Jubilation (The Band album)

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Jubilation
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 15, 1998
RecordedMarch–May 1998
Genre Rock
Length43:02
Label River North
Producer Aaron Hurwitz, the Band
The Band chronology
High on the Hog
(1996)
Jubilation
(1998)
The Best of the Band, Vol. II
(1999)
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Jubilation is the tenth and final studio album by Canadian/American rock group the Band. Recorded in the spring of 1998 in Levon Helm's home studio in Woodstock, New York, it was released on September 15, 1998. For the first time since the group reformed without guitarist and songwriter Robbie Robertson, there were more originals than covers. Songs include "Last Train to Memphis", featuring guest guitarist Eric Clapton, Garth Hudson's solo instrumental closer "French Girls", Rick Danko's "High Cotton" and the ode to Ronnie Hawkins, "White Cadillac".

Contents

On only one track, "If I Should Fail", do all six group members appear. Helm and Danko are missing from one track each, guitarist Jim Weider is missing from two. Richard Bell is replaced by producer/engineer Aaron Hurwitz on piano and keyboards for much of the album (Bell appears on just three tracks). Hudson and drummer-percussionist Randy Ciarlante are on every track. As with the prior two albums, numerous guest musicians appear on the album as well.

A limited pressing of the album was released in September 1998 on purple marble vinyl exclusively through the now-defunct site In the Studio. [1] [2] The album cover is by Illinois folk artist George Colin. [3]

This is the only album released by the Band to include no contributions from vocalist-pianist Richard Manuel, who died in 1986. In an August 1998 web interview, the group revealed they were already working on a follow-up that has not been released. [4] When Rick Danko died the following year, it was the factual end of The Band.

Track listing

Jubilation track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Book Faded Brown"Paul Jost Rick Danko 4:12
2."Don't Wait" Levon Helm 4:09
3."Last Train to Memphis" (featuring Eric Clapton)
Helm4:06
4."High Cotton"
Danko3:25
5."Kentucky Downpour"
Helm4:26
6."Bound by Love" (featuring John Hiatt)Hiatt
  • Danko
  • Hiatt
3:22
7."White Cadillac (Ode to Ronnie Hawkins)"Ciarlante3:38
8."If I Should Fail"
  • Pacheco
  • Danko
Danko3:56
9."Spirit of the Dance"
  • Weider
  • Ciarlante
  • Danko
  • Helm
  • Danko
  • Ciarlante
5:05
10."You See Me" Allen Toussaint Helm4:36
11."French Girls" Garth Hudson instrumental2:07

Limited edition vinyl pressing

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Book Faded Brown"4:12
2."Don’t Wait"4:09
3."Last Train to Memphis" (featuring Eric Clapton)4:06
4."High Cotton"3:25
5."Spirit of the Dance"5:05
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Bound by Love" (featuring John Hiatt)3:22
2."White Cadillac (Ode to Ronnie Hawkins)"3:38
3."If I Should Fail"3:56
4."Kentucky Downpour"4:25
5."You See Me"4:36
6."French Girls"2:07

Personnel

The Band
Additional personnel

Track-by-track personnel

"Book Faded Brown"
"Don't Wait"
"Last Train to Memphis"
"High Cotton"
"Kentucky Downpour"
"Bound by Love"
"White Cadillac (Ode to Ronnie Hawkins)"
"If I Should Fail"
"Spirit of the Dance"
"You See Me"
"French Girls"

References

  1. "The Band: News and Gossip". theband.hiof.no. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  2. "The Band – Jubilation (1998, Purple Marble, Vinyl)". Discogs . Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  3. "Jubilation". theband.hiof.no. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  4. "Chat Transcript - August 15, 1998". inthestudio.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2001. Retrieved January 12, 2022.