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New Riders of the Purple Sage (album)

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Released
  
August 1971 (1971-08)

Length
  
40:15

Genre
  
Country rock

Label
  
Columbia

Recorded
  
Recorded and mixed at Wally Heider Recording, San Francisco, December 1970 – January 1971

Producer
  
New Riders of the Purple Sage

New Riders of the Purple Sage is the self-titled debut album by the American country rock band the New Riders of the Purple Sage. It was released by Columbia Records in 1971, and reached number 39 on the Billboard charts.

Contents

New Riders of the Purple Sage is the only studio album by the New Riders to feature co-founder Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead on pedal steel guitar. He is also featured on the live album Vintage NRPS.

Mickey Hart and Commander Cody play drums and piano, respectively, on two tracks—"Dirty Business" and "Last Lonely Eagle".

Track listing

All songs written by John Dawson.

  1. "I Don't Know You" – 2:26
  2. "Whatcha Gonna Do" – 3:17
  3. "Portland Woman" – 3:36
  4. "Henry" – 2:36
  5. "Dirty Business" – 7:56
  6. "Glendale Train" – 3:00
  7. "Garden of Eden" – 4:32
  8. "All I Ever Wanted" – 4:37
  9. "Last Lonely Eagle" – 5:12
  10. "Louisiana Lady" – 3:03
Bonus tracks

These songs were recorded live at the Fillmore West and included in the 2003 CD reissue:

  1. "Down in the Boondocks" (Joe South)
  2. "The Weight" (Robbie Robertson)
  3. "Superman" (John Dawson)

Personnel

New Riders of the Purple Sage
  • John Dawson – acoustic guitar, vocals
  • David Nelson – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin, vocals
  • Dave Torbert – bass, acoustic guitar, vocals
  • Jerry Garcia – pedal steel guitar, banjo
  • Spencer Dryden – drums, percussion
    • Additional musicians
  • Mickey Hart – drums, percussion on "Dirty Business", "Last Lonely Eagle"
  • Commander Cody – piano on "Dirty Business", "Last Lonely Eagle"
    • Technical personnel
  • New Riders of the Purple Sage – production
  • Stephen Barncard – engineering, executive production
  • Phil Lesh – executive production
  • Ellen Burke – technician
  • Michael Ferguson, Alton Kelly – cover art

    • References

    New Riders of the Purple Sage (album) Wikipedia
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