Cahoots (album)

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
Label Capitol
Producer The Band
The Band chronology

Stage Fright
(1970)		 Cahoots
(1971)		 Rock of Ages
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [1]
Robert Christgau B–[2]
MusicHound [3]
Rolling Stone (mixed)[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide [5]

Cahoots is the fourth studio album by Canadian/American rock group the Band. It was released in 1971 to mixed reviews, and was their last album of original material for four years. 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

Additional personnel

References

  1. ↑ link
  2. ↑ link
  3. ↑ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds) (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 72. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
  4. ↑ link
  5. ↑ Brackett, Nathan, with Hoard, Christian (eds) (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th edn). New York, NY: Fireside. p. 42. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  6. ↑ "History of The Band: "Stage Fright" and "Cahoots"". Theband.hiof.no. 1991-07-26. Retrieved 2012-02-09.