It came as no surprise when Avenue reissued most of War's '70s albums on CD in the '90s -- many of those albums had been gold and platinum sellers as LPs, and the market for reissues of classic soul and funk was a healthy one.
But because Lee Oskar's solo albums of 1976-1980 were far from the huge sellers that War's albums were, it came as a pleasant surprise when Avenue started reissuing them on CD in the '90s.
First released on vinyl in 1980 and reissued on CD in 1995, My Road, Our Road was Oskar's third solo album.
The highlights of this mostly instrumental pop-jazz/R&B date include the mellow "Up All Night" and the good-natured "Song for My Son" as well as the evocative "My Road" and the moody "Our Road," which features jazz saxophonist Pat Rizzo as well as Brazilian jazz singer Flora Purim.
It's safe to say that the vast majority of War fans didn't buy this album; however, it's an enjoyable outing that did receive some attention in the quiet storm market.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My RoadLee Oskar | Lee Oskar | Play | 05:00 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Our RoadLee Oskar | Lee Oskar | Play | 14:40 | 33 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Up All NightGreg Errico, Lee Oskar | Lee Oskar | Play | 05:38 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Song for My SonLee Oskar | Lee Oskar | Play | 05:12 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Children's Song (You Can Find Your Way)Lee Oskar | Lee Oskar | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Yes I'm SingingLee Oskar | Lee Oskar | Play | 05:20 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 39 mins | 91 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Papa Dee Allen | Guest Artist, Percussion |
| 2 | Israel Baker | Strings |
| 3 | Marilyn Baker | Strings |
| 4 | Ed Barton | Mixing |
| 5 | Arnold Belnick | Strings |
| 6 | Harry Bluestone | Strings |
| 7 | Oscar Brashear | Horn |
| 8 | Harold Brown | Drums, Guest Artist |
| 9 | Joe Chambers | Guest Artist, Vocals |
| 10 | Gary Coleman | Horn |
| 11 | Laudir DeOliveira | Congas, Percussion |
| 12 | Vincent DeRosa | Horn |
| 13 | Louise Dissman | Horn |
| 14 | Bonnie Douglas | Strings |
| 15 | Assa Drori | Strings |
| 16 | Earl Dumler | Horn |
| 17 | James Edward | Choir/Chorus |
| 18 | Arni Egilsson | Strings |
| 19 | Greg Errico | Composer, Congas, Drums, Percussion, Producer |
| 20 | Barnaby Finch | Keyboards, Synthesizer Piano |
| 21 | Tom Flye | Engineer |
| 22 | Ronald Folsom | Strings |
| 23 | David Frisina | Strings |
| 24 | Jerry Goldstein | Executive Producer |
| 25 | Norm Graichen | Engineer |
| 26 | Endre Granat | Strings |
| 27 | Gary Grant | Trumpet |
| 28 | William Green | Horn |
| 29 | Allan Harshman | Strings |
| 30 | Carole Hawkins | Choir/Chorus |
| 31 | Edwin Hawkins | Choir/Chorus |
| 32 | Walter Hawkins | Arranger, Conductor |
| 33 | Gary Herbig | Horn |
| 34 | Paula Hochhalter | Strings |
| 35 | Chris Huston | Engineer |
| 36 | Dick Hyde | Horn |
| 37 | William Hymanson | Strings |
| 38 | Paul Jackson, Jr. | Guitar |
| 39 | Lonnie Jordan | Guest Artist, Timbales |
| 40 | Armand Karpoff | Strings |
| 41 | Raphael Kramer | Strings |
| 42 | Abraham Laboriel, Sr. | Bass |
| 43 | Gayle Levant | Strings |
| 44 | Arthur Maebe | Horn |
| 45 | Elva Melton | Choir/Chorus |
| 46 | Shirley Miller | Choir/Chorus |
| 47 | Airto Moreira | Congas, Guest Artist, Percussion |
| 48 | Diana Moreira | Vocals (Background) |
| 49 | Wayne Neuendorf | Engineer |
| 50 | Erno Neufeld | Strings |
| 51 | Niura Band | Vocals (Background) |
| 52 | Lee Oskar | Composer, Concept, Cover Art, Director, Harmonica, Percussion, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 53 | Eugene Page | Arranger, Strings |
| 54 | Don Palmer | Strings |
| 55 | Stanley Plummer | Strings |
| 56 | Flora Purim | Arp Echoplex, Guest Artist, Vocals |
| 57 | Jerome Reisler | Strings |
| 58 | Pat Rizzo | Horn, Saxophone |
| 59 | Melvin Robinson | Guitar |
| 60 | Nathan Ross | Strings |
| 61 | Henry Roth | Strings |
| 62 | Dennis Sanders | Choir/Chorus |
| 63 | Myron Sandler | Strings |
| 64 | Harry Schultz | Strings |
| 65 | David Schwartz | Strings |
| 66 | Jack Shulman | Strings |
| 67 | Paul Shure | Strings |
| 68 | Henry Sigismonti | Horn |
| 69 | Stephanie Spruill | Vocals |
| 70 | Lynette Stephens | Choir/Chorus |
| 71 | Gloria Strassner | Strings |
| 72 | Robert Sushel | Strings |
| 73 | Barbara Thomason | Strings |
| 74 | Julia Tillman | Vocals |
| 75 | Mari Tsumura-Botnick | Strings |
| 76 | Moses Wheelock | Congas |
| 77 | David Wilczewski | Horn |
| 78 | Maxine Willard Waters | Vocals |
| 79 | Jeanette Wylie | Choir/Chorus |
| 80 | Blanche Lee Wynn | Choir/Chorus |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |