Northern Lights – Southern Cross

Northern Lights - Southern Cross
Studio album by The Band
Released	November 1, 1975 (1975-11-01)
Recorded	Spring-Summer 1975 Shangri-La Studio, Zuma Beach, California
Genre	Rock
Length	40:40
Label	Capitol
Producer	The Band & Cheryl Pawelski
The Band chronology
The Basement Tapes (1975) Northern Lights - Southern Cross (1975) The Best of The Band (1976)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	(B+)[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]
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Northern Lights – Southern Cross is the seventh album by Canadian-American rock group The Band released in 1975. It was the first album to be recorded at their new California studio, Shangri-La and the first album of all-new material since 1971's Cahoots. All eight songs are credited as compositions of guitarist Robbie Robertson.

Northern Lights - Southern Cross was recorded using a 24-track console, allowing Garth Hudson to include multiple layers of keyboards on several tracks.

"Acadian Driftwood" was featured in a 1984 CBC-TV special titled Murray McLauchlan's Floating Over Canada. The only Band member to appear in the sequence was Levon Helm. In this presentation of the song, Levon, his wife Sandy Helm, and Murray McLauchlan depict the expulsion of Acadian citizens by British forces. My Morning Jacket covered "It Makes No Difference" for the 2007 Band tribute album Endless Highway: The Music of The Band.[1]

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Bonus track listing from 2001 Re-release 3 Group members and other participants 4 Charts 5 References

Track listing

All songs written by Robbie Robertson.

Bonus track listing from 2001 Re-release

Group members and other participants

• Rick Danko: Bass, guitar, fiddle, harmonica, trombone, vocals
• Levon Helm: drums, guitars, mandolin, piano, keyboards, vocals
• Garth Hudson: Organ, keyboards, accordion, saxophones, synthesizers, brass, chants, woodwind, bass
• Richard Manuel: Acoustic & electric piano, keyboards, congas, Hammond organ, clavinet, drums, vocals
• Robbie Robertson: Guitars, bass, piano, keyboards, clavinet
• Byron Berline: fiddle on "Acadian Driftwood"
• Nat Jeffrey: Engineer
• Ed Anderson: Engineer

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1976	Billboard 200	26

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1976	"Ophelia"	Hot 100	62[4]

References

The Band Rick Danko Levon Helm Garth Hudson Richard Manuel Robbie Robertson Bob Dylan 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 (1978 album) Live at Watkins Glen The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live 1966 The Last Waltz (2002 album) 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 Songs "The Weight" "I Shall Be Released" "Tears of Rage" "Chest Fever" "Lonesome Suzie" "This Wheel's on Fire" "Up on Cripple Creek" "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" "Look Out Cleveland" "King Harvest (Has Surely Come)" "The Shape I'm In" "Stage Fright" "Life Is a Carnival" "Don't Do It" "Acadian Driftwood" Related topics Discography Members Bob Dylan and The Band 1974 Tour Endless Highway: The Music of The Band Festival Express Ronnie Hawkins The Last Waltz John Simon Summer Jam at Watkins Glen This Wheel's on Fire Allen Toussaint