Cahoots (album)

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Cahoots

Studio album by The Band

Released

September 15, 1971

Recorded

Early 1971 at Bearsville Sound Studio, Bearsville, New York

Genre

Rock

Length

46:41

The Band chronology

Stage Fright
(1970)

Cahoots
(1971)

Rock of Ages
(1972)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Robert Christgau	B− link
Rolling Stone	(mixed to positive) 1971
Rolling Stone	2004

Cahoots is the fourth studio album by Canadian/American rock group The Band released in 1971 and was their last all-original studio album for four years. It received only mixed reviews when it first appeared. Robbie Robertson wrote or co-wrote all but one of the album tracks, Bob Dylan's "When I Paint My Masterpiece". Robertson's occasional co-writers include Danko and Helm on "Life is a Carnival", and Van Morrison on "4% Pantomime". The album's front cover was painted by New York artist/illustrator Gilbert Stone, while the back cover features a photograph portrait of the group by Richard Avedon.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Robbie Robertson, unless otherwise noted.

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Life Is a Carnival" (Levon Helm, Robertson, Rick Danko)	3:55
2.	"When I Paint My Masterpiece" (Bob Dylan)	4:21
3.	"Last of the Blacksmiths"	3:41
4.	"Where Do We Go from Here?"	3:47
5.	"4% Pantomime" (Robertson, Van Morrison)	4:32

Side two

No.	Title	Length
6.	"Shoot Out in Chinatown"	2:51
7.	"The Moon Struck One"	4:09
8.	"Thinkin' Out Loud"	3:19
9.	"Smoke Signal"	5:11
10.	"Volcano"	3:05
11.	"The River Hymn"	4:40

Bonus Track listing from 2000 re-release

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Endless Highway (Early studio take)"	3:46
13.	"When I Paint My Masterpiece (Alternate take)" (Bob Dylan)	3:57
14.	"Bessie Smith (Outtake)" (Rick Danko, Robertson)	4:17
15.	"Don't Do It (Outtake - Studio version)" (Holland-Dozier-Holland)	3:54
16.	"Radio Commercial"	1:04

Personnel

Rick Danko - bass, vocals
Levon Helm - drums, mandolin, upright bass, vocals
Garth Hudson - organ, piano, tenor and baritone saxophones
Richard Manuel - piano, drums, organ, slide guitar, vocals
Robbie Robertson - guitars, piano

Additional personnel

Allen Toussaint - brass arrangements on "Life Is a Carnival"
Van Morrison - vocals on "4% Pantomime"
Libby Titus - backing vocals on "The River Hymn"^[1]
Mark Harman - engineer

References

↑ "History of The Band: "Stage Fright" and "Cahoots"". Theband.hiof.no. 1991-07-26. Retrieved 2012-02-09.

The Band

Studio albums

Music from Big Pink The Band Stage Fright Cahoots Moondog Matinee Northern Lights – Southern Cross Islands Jericho High On The Hog Jubilation

with Bob Dylan	Planet Waves The Basement Tapes

Live albums

Compilations

Songs

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