Rock of Ages (album)

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Rock of Ages
Live album by The Band
Released	August 15, 1972
Recorded	1971-1972
Genre	Rock
Length	78:19
Label	Capitol
Producer(s)	The Band
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
The Band chronology
Cahoots (1971)	Rock of Ages (1972)	Moondog Matinee (1973)

Rock of Ages was The Band's fifth album. A live disc chronicling their New Year's shows at New York City's Academy of Music, it combines several of their hits with enthusiastic covers of songs originally performed by the likes of Marvin Gaye and Chuck Willis and features a wild organ improvisation by organist Garth Hudson recorded as 1971 turned to 1972.

A substantially revised and expanded edition of the album was released on CD in 2001, including four tracks featuring performances by Bob Dylan, but this expanded edition was released in LP as "Rock of Ages, Volume 1".

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Original Album 1.2 2001 Reissue 1.3 Disc one 1.4 Disc two 2 Group members and other participants 3 Charts

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Original Album

1. "Introduction" – 1:22
2. "Don't Do It" (Holland/Dozier/Holland) – 5:00
3. "King Harvest (Has Surely Come)" (Robertson) – 4:04
4. "Caledonia Mission" (Robertson) – 3:38
5. "Get Up Jake" (Robertson) – 3:33
6. "The W. S. Walcott Medicine Show" (Robertson) – 3:54
7. "Stage Fright" (Robertson) – 4:38
8. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" (Robertson) – 4:34
9. "Across The Great Divide" (Robertson) – 3:59
10. "This Wheel's On Fire (Danko/Dylan) – 4:07
11. "Rag Mama Rag" (Robertson) – 4:33
12. "The Weight" (Robertson) – 5:32
13. "The Shape I'm In" (Robertson) – 4:14
14. "The Unfaithful Servant" (Robertson) – 4:48
15. "Life Is A Carnival" (Danko/Helm/Robertson) – 4:17
16. "The Genetic Method" (Hudson) – 7:48
17. "Chest Fever" (Robertson) – 5:24
18. "(I Don't Want To) Hang Up My Rock And Roll Shoes" (Willis) – 4:20

[edit] 2001 Reissue

[edit] Disc one

1. "Introduction" – 1:22
2. "Don't Do It" (Holland/Dozier/Holland) – 5:00
3. "King Harvest (Has Surely Come)" (Robertson) – 4:04
4. "Caledonia Mission" (Robertson) – 3:38
5. "Get Up Jake" (Robertson) – 3:33
6. "The W. S. Walcott Medicine Show" (Robertson) – 3:54
7. "Stage Fright" (Robertson) – 4:38
8. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" (Robertson) – 4:34
9. "Across The Great Divide" (Robertson) – 3:59
10. "This Wheel's On Fire (Danko/Dylan) – 4:07
11. "Rag Mama Rag" (Robertson) – 4:33
12. "The Weight" (Robertson) – 5:32
13. "The Shape I'm In" (Robertson) – 4:14
14. "The Unfaithful Servant" (Robertson) – 4:48
15. "Life Is A Carnival" (Danko/Helm/Robertson) – 4:17
16. "The Genetic Method" (Hudson) – 7:48
17. "Chest Fever" (Robertson) – 5:24
18. "(I Don't Want To) Hang Up My Rock And Roll Shoes" (Willis) – 4:20

[edit] Disc two

1. "Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever" (Wonder/Hunter) – 3:28
2. "I Shall Be Released" (Dylan) – 4:03
3. "Up On Cripple Creek" (Robertson) – 4:38
4. "The Rumor" (Robertson) – 5:02
5. "Rockin' Chair" (Robertson) – 4:06
6. "Time To Kill" (Robertson) – 4:07
7. "Down In The Flood (Dylan) – 5:25
8. "When I Paint My Masterpiece" (Dylan) – 4:17
9. "Don't Ya Tell Henry" (Dylan) – 4:38
10. "Like A Rolling Stone" (Dylan) – 5:24
    • Tracks 7-10 on Disc 2 feature Bob Dylan during 31 December 1971 performance

[edit] Group members and other participants

• Rick Danko - bass, violin, vocals
• Levon Helm - drums, mandolin, vocals
• Garth Hudson - organ, piano, accordion, tenor and soprano saxophones
• Richard Manuel - piano, organ, clavinet, drums, vocals
• Robbie Robertson - guitars, introduction
• Allen Toussaint - horn arrangements
• Howard Johnson - tuba, euphonium, baritone saxophone
• Snooky Young - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Joe Farrell - tenor and soprano saxophones, English horn
• Earl McIntyre - trombone
• J. D. Parron - alto saxophone and E-flat clarinet
• Bob Dylan - guitar, vocals (2001 Reissue, Disc 2, tracks 7-10 only)
• Phil Ramone - engineer
• Mark Harman - engineer

[edit] Charts

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1972	"Don't Do It"	Pop Singles	34