Classic Albums (The Making of) / The Band - The Band (1969)

The Band - The Band (1969) : 

http://youtu.be/XW7Z2bOJfmE

The Band is the eponymous second studio album by The Band, released on September 22, 1969. It is also known as The Brown Album. According to Rob Bowman's liner notes for the 2000 reissue, The Band has been viewed as a concept album, with the songs focusing on people, places and traditions associated with an older version of Americana. Thus, the songs on this album draw from historic themes for "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down", "King Harvest (Has Surely Come)" and Richard Manuel's "Jawbone" (which was composed in the unusual 6/4 time signature.)


More info about the album: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Band_(album)

Track listing:

(Note: Many of the songs credited solely to Robbie Robertson were disputed by Levon Helm)


Side One:

1. "Across the Great Divide"  (Robbie Robertson) 2:53
2. "Rag Mama Rag"  (Robertson) 3:04
3. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"  (Robertson) 3:33
4. "When You Awake"  (Richard Manuel, Robertson) 3:13
5. "Up on Cripple Creek"  (Robertson) 4:34
6. "Whispering Pines"  (Manuel, Robertson) 3:58

Side Two:

1. "Jemima Surrender"  (Levon Helm, Robertson) 3:31
2. "Rockin' Chair"  (Robertson) 3:43
3. "Look Out Cleveland"  (Robertson) 3:09
4. "Jawbone"  (Manuel, Robertson) 4:20
5. "The Unfaithful Servant"  (Robertson) 4:17
6. "King Harvest (Has Surely Come)"  (Robertson) 3:39


(Bonus Track listing from 2000 re-release
All songs by Robbie Robertson unless otherwise noted.

13. "Get Up Jake (outtake - stereo mix)"   2:17
14. "Rag Mama Rag (alternate vocal take - rough mix)"   3:05
15. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (alternate mix)"   4:16
16. "Up on Cripple Creek (alternate take)"   4:51
17. "Whispering Pines (alternate take)" (Richard Manuel, Robbie Robertson) 5:09
18. "Jemima Surrender (alternate take)" (Levon Helm, Robbie Robertson) 5:09
19. "King Harvest (Has Surely Come) (alternate performance)" )

Personnel:

Rick Danko – bass guitar, fiddle, trombone, vocals
Levon Helm – drums, mandolin, rhythm guitar, vocals
Garth Hudson – electronic organ; clavinet; acoustic piano; accordion; melodica; soprano, tenor and baritone saxophones; slide trumpet; bass pedals
Richard Manuel – acoustic piano, drums, baritone saxophone, harmonica, vocals
Robbie Robertson – electric and acoustic guitars, engineer

Additional personnel:
John Simon – producer, tuba, electric piano, baritone horn, tenor saxophone, "high school and peck horns", engineer
Tony May – engineer
Joe Zagarino – engineer
Elliot Landy – photography