Fire on the Mountain (Grateful Dead song)
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| "Fire on the Mountain" | ||
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| Song by the Grateful Dead | ||
| Released | November 15, 1978 | |
| Recorded | 1978 | |
| Genre | Country rock | |
| Length | 3:46 | |
| Label | Arista | |
| Writer(s) | Robert Hunter | |
| Composer(s) | Mickey Hart | |
| Producer(s) | Lowell George | |
| Chronology | ||
| "Serengetti" (4) |
"Fire on the Mountain" (5) |
"I Need a Miracle" (6) |
"Fire on the Mountain" is a song by the Grateful Dead. It was written by lyricist Robert Hunter and composed by drummer Mickey Hart.[1] It was commerically released on the album Shakedown Street in November of 1978.
Prior to the recording, the song premiered at a concert on March 18, 1977 at the Winterland Arena in San Francisco.[1] The song would often be paired with "Scarlet Begonias" during live performances, producing lengthy musical excursions. The paired songs were soon nicknamed "Scarlet Fire".[1]
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c Dodd, David. The Annotated "Fire on the Mountain" (html). The Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics. Retrieved on January 31, 2007.
[edit] External links
- Dead.net, the official site of the Grateful Dead
