Wake of the Flood
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| Studio album by The Grateful Dead | ||
| Released | October 15, 1973 March 7, 2006 |
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| Recorded | August 4 - September 7, 1973 | |
| Genre | Country rock, Folk rock, Rock | |
| Length | 31:17 | |
| Label | Grateful Dead Records Arista Rhino |
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| Producer(s) | Grateful Dead | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| 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.
Contents |
[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"
[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
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- "Prelude" (Weir)
- "Part I" (Weir, Anderson)
- "Part II (Let It Grow)" (Barlow, Weir)
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- "Eyes of the World" (live) – 17:05
- "Weather Report Suite" (acoustic demo) – 12:39
- "China Doll" (outtake) – 4:02
[edit] Personnel
- 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 |
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| 1973 | Pop Albums | 18 |
