Blues for Allah

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 band's 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. Possibly because of late arrival, Mickey Hart's picture does not appear on the back cover.

The album's title track was only performed a handful of times in 1975 and never played again after that. This is interesting in light of that most of the tracks on the album were performed for the rest of the Dead's career.

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.

1 Track listing
- 1.1 Original release
  - 1.1.1 Side one
  - 1.1.2 Side two
- 1.2 2004 reissue
2 Personnel
3 Bonus tracks production details
4 Reissue production credits
5 Charts
6 See also
7 External links
8 References

[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
1. "Part I: Stronger Than Dirt" (Hart, Kreutzmann, Lesh)
2. "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
1. "Sand Castles and Glass Camels" (Garcia, Godchaux, D. Godchaux, Kreutzmann, Lesh, Weir)
2. "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

Grateful Dead:

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 performers:

Steven Schuster - flute, reeds

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
1975	Pop Albums	12

Singles - Billboard

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1975	"The Music Never Stopped"	Pop Singles	81

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

The Annotated "Blues For Allah"

[edit] References

v • d • e Grateful Dead

Jerry Garcia • Bob Weir • Phil Lesh • Bill Kreutzmann • Mickey Hart • Vince Welnick Ron "Pigpen" McKernan • Tom Constanten • Keith Godchaux • Donna Jean Godchaux • Brent Mydland • Bruce Hornsby

Side projects and spin-off bands	The Other Ones • The Dead • Jerry Garcia Band • Ratdog • Phil Lesh and Friends • Rhythm Devils • Donna Jean and the Tricksters • Missing Man Formation • New Riders of the Purple Sage • Old and in the Way • Legion of Mary • Reconstruction • Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band • Kingfish • Bobby and the Midnites

Related articles	Eric Andersen • John Perry Barlow • Dark Star Orchestra • Deadhead • Bob Dylan • Bill Graham • Gerrit Graham • Grateful Dead discography • The Grateful Dead Movie • Grateful Dead Records • Grateful Dead songs • Rick Griffin • David Grisman • Dan Healy • Robert Hunter • Jazz Is Dead • Alton Kelley • Steve Kimock • Ned Lagin • Dick Latvala • Branford Marsalis • Stanley Mouse • Rex Foundation • Merl Saunders • Laurence Shurtliff • Owsley Stanley • Summer Jam at Watkins Glen • Sunshine Daydream • Howard Wales • Wall of Sound • Wharf Rats

Studio albums	The Grateful Dead • Anthem of the Sun • Aoxomoxoa • Workingman's Dead • American Beauty • Wake of the Flood • Grateful Dead from the Mars Hotel • Blues for Allah • Terrapin Station • Shakedown Street • Go to Heaven • In the Dark • Built to Last

Live albums	Live/Dead • Grateful Dead • Europe '72 • History of the Grateful Dead, Volume One (Bear's Choice) • Steal Your Face • Reckoning • Dead Set • Dylan & The Dead • Without a Net • One From the Vault • Infrared Roses • Two from the Vault • Grayfolded • Hundred Year Hall • Dozin' at the Knick • Fallout from the Phil Zone • Terrapin Station (Limited Edition) • Live at the Fillmore East 2-11-69 • Ladies and Gentlemen ... The Grateful Dead • View From The Vault, Volume One • View From The Vault, Volume Two • Nightfall of Diamonds • Postcards of the Hanging • Steppin' Out with the Grateful Dead: England '72 • View from the Vault, Volume Three • Go to Nassau • Birth of the Dead • View from the Vault, Volume Four • The Closing of Winterland • Rockin' the Rhein with the Grateful Dead • The Grateful Dead Movie Soundtrack • Rare Cuts and Oddities 1966 • Truckin' Up to Buffalo • The Complete Fillmore West 1969 • Fillmore West 1969 • Live at the Cow Palace • Three from the Vault • Road Trips Volume 1 Number 1 • Road Trips Volume 1 Number 2 • Winterland 1973: The Complete Recordings • Dicks Picks (36 Volumes) • Digital Download Series (12 Volumes)

Compilations and box sets	Skeletons from the Closet: The Best of Grateful Dead • What a Long Strange Trip It's Been • Dead Zone: The Grateful Dead CD Collection (1977–1987) • The Arista Years • Selections from the Arista Years • So Many Roads (1965–1995) • So Many Roads (1965–1995) Sampler • The Golden Road (1965–1973) • The Very Best of the Grateful Dead • Beyond Description (1973–1989)

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