Run for the Roses | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1982 | |||
Recorded | September–December 1981 | |||
Genre | Roots rock, folk rock | |||
Length | 34:50 | |||
Label | Arista | |||
Producer | Jerry Garcia & John Kahn | |||
Jerry Garcia chronology | ||||
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AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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The Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Run for the Roses is the fourth and final solo album by the American musician Jerry Garcia, released in 1982.[5][6] It was recorded during a period when Garcia began to have health issues.[7]
Track listing
This side
- "Run for the Roses" (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter) – 3:30
- "I Saw Her Standing There" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 2:53
- "Without Love" (Danny Small) – 4:22
- "Midnight Getaway" (Jerry Garcia, John Kahn, Robert Hunter) – 7:46
That side
- "Leave The Little Girl Alone" (John Kahn, Robert Hunter) – 3:33
- "Valerie" (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter) – 5:19
- "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (Bob Dylan) – 7:27
Bonus tracks (All Good Things box set):
- "Fennario" (Traditional) (aka Peggy-O)
- "Alabama Getaway" (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter)
- "Tangled Up in Blue" (Bob Dylan)
- "Simple Twist of Fate" (Bob Dylan)
- "Dear Prudence" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
- "Valerie" alternative mix (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter)
Personnel
Musicians
- Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocals
- John Kahn – bass, fretless bass, synthesizer, piano, clavinet, guitar
- Ron Tutt – drums, percussion
- Melvin Seals – organ
- Merl Saunders – organ
- James Warren – piano, clavinet
- Michael O'Martian – piano, clavinet
- Michael Neuman – trumpet
- Liz Stires – vocals
- Julie Stafford – vocals
Production
- Produced by Jerry Garcia, John Kahn
- Recording: Betty Cantor-Jackson, Ron Malo
- Mixing: Bob Matthews
- Mastering: George Horn
- Artwork: Victor Moscoso
References
- ^ Planer, Lindsay. Run for the Roses at AllMusic
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.
- ^ The Music Box review
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 272.
- ^ "Jerry Garcia Biography by William Ruhlmann". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ Run for the Roses at the Grateful Dead Family Discography. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
- ^ The Rough Guide to Rock (2nd ed.). Rough Guides Ltd. 1999. p. 398.