Wake of the Flood

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Wake of the Flood

Studio album by The Grateful Dead
Released	October 15, 1973 March 7, 2006
Recorded	August 4 - September 7, 1973
Genre	Country rock, Folk rock, Rock
Length	31:17
Label	Grateful Dead Records Arista Rhino
Producer(s)	Grateful Dead
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (B-) link Rolling Stone (not rated) link
The Grateful Dead chronology
History of the Grateful Dead, Volume One (Bear's Choice) (1973)	Wake of the Flood (1973)	Skeletons from the Closet: The Best of Grateful Dead (1974)

Wake of the Flood is the sixth studio album by the Grateful Dead. It was recorded between August 4 and September 7, 1973 and originally released on October 15, 1973. It was the first release under the bands own label, Grateful Dead Records, after fulfilling their contract with Warner Bros. Records.

The album was released on CD first in 1995 by Grateful Dead Records and Arista before being remastered, expanded, and released as part of the Beyond Description (1973-1989) 12-CD box set in October 2004. The remastered version was then released separately on CD on March 7, 2006 by Rhino Records.

1 Track listing
- 1.1 Original Release
  - 1.1.1 Side One
  - 1.1.2 Side Two
- 1.2 2004 reissue
2 Personnel
3 Bonus tracks production details
4 Reissue production credits
5 Charts
6 See also
7 References

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Original Release

on 12" LP on Grateful Dead Records, 1973

[edit] Side One

"Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodleloo" (Hunter, Garcia) – 5:42
"Let Me Sing Your Blues Away" (Hunter, Godchaux) – 3:25
"Row Jimmy" (Hunter, Garcia) – 7:11
"Stella Blue" (Hunter, Garcia) – 6:26

[edit] Side Two

"Here Comes Sunshine" (Hunter, Garcia) – 4:37
"Eyes of the World" (Hunter, Garcia) – 5:16
"Weather Report Suite"

"Prelude" (Weir)
"Part I" (Weir, Andersen) - 5:36
"Part II (Let It Grow)" (Barlow, Weir) - 7:05

[edit] 2004 reissue

"Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodleloo" (Hunter, Garcia) – 5:45
"Let Me Sing Your Blues Away" (Hunter, Godchaux) – 3:17
"Row Jimmy" (Hunter, Garcia) – 7:14
"Stella Blue" (Hunter, Garcia) – 6:26
"Here Comes Sunshine" (Hunter, Garcia) – 4:40
"Eyes of the World" (Hunter, Garcia) – 5:19
"Weather Report Suite" – 12:53

"Prelude" (Weir)
"Part I" (Weir, Anderson)
"Part II (Let It Grow)" (Barlow, Weir)

"Eyes of the World" (live) – 17:05
"Weather Report Suite" (acoustic demo) – 12:39
"China Doll" (outtake) – 4:02

[edit] Personnel

Grateful Dead:

Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals
Bob Weir - guitar, vocals
Keith Godchaux - keyboards, vocals
Donna Jean Godchaux - vocals
Phil Lesh - bass
Bill Kreutzmann - drums

Additional performers:

Vassar Clements - violin
Matthew Kelly - harmonica
Bill Atwood - trumpet
Joe Ellis - trumpet
Martin Fierro - saxophone (alto, tenor)
Sarah Fulcher - vocals
Frank Morin - saxophone (tenor)
Pat O'Hara - trombone
Doug Sahm - bajo sexto
Benny Velarde - timbales

[edit] Bonus tracks production details

"Eyes of the World" - recorded in September 1973 at Nassau Coliseum in New York
"Weather Report Suite" - an acoustic demo
"China Doll" - outtake

[edit] Reissue production credits

David Lemieux, James Austin - reissue producers
Tom Anderson - engineer, liner notes
Reggie Collins - annotation
Peter Coyote - liner notes
Sheryl Farber - editorial supervision
Tom Flye - mixing
Dan Healy - engineer
Cameron Sears - executive producer
Jimmy Edwards, Robin Hurley, Hale Milfgrim, Scott Pascucci - associate producer
Joe Gastwirt - mastering, production consultant
Rick Griffin, Eileen Law - research
Ed Perlstein, Bruce Polonsky, Michael Putland - photography
Hugh Brown, Steve Vance - design, reissue art directors
Vanessa Atkins, Steven Chean, Bill Inglot, Jeffrey Norman, Randy Perry - project assistants

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard

Year	Chart	Position
1973	Pop Albums	18

[edit] See also

[edit] References

The Grateful Dead

Members

Jerry Garcia • Bob Weir • Phil Lesh • Bill Kreutzmann • Mickey Hart • Ron "Pigpen" McKernan

Brent Mydland • Keith Godchaux • Donna Godchaux • Vince Welnick • Tom Constanten

Spin-off bands

Jerry Garcia Band • Ratdog • Phil Lesh and Friends • Rhythm Devils • The Other Ones • The Dead

Grateful Dead songs
Eric Andersen • John Perry Barlow • Dark Star Orchestra • Deadhead • Bob Dylan • Bill Graham • Gerrit Graham • The Grateful Dead Movie • Grateful Dead Records • Rick Griffin • David Grisman • Bruce Hornsby • Robert Hunter • Jazz Is Dead • Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band • Alton Kelly • Steve Kimock • Ned Lagin • Dick Latvala • Legion of Mary • Branford Marsalis • Stanley Mouse • New Riders of the Purple Sage • Old and in the Way • Reconstruction • Merl Saunders • Owsley Stanley • Sunshine Daydream • Howard Wales • Wall of Sound • Wharf Rats

Discography

Studio albums
The Grateful Dead \| Anthem of the Sun \| Aoxomoxoa \| Workingman's Dead \| American Beauty \| Wake of the Flood \| Grateful Dead from the Mars Hotel \| Blues for Allah \| Terrapin Station \| Shakedown Street \| Go to Heaven \| In the Dark \| Built to Last
Live albums
Live/Dead \| Grateful Dead \| Europe '72 \| History of the Grateful Dead, Volume One (Bear's Choice) \| Steal Your Face \| Reckoning \| Dead Set \| Without a Net \| One From the Vault \| Infrared Roses \| Two from the Vault \| Grayfolded \| Hundred Year Hall \| Dozin' at the Knick \| Fallout from the Phil Zone \| Terrapin Station (Limited Edition) \| Live at the Fillmore East 2-11-69 \| Ladies and Gentlemen ... The Grateful Dead \| View From The Vault, Volume One \| View From The Vault, Volume Two \| Nightfall of Diamonds \| Postcards of the Hanging \| Steppin' Out with the Grateful Dead: England '72 \| View from the Vault, Volume Three \| Go to Nassau \| Birth of the Dead \| View from the Vault, Volume Four \| The Closing of Winterland \| Rockin' the Rhein with the Grateful Dead \| The Grateful Dead Movie Soundtrack \| Rare Cuts and Oddities 1966 \| Truckin' Up to Buffalo \| Fillmore West 1969 \| Live at the Cow Palace \| Dicks Picks (36 Volumes) \| Digital Download Series (12 Volumes)
Compilations and box sets
Skeletons from the Closet: The Best of Grateful Dead \| What a Long Strange Trip It's Been \| Dead Zone: The Grateful Dead CD Collection (1977-1987) \| The Arista Years \| Selections from the Arista Years \| So Many Roads (1965-1995) \| So Many Roads (1965-1995) Sampler \| The Golden Road (1965-1973) \| The Very Best of the Grateful Dead \| Beyond Description (1973-1989) \| The Complete Fillmore West 1969

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