock | |||
| Length | 33:42 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | The Association | |||
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The album contained four singles; however none of them charted and the album peaked at number 158 on Billboard.
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| AllMusic |    [1] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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| 1. | "Bring Yourself Home" | Ted Bluechel | Kirkman | 4:06 |
| 2. | "Funny Kind of Song" | Jules Alexander | Alexander | 3:22 |
| 3. | "That's Racin'" | Terry Kirkman | Cole | 1:58 |
| 4. | "P.F. Sloan" | Jimmy Webb | Yester, Ramos, and Cole | 4:08 |
| 5. | "Silver Morning" | Kirkman | Kirkman | 5:13 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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| 1. | "It's Gotta Be Real" | Larry Ramos | Ramos | 2:19 |
| 2. | "The First Sound" | Kirkman, Richard Thompson | Kirkman | 4:05 |
| 3. | "Along the Way" | Jim Yester | Yester | 3:20 |
| 4. | "Traveller's Guide (Spanish Flyer)" | Brian Cole | Cole | 2:17 |
| 5. | "Seven Virgins" | Jimmie Spheeris | Group | 2:54 |
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