Jericho (album)

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Jericho
Studio album by The Band
Released	November 2, 1993
Recorded	June 1985
Genre	Rock
Length	56:53
Label	Rhino
Producer	John Simon, Aaron Hurwitz & The Band
Professional reviews
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The Band chronology
To Kingdom Come (1989) Jericho (1993) Across The Great Divide (1994)

Jericho was the tenth long player by Canadian-American rockers The Band, and the first to feature the latter-day configuration of the group.

Coming a full seventeen years after their "farewell concert", it was their first release for the Rhino subsidiary Pyramid Records. Joining original members Levon Helm (drums/mandolin/guitar/vocal), Rick Danko (bass/guitar/vocal) and Garth Hudson (organ/keyboards/horns) were Jim Weider (who had played guitar for the group from the time of their 1983 reformation), Randy Ciarlante (who had joined on drums in 1990) and Richard Bell (who had joined as keyboardist in 1991). Richard Manuel recorded his last recording with The Band on "Country Boy". In addition to this sextet, there are an additional fourteen musicians. Having such a large amount of guests would be commonplace on the latter-day group's albums.

Without Robbie Robertson around as lyricist, the group had to rely on several outside sources to supplement their four original tracks. Among those covered were Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon and folksinger Artie Traum.

The painting on the cover is of the house they lived in with Bob Dylan in Saugerties, New York and also in which they recorded their debut album Music From Big Pink and which Dylan recorded The Basement Tapes.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 2.1 The Band 2.2 Guest musicians 2.3 Production

[edit] Track listing

1. "Remedy" (Colin Linden/Jim Weider) – 4:25
2. "Blind Willie McTell" (Bob Dylan) – 6:42
3. "The Caves of Jericho" (Richard Bell/Levon Helm/Rick Danko/John Simon) – 5:23
4. "Atlantic City" (Bruce Springsteen) – 5:16
5. "Too Soon Gone" (Jules Shear/Stan Szelest) – 3:59
6. "Country Boy" (Marshall Barer/Fred Brooks) – 3:17
7. "Move to Japan" (Joe Flood/Levon Helm/John Simon/Stan Szelest/Jim Weider) – 4:25
8. "Amazon (River of Dreams)" (Artie Traum) – 6:00
9. "Stuff You Gotta Watch" (Muddy Waters) – 2:50
10. "The Same Thing" (Willie Dixon) – 4:31
11. "Shine a Light" (Marty Grebb/Daniel Moore) – 4:12
12. "Blues Stay Away From Me" (Alton & Rabon Delmore/Henry Glover/Wayne Raney) – 6:01

[edit] Personnel

[edit] The Band

• Rick Danko: Bass guitar, guitars, fiddle, trombone, keyboards, vocals.
• Levon Helm: Drums, percussion, mandolin, guitar, vocals.
• Garth Hudson: Organ, keyboards, accordion, electric piano, saxophones, synthetizers, horns.
• Richard Manuel: Piano, keyboards & vocals on "Country Boy."
• Randy Ciarlante: Drums, percussion, backing vocals.
• Rick Bell: Keyboards, organ, piano, accordion, backing vocals.
• Jim Weider: Guitars, backing vocals.

[edit] Guest musicians

• John Simon: Electric piano, horns, saxophones.
• Stan Szelest: Electric piano on “Atlantic City” & “Blind Willie McTell”.
• Champion Jack Dupree: Piano on “Blind Willie McTell”.
• Vassar Clements: Fiddle on “The Caves Of Jericho” and “Stuff You Gotta Watch”.
• Erie Brazilian: Mandolin on “Atlantic City”.
• Rob Hyman: Keyboards on “Atlantic City”.
• Steve Jordan: drums on “Blues Stay Away From Me”.
• Jules Shear: backing vocals on “Too Soon Gone”.
• Tommy Spurlock: Steel guitar on “The Caves Of Jericho”.
• Artie Traum: Acoustic guitar on “Amazon (River Of Dreams)”.
• Colin Linden: Backing vocals on “Amazon (River Of Dreams)”.
• Bobby Strickland: Tenor and baritone saxophones on “Remedy” and “Stuff You Gotta Watch”.
• Dave Douglas: Trumpet on “Remedy” and “Stuff You Gotta Watch”.
• Rob Leon: Bass guitar on “Too Soon Gone”, “Amazon” and “The Caves Of Jericho”.

[edit] Production

• The Band: Producers.
• Aaron Hurwitz: Producer & engineer.
• John Simon: Producer.
• Chris Andersen: Engineer.
• Steve Churchyard: Engineer.

v • d • e The Band Original members Robbie Robertson • Rick Danko • Richard Manuel • Garth Hudson • Levon Helm Other members and related people Ronnie Hawkins • Bob Dylan • John Simon • Allen Toussaint • Jim Weider • Randy Ciarlante • Richard Bell • Stan Szelest Studio albums Music from Big Pink • The Band • Stage Fright • Cahoots • Moondog Matinee • Planet Waves • The Basement Tapes • Northern Lights - Southern Cross • Islands • Jericho • High On The Hog • Jubilation Live albums Rock of Ages • Before the Flood • The Last Waltz (album) • Live at Watkins Glen • The Last Waltz (box) Compilations The Best of The Band • Anthology • To Kingdom Come • Across The Great Divide • The Best of The Band, Vol. II • Greatest Hits • A Musical History • From Bacon Fat to Judgement Day Songs The Weight • This Wheel's on Fire • I Shall Be Released • Up on Cripple Creek • The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down • Don't Do It • Acadian Driftwood • Tears of Rage Related topics The Last Waltz • This Wheel's on Fire • Capitol Records • Americana • Summer Jam at Watkins Glen