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To Kingdom Come: The Definitive Collection

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Length
  
131:57

Artist
  
The Band

Label
  
Capitol Records

To Kingdom Come (1989)
  
Jericho (1993)

Release date
  
18 September 1989

Genre
  
Rock music

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Released
  
September 18, 1989 (1989-09-18)

Recorded
  
Early 1968 – Early 1977

Producer
  
John Simon and The Band

Similar
  
The Band albums, Rock music albums

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To Kingdom Come: The Definitive Collection is an anthology by Canadian-American rock band the Band, released in 1989. The thirty-one tracks were mostly taken from the group's eight albums on Capitol Records. The group's better-known songs, such as "The Weight", "Up on Cripple Creek", "Chest Fever", "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down", "The Shape I'm In", "Life Is a Carnival" and "It Makes No Difference", are all present. Rarities such as "Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever", "Get Up Jake" and "Back to Memphis" are also present.

Contents

The title track originally appeared on Music from Big Pink and is one of the very few sung by guitarist and principal lyricist Robbie Robertson. It was released on three LPs and two CDs.

To Kingdom Come is now out of print.

Disc one

All tracks written by Robbie Robertson unless otherwise noted.

Disc two

All tracks written by Robbie Robertson unless otherwise noted..

Personnel

  • The Band – producers (tracks 1, 9, 14–31)
  • John Simon – producer (tracks 2–8, 10–13)
  • Rick Danko – bass, fiddle, rhythm guitar, vocals
  • Levon Helm – drums, mandolin, vocals
  • Garth Hudson – organ, piano, accordion, clavinet, wind instruments
  • Richard Manuel – piano, organ, clavinet, drums, harmonica, vocals
  • Robbie Robertson – guitars, autoharp, vocals
  • John Simon – tenor and baritone saxophones, tuba, baritone horn, electric piano
  • Van Morrison – vocals
  • Allen Toussaint – horn arrangements
  • Billy Mundi – drums
  • Byron Berline – fiddle
  • Songs

    1Back to Memphis6:09
    2Tears of Rage5:24
    3To Kingdom Come3:23

    References

    To Kingdom Come: The Definitive Collection Wikipedia