1989 album by the Grateful Dead
Built to Last Released October 31, 1989 Recorded February 1 – October 20, 1989 Studio Club Front (San Rafael, CA) Skywalker Ranch (San Rafael, CA) Studio X (Petaluma, CA) Genre Length 49 :52 Label Arista Producer
Built to Last is the thirteenth and final studio album by the Grateful Dead (their twentieth album overall). It was recorded between February 1 and October 20, 1989, and originally released on October 31, 1989.
The album was released on CD in 1989 by Arista Records before being rereleased in 2000 by BMG International. It was then remastered , expanded, and released as part of the Beyond Description (1973–1989) 12-CD box set in October 2004. The remastered version was later released separately on CD on April 11, 2006, by Rhino Records .
This album features the most songs by keyboard player Brent Mydland , who has four song credits, all of which are in collaboration with Dead lyricist John Perry Barlow . This mirrored accurately Mydland's increasing vocal presence in the band over the decade he spent with the Dead.
Track listing
CD track listing Title Writer(s) Lead Singer 1. "Foolish Heart" Garcia 5:10 2. "Just a Little Light" Mydland 4:42 3. "Built to Last" Garcia 5:03 4. "Blow Away" Mydland 6:09 5. "Victim or the Crime" Weir 7:33 6. "We Can Run" Mydland 5:30 7. "Standing on the Moon" Garcia 5:20 8. "Picasso Moon" Weir 6:40 9. "I Will Take You Home" Mydland 3:45 Total length: 49:52
LP track listing – side one Title 1. "Foolish Heart" 5:10 2. "Just a Little Light" 4:42 3. "Victim or the Crime" 7:33 4. "Standing on the Moon" 5:20
LP track listing – side two Title 1. "Blow Away" 6:09 2. "Picasso Moon" 6:40 3. "Built to Last" 5:03 4. "I Will Take You Home" 3:45
2004 reissue bonus tracks Title Writer(s) Lead vocals 10. "Foolish Heart" (live 7/19/89) 11:30 11. "Blow Away" (live 7/7/89) 12:02 12. "California Earthquake (Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On)" (live 10/20/89) Rodney Crowell Garcia 5:59
Personnel
Grateful Dead :
Production:
John Cutler – producer, engineer
Tom Flye – engineer
Justin Kreutzmann – engineer
Peter Miller – engineer
David Roberts – engineer
Jeff Sterling – engineer
Chris Wiskes – engineer
Bonus tracks production
Reissue production
David Lemieux – reissue producers
James Austin – reissue producers
Reggie Collins – liner notes
Blair Jackson – liner notes
Sheryl Farber – editorial supervision
Cameron Sears – executive producer
Joe Gastwirt – mastering, production consultant
Tom Flye – mixing
Robert Gatley – mixing assistant
Hugh Brown, Steve Vance – art coordinator
Jimmy Edwards – associate producer
Robin Hurley – associate producer
Hale Milgrim – associate producer
Scott Pascucci – associate producer
Eileen Law – research
Vanessa Atkins – project assistant
Steven Chean – project assistant
Bill Inglot – project assistant
Jeffrey Norman – project assistant
Randy Perry – project assistant
John McEntire – coordination
Ken Friedman – photography
Herbert Greene – photography
Maude Gilman – artwork
Greg Gyuricsko – artwork
Dan Healy – concert sound
Alton Kelley – direction, cover art
John McEntire – coordination
Billy Candelario – crew
Steve Parish – crew
Harry Popick – crew
Robbie Taylor – crew
Charts
Album – Billboard
Year
Chart
Position
1989
The Billboard 200
27[ 3]
Singles – Billboard
Year
Single
Chart
Position
1989
"Foolish Heart"
Mainstream Rock Tracks
8[ 4]
RIAA Certification
Certification
Date
Gold [ 5]
January 3, 1990
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