John Mayall's "Turning Point" band -- Jon Mark, Johnny Almond, and Steve Thompson -- broke up in June 1970 after a European tour, with Mark and Almond forming their own band, appropriately named Mark-Almond.
Mayall then assembled his first all-American band, consisting of violinist Don "Sugarcane" Harris, guitarist Harvey Mandel, and bassist Larry Taylor, and recorded this album in July.
It had more drive than the previous outfit, and Mayall turned to environmentalism on the lead-off track, "Nature's Disappearing." (The original album jacket contained recycling information, too.) But much of his low-volume, reflective approach remained on an album that was still more of a jazz-pop outing than the blues sessions of his early career.
Although The Turning Point is Mayall's biggest U.S.
seller, USA Union had the highest chart peak of his career, hitting #22.
But in the U.K., where its title confirmed Mayall's U.S.
leanings (he had been living in California for two years), the album showed a big drop-off in his usual sales, spending only one week in the charts at #50.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nature's DisappearingJohn Mayall | John Mayall | Play | 05:59 | 13 MB | 33 MB |
| 2 | You Must Be CrazyJohn Mayall | John Mayall | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 21 MB |
| 3 | Night FlyerJohn Mayall | John Mayall | Play | 05:36 | 12 MB | 30 MB |
| 4 | Off the RoadJohn Mayall | John Mayall | Play | 02:51 | 6 MB | 12 MB |
| 5 | Possessive EmotionsJohn Mayall | John Mayall | Play | 05:23 | 12 MB | 26 MB |
| 6 | Where Did My Legs GoJohn Mayall | John Mayall | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 20 MB |
| 7 | Took the CarJohn Mayall | John Mayall | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 8 | CryingJohn Mayall | John Mayall | Play | 06:30 | 14 MB | 36 MB |
| 9 | My Pretty GirlJohn Mayall | John Mayall | Play | 04:24 | 10 MB | 23 MB |
| 10 | Deep Blue SeaJohn Mayall | John Mayall | Play | 05:06 | 11 MB | 30 MB |
| 47 mins | 109 MB | |||||
| 47 mins | 259 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leonard Feather | Liner Notes |
| 2 | Bob Gordon | Photography |
| 3 | Don "Sugarcane" Harris | Violin |
| 4 | John Judnich | Engineer |
| 5 | Harvey Mandel | Guitar |
| 6 | John Mayall | Art Direction, Composer, Design, Guitar, Harmonica, Keyboards, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 7 | Tapani Tapanainen | Photography |
| 8 | Larry Taylor | Bass, Guitar (Bass) |
| 9 | Nancy Throckmorton | Photography |
| 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. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |