High on the Hog (The Band album)

High on the Hog is the eleventh album by Canadian/American rock group The Band released in 1996. It is the second studio album of The Band in its latter-days lineup. As with its predecessor, 1993's Jericho, it relies heavily on cover versions; only two tracks are original.

Songs include Bob Dylan's "Forever Young" (a song The Band originally backed Dylan on), done as a tribute to Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead, Blondie Chaplin's "Where I Should Always Be", a song in the tradition of "Whispering Pines" (from the 1969 eponymous album), the cover of Johnnie Johnson and The Kentucky Headhunters' "Back to Memphis", which features layers of horns by Garth Hudson and the closer "Ramble Jungle", with Champion Jack Dupree growling out barely intelligible vocals over a pastiche of African music.

The British and Japanese pressings of the album closed with a different track, "Young Blood", which only appeared in the US on a tribute album to Doc Pomus.

Track listing

1. "Stand Up" (Bruce Channel, Ricky Ray Rector) – 3:07
2. "Back To Memphis" (Johnnie Johnson, A. Kenney, M. Orr, G. Martin, F. Young, R. Young) – 5:10
3. "Where I Should Always Be" (Blondie Chaplin) – 4:27
4. "Free Your Mind" (Denzil Foster, Thomas McElroy) – 5:05
5. "Forever Young" (Bob Dylan) – 6:30
6. "The High Price of Love" (Jules Shear, Stan Szelest, The Band) – 5:58
7. "Crazy Mama" (J. J. Cale) – 4:48
8. "I Must Love You Too Much" (Bob Dylan, Helena Springs) – 3:32
9. "She Knows" (James Griffin, Robb Royer) – 3:21
10. "Ramble Jungle" (Randy Ciarlante, Jack Dupree, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Rob Leon, Jim Weider) – 4:59

Credits

• Rick Danko – acoustic and electric bass, acoustic guitar, vocals
• Levon Helm – drums, bass guitar, harmonica, vocals
• Garth Hudson – keyboards, soprano, alto, tenor, baritone and bass saxophone, accordion, organ, trumpet
• Richard Manuel – piano and vocals on "She Knows"
• Jim Weider – guitars, bass guitar
• Randy Ciarlante – drums, percussion, vocals
• Richard Bell – piano, keyboards, keyboard bass, horns
• Tom Malone – trombone, trumpet and baritone saxophone on "Stand Up", "Free Your Mind" and "Ramble Jungle"
• Ron Finck – tenor saxophone and flute on "Stand Up", "Free Your Mind" and "Ramble Jungle"
• Howard Johnson – baritone saxophone on "Stand Up" and "Free Your Mind"
• Blondie Chaplin – acoustic guitar and vocals on "Crazy Mama" and "I Must Love You Too Much"
• Colin Linden – acoustic guitar on "Forever Young"
• Larry Packer – violin and viola on "She Knows"
• Frank Luther – string bass on "She Knows"
• Jason Myles – harp emulation and programming on "She Knows"
• Champion Jack Dupree – vocals on "Ramble Jungle"
• Kenn Lending – guitar on "Ramble Jungle"
• Rob Leon – bass guitar on "Ramble Jungle"
• Maud Hudson – backing vocals on "I Must Love You Too Much"
• Marie Spinosa – backing vocals on "I Must Love You Too Much"
• Ian Kimmett – backing vocals on "I Must Love You Too Much"
• Horns arranged by Garth Hudson, Richard Bell, Levon Helm, Aaron Hurwitz and Tom Malone