Blues for Allah
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| Studio album by The Grateful Dead | ||
| Released | September 1, 1975 | |
| Recorded | February 27 - May 7, 1975 | |
| Genre | Folk rock, Jazz rock, Rock | |
| Length | 44:13 | |
| Label | Grateful Dead Records | |
| Producer(s) | Grateful Dead | |
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| The Grateful Dead chronology | ||
| From the Mars Hotel (1974) |
Blues for Allah (1975) |
Steal Your Face (1976) |
Blues for Allah is the eighth studio album by the Grateful Dead. It was recorded between February 27 and May 7, 1975 and originally released on September 1, 1975. It was the third release under the bands own label, Grateful Dead Records, after fulfilling their contract with Warner Bros. Records.
It was the first album with Mickey Hart in over four years, and the band's first album since their short hiatus from touring in 1974.
The album was released for the first time on CD in 1995 by Arista before being remastered, expanded, and released as part of the Beyond Description (1973-1989) 12-CD box set in October 2004. The remastered version was later released separately on CD on March 7, 2006 by Rhino Records.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
[edit] Original release
[edit] Side one
- "Help on the Way/Slipknot!" (Garcia, Godchaux, Hunter, Kreutzmann, Lesh) – 7:18
- "Franklin's Tower" (Garcia, Hunter, Kreutzmann) – 4:32
- "King Solomon's Marbles" (Lesh) – 5:20
- "Part I: Stronger Than Dirt" (Hart, Kreutzmann, Lesh)
- "Part II: Milkin' The Turkey" (Hart, Kreutzmann, Lesh)
- "The Music Never Stopped" (Barlow, Weir) – 4:35
[edit] Side two
- "Crazy Fingers" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:41
- "Sage & Spirit" (Weir) – 3:07
- "Blues for Allah" (Garcia, Hunter) – 12:31
- "Sand Castles and Glass Camels" (Garcia, Godchaux, D. Godchaux, Kreutzmann, Lesh, Weir)
- "Unusual Occurrences in the Desert" (Garcia, Hunter)
[edit] 2004 reissue
- "Help on the Way/Slipknot!" (Garcia, Godchaux, Hunter, Kreutzmann, Lesh) – 7:21
- "Franklin's Tower" (Garcia, Hunter, Kreutzmann) – 4:33
- "King Solomon's Marbles" (Hart, Kreutzmann, Lesh) – 5:16
- "The Music Never Stopped" (Barlow, Weir) – 4:36
- "Crazy Fingers" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:42
- "Sage & Spirit" (Weir) – 3:06
- "Blues for Allah" (Garcia, Godchaux, D. Godchaux, Kreutzmann, Lesh, Weir, Hunter)– 12:44
- "Groove #1" (studio track, instrumental) – 5:45
- "Groove #2" (studio track, instrumental) – 7:35
- "Distorto" (Garcia) (studio track, instrumental) – 8:14
- "A to E Flat Jam" (studio track, instrumental) – 4:39
- "Proto 18 Proper" (studio track, instrumental) – 4:18
- "Hollywood Cantata" (Hunter, Weir) (studio outtake) – 4:14
[edit] Personnel
- Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals
- Bob Weir - guitar, vocals
- Keith Godchaux - keyboards, vocals
- Donna Jean Godchaux - vocals
- Phil Lesh - bass
- Bill Kreutzmann - drums
- Mickey Hart - drums
Additional preformers:
- Steven Schuster - flute, reeds
- Robert Hunter - lyre, lyricist
Production:
- Philip Garris - Cover, illustrations
- Joe Gastwirt - remastering
- Dan Healy - engineer, mixing
- Robert Taylor - assistant engineer
[edit] Bonus tracks production details
- "Groove #1" - instrumental studio outtake on February 27, 1975
- "Groove #2" - instrumental studio outtake on February 27, 1975
- "Distorto" - instrumental studio outtake on February 28, 1975
- "A To E Flat Jam" - instrumental studio outtake on February 27, 1975
- "Proto 18 Proper" - instrumental studio outtake on February 27, 1975
- "Hollywood Cantata" - studio outtake on May 7, 1975
[edit] Reissue production credits
- David Lemieux, James Austin - reissue producers
- Reggie Collins - annotation
- David Fricke - liner notes
- Sheryl Farber - editorial supervision
- Rob Zi Taylor - assistant engineer
- Cameron Sears - executive producer
- Jimmy Edwards, Robin Hurley, Hale Milfgrim, Scott Pascucci - associate producer
- Joe Gastwirt - mastering, production consultant
- Eileen Law - research
- Ed Perlstein, Richard McCaffrey - photography
- Hugh Brown, Steve Vance - design, reissue art directors
- Vanessa Atkins, Steven Brown, Betty Cantor, Steven Chean, Brett Cohen, Bill Inglot, Bob Matthews, Jeffrey Norman, Randy Perry - project assistants
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1975 | Pop Albums | 12 |
Singles - Billboard
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1975 | "The Music Never Stopped" | Pop Singles | 81 |
