Stage Fright (album)

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Stage Fright
Studio album by The Band
Released	August 17, 1970
Recorded	May-June 1970
Genre	Rock
Length	35:41
Label	Capitol
Producer	The Band
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (B+) link Rolling Stone link
The Band chronology
The Band (1969) Stage Fright (1970) Cahoots (1971)

Stage Fright is the third album by Canadian-American group The Band. Much more of a rock album than its predecessors, it was a departure from their previous two efforts in that its tone was darker and featured less of the harmony vocal blend that had been a centerpiece of those two albums. It also included the last two recordings by The Band of new songs credited to pianist Richard Manuel; both were co-written with guitarist Robbie Robertson, who would continue to be the group's dominant lyricist until the group disbanded in 1976. Also, the tradition of switching instruments that had begun on the previous album continued here, with each musician contributing instrumental parts on at least two different instruments.

Engineered by an up-and-coming Todd Rundgren, and produced by the group themselves for the first time, the album was recorded in their homebase of Woodstock, New York.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Strawberry Wine" (Helm/Robertson) – 2:34
2. "Sleeping" (Manuel/Robertson) – 3:10
3. "Time to Kill" (Robertson) – 3:24
4. "Just Another Whistle Stop" (Manuel/Robertson) – 3:48
5. "All La Glory" (Robertson) – 3:31
6. "The Shape I'm In" (Robertson) – 3:58
7. "The W.S. Walcott Medicine Show" (Robertson) – 2:58
8. "Daniel and the Sacred Harp" (Robertson) – 4:06
9. "Stage Fright" (Robertson) – 3:40
10. "The Rumor" (Robertson) – 4:13

[edit] Bonus tracks from 2000 Cd Re-release

1. "Daniel and the Sacred Harp (Alternate Take)" - 5:01
2. "Time to Kill (Alternate Mix)" - 3:26
3. "The W.S. Walcott Medicine Show (Alternate Mix)" - 3:05
4. "Radio Commercial" - 1:05

[edit] Credits

• The Band – producers
• Rick Danko – bass, fiddle, vocal
• Levon Helm – drums, guitar, percussion, vocal
• Garth Hudson – organ, electric piano, accordion, tenor saxophone
• Richard Manuel – piano, organ, drums, clavinet, vocal
• Jaime Robbie Robertson – guitar, autoharp
• Todd Rundgren – mixing and recording engineer
• Glyn Johns – mixing engineer
• John Simon – baritone saxophone on "The W.S. Walcott Medicine Show"

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