Moondog Matinee

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Moondog Matinee
Moondog Matinee, The Band, original cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 15, 1973
RecordedMarch–June 1973
Studio
Genre Rock
Length35:09
Label Capitol
Producer The Band
The Band chronology
Rock of Ages
(1972)
Moondog Matinee
(1973)
Planet Waves
(1974)
Reissue cover
MoondogCover.jpg
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Ain't Got No Home" Clarence "Frogman" Henry Levon Helm 3:20
2."Holy Cow" Allen Toussaint Rick Danko, Helm3:15
3."Share Your Love (With Me)" Deadric Malone, Alfred Braggs Richard Manuel 2:50
4."Mystery Train" Junior Parker, Sam Phillips, Robbie Robertson (additional lyrics)Helm5:35
5."Third Man Theme" Anton Karas Instrumental 2:43

Side two

No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Promised Land" Chuck Berry Helm3:00
2."The Great Pretender" Buck Ram Manuel3:07
3."I'm Ready" Fats Domino, Al Lewis, Sylvester BradfordHelm3:22
4."Saved" Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller Manuel3:42
5."A Change Is Gonna Come" Sam Cooke Danko4:15

2001 reissue bonus tracks

No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
11."Didn't It Rain" (Outtake)Traditional, arr. by Roberta Martin Helm3:16
12."Crying Heart Blues" (Outtake)Joe BrownDanko3:29
13."Shakin'" (Outtake)UnknownHelm3:31
14."What Am I Living For" (Outtake)Fred Jay, Art HarrisHelm5:04
15."Going Back to Memphis" (Outtake)BerryHelm5:02
16."Endless Highway" (Studio version)RobertsonDanko5:09

Personnel

The Band
Additional personnel
Technical

References

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