Built to Last

Built to Last
Studio album by The Grateful Dead
Released	October 31, 1989
Recorded	February 1, 1989 to October 20, 1989
Genre	Rock
Length	49:52
Label	Arista (original release) Rhino (2008 reissue)
Producer	John Cutler Jerry Garcia
The Grateful Dead chronology
Dylan & The Dead (1989) Built to Last (1989) Without a Net (1990)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	C+[2]

Built to Last is the thirteenth and final studio album by the Grateful Dead. It was recorded between February 1 and October 20, 1989 and originally released on October 31, 1989.

The album was released on CD in 1989 by Arista Records before being rereleased in 2000 by BMG International. It was then 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 April 11, 2006 by Rhino Records.

This album features the most songs by keyboard player Brent Mydland, who has four song credits in collaboration with Dead lyricist John Perry Barlow. This mirrored accurately Mydland's increasing vocal presence in the band over the decade he spent with the Dead. His death less than a year later would prove to end the Dead's studio album tenure.

Track listing

Original release

1. "Foolish Heart" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:10
2. "Just a Little Light" (Barlow, Mydland) – 4:42
3. "Built to Last" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:03
4. "Blow Away" (Barlow, Mydland) – 6:09
5. "Victim or the Crime" (Graham, Weir) – 7:33
6. "We Can Run" (Barlow, Mydland) – 5:30*
7. "Standing on the Moon" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:20
8. "Picasso Moon" (Barlow, Bralove, Weir) – 6:40
9. "I Will Take You Home" (Barlow, Mydland) – 3:45

LP Track Listing

Side 1

1. "Foolish Heart" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:10
2. "Just a Little Light" (Barlow, Mydland) – 4:42
3. "Victim or the Crime" (Graham, Weir) – 7:33
4. "Standing on the Moon" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:20

Side 2

1. "Blow Away" (Barlow, Mydland) – 6:09
2. "Picasso Moon" (Barlow, Bralove, Weir) – 6:40
3. "Built to Last" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:03
4. "I Will Take You Home" (Barlow, Mydland) – 3:45

2004 reissue

1. "Foolish Heart" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:12
2. "Just a Little Light" (Barlow, Mydland) – 4:43
3. "Built to Last" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:05
4. "Blow Away" (Barlow, Mydland) – 6:11
5. "Victim or the Crime" (Graham, Weir) – 7:37
6. "We Can Run" (Barlow, Mydland) – 5:33
7. "Standing on the Moon" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:22
8. "Picasso Moon" (Barlow, Bralove, Weir) – 6:43
9. "I Will Take You Home" (Barlow, Mydland) – 3:55
10. "Foolish Heart" (live) – 11:30
11. "Blow Away" (live) – 12:02
12. "California Earthquake (Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On)" (live) (Rodney Crowell) – 5:59

Personnel

Grateful Dead:

• Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocals
• Bob Weir – guitar, vocals
• Brent Mydland – keyboards, vocals
• Phil Lesh – bass
• Bill Kreutzmann – drums
• Mickey Hart – drums, percussion

Production:

• John Cutler – producer, engineer
• Tom Flye, Justin Kreutzmann, Peter Miller, David Roberts, Jeff Sterling, Chris Wiskes – engineers

Bonus tracks production details

• "Foolish Heart" – recorded live at Alpine Valley Music Theater in East Troy, WI on July 19, 1989
• "Blow Away" – recorded live at John F Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, PA on July 7, 1989
• "California Earthquake (Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On)" – recorded live at The Spectrum in Philadelphia, PA on October 20, 1989

Reissue production credits

Charts

Album – Billboard

Singles – Billboard

RIAA Certification

References

1. ↑ Allmusic review
2. ↑ Robert Christgau review
3. ↑ "Billboard album chart history-Grateful Dead". Retrieved March 1, 2009. 
4. ↑ "Billboard singles chart history-Grateful Dead". Retrieved March 1, 2009. 
5. ↑ "RIAA Gold & Platinum database-Built to Last". Retrieved February 28, 2009.