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Released
  
January 13, 1998

Length
  
51:17

Artist
  
Backbone

Label
  
Grateful Dead Records

Recorded
  
1997

Producer
  
Rick Barnett

Release date
  
13 January 1998

Genre
  
Blues rock

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Backbone is an album by the American rock band Backbone, a trio led by former Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann. Their only album, it was released by Grateful Dead Records on January 13, 1998. It contains ten original songs, plus a version of the Grateful Dead tune "New Speedway Boogie".

Contents

In addition to Kreutzmann, the band Backbone included guitarist Rick Barnett and bassist Edd Cook. Their music was heavily influenced by blues and R&B, and included substantial amounts of improvisational jamming.

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Track listing

  1. "Preserve the Blues" (Rick Barnett) – 4:34
  2. "Sittin' Here Thinkin'" (Barnett, Philbrick) – 3:03
  3. "Make Me Laugh" (Barnett) – 6:27
  4. "Breathe Deeply" (Barnett) – 4:42
  5. "Nothing's Different" (Edd Cook) – 3:26
  6. "Fly Away" (Barnett, Bill Kreutzmann, Cook) – 4:10
  7. "Only Son" (Barnett, Kreutzmann, Brandon) – 5:51
  8. "New Speedway Boogie" (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter) – 5:47
  9. "Stayed Away Too Long" (Barnett) – 4:12
  10. "Earthchild (Barnett, Kreutzmann) – 3:45
  11. "Ocean Laughter" (Barnett, Kreutzmann, Becker) – 4:52

Backbone

  • Bill Kreutzmann – drums
  • Rick Barnett – guitar, vocals
  • Edd Cook – bass, saxophone, vocals

    • Additional musicians

  • Janice Barnett – background vocals
  • Michael Ruff – Hammond organ, piano
  • Bruce Harris – Hammond organ
  • Nadia Deleye – background vocals on "New Speedway Boogie"

    • Production

  • Rick Barnett – producer, recording
  • Casey Jones – second engineer
  • John Cutler – mixing
  • Jeffrey Norman – mixing
  • Joe Gastwirt – mastering
  • Steve Parish – crew
  • Billy Grillo – crew
  • Ken Friedman – photography
  • John Werner – photography
  • Todd Michael – photography
  • Amy Finkle – package design

    • Songs

    1Preserve The Blues4:38
    2Sittin' Here Thinkin'3:05
    3Make Me Laugh6:31

    References

    Backbone (Backbone album) Wikipedia
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