Run for the Roses
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| Studio album by Jerry Garcia | ||
| Released | November 1982 | |
| Recorded | September - December 1981 | |
| Genre | Rock, Folk | |
| Label | Arista Records | |
| Producer(s) | Jerry Garcia & John Kahn | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Jerry Garcia chronology | ||
| Cats Under the Stars (1978) |
Run for the Roses (1982) |
Almost Acoustic (1988) |
Run for the Roses is a 1982 solo album by Jerry Garcia. It is widely considered by Garcia's fan base to be one of his lower-quality works. "I Saw Her Standing There", "Knockin' On Heaven's Door", and "Midnight Getaway" are the hallmark tracks.
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[edit] Track listing
- "Run For The Roses" (Robert Hunter, Jerry Garcia) – 3:41
- "I Saw Her Standing There" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 2:59
- "Without Love" (Danny Small) – 4:26
- "Midnight Getaway" (Hunter, Garcia, John Kahn) – 7:55
- "Leave The Little Girl Alone" (Hunter, Kahn) – 3:35
- "Valerie" (Hunter, Garcia) – 5:26
- "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" (Bob Dylan) – 7:40
The album was reissued in the All Good Things box set with the following bonus tracks:
- 8. "Peggy-O" (trad.) – 5:26
- 9. "Alabama Getaway" (Hunter, Garcia) – 3:23
- 10. "Tangled Up in Blue" (Dylan) – 6:20
- 11. "Simple Twist of Fate" (Dylan) – 5:27
- 12. "Dear Prudence" (Lennon, McCartney) – 5:55
- 13. "Valerie (Alternate Mix)" (Hunter, Garcia) – 5:22
- Tracks 8-9 & 11-12 are previously unreleased studio recordings from Spring 1979.
[edit] Personnel
[edit] Jerry Garcia Band
- Jerry Garcia - guitar, slide guitar, vocals
- James Warren - piano, clavinet
- John Kahn - bass, fretless bass, piano, clavinet, guitar, synthesizer
- Ron Tutt - drums, tambourine, percussion
- Melvin Seals – organ
[edit] Additional personnel
- Michael Omartian – clavinet on tracks 2-3
- Merl Saunders - organ on tracks 3 & 12, electric piano and clavinet on track 12
- Roger Neuman – trumpet on track 3, horn section leader & arrangement
- Liz Stires – background vocals on tracks 7, 10 & 13
- Julie Stafford – background vocals on tracks 7 & 10
- Johnny de Fonseca – drums on tracks 8-9 & 11-12
- Dan Healy – guitar on track 9
- Mark Isham – trumpet on track 12
- Ed Neumeister – trombone on track 12
- Ron Stallings – tenor saxophone on track 12
- Essra Mohawk – background vocals on track 13
[edit] Production
- Producers – Jerry Garcia, John Kahn
- Basic recording – Betty Cantor-Jackson, Ron Malo
- Overdubs, mixing – Bob Matthews
- Art – Victor Moscoso
