The Arista Years (Grateful Dead album)

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The Arista Years
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Compilation album by
ReleasedOctober 15, 1996
Recorded1977–1990
Genre Rock, jam band, folk rock
Length152:07
Label Arista
Producer Jerry Garcia, Lowell George
Grateful Dead chronology
Dick's Picks Volume 6
(1996)
The Arista Years
(1996)
Selections from the Arista Years
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Arista Years is a compilation album that chronicles the Grateful Dead's studio and live albums during their time with Arista Records. The album was released on two-CD and two cassette tapes on October 15, 1996. It contains tracks from Terrapin Station , Shakedown Street , Go to Heaven , Reckoning , Dead Set , In the Dark , Built to Last , and Without a Net . The set does not contain any new or expanded recordings. A media outlet sampler, Selections from the Arista Years , was released by Arista in January 1997.

Contents

Track listing

Disc one
  1. "Estimated Prophet" (Barlow, Weir)  – 5:37
  2. "Passenger" (Lesh, Monk)  – 2:49
  3. "Samson and Delilah" (traditional)  – 3:27
  4. "Terrapin Station [medley]" (Garcia, Hunter)  – 16:20
  5. "Good Lovin'" (Resnick, Clark)  – 4:48
  6. "Shakedown Street" (Garcia, Hunter)  – 4:59
  7. "Fire on the Mountain" (Hart, Hunter)  – 3:46
  8. "I Need a Miracle" (Barlow, Weir)  – 3:33
  9. "Alabama Getaway" (Garcia, Hunter)  – 3:35
  10. "Far from Me" (Mydland)  – 3:39
  11. "Saint of Circumstance" (Barlow, Weir)  – 5:40
  12. "Dire Wolf" (Garcia, Hunter)  – 3:21
  13. "Cassidy" (Barlow, Weir)  – 4:33
    • Tracks 12–13 originally released on the album Reckoning .
  14. "Feel Like a Stranger" (Barlow, Weir)  – 5:47
  15. "Franklin's Tower" (Garcia, Hunter, Kreutzmann)  – 5:37
    • Tracks 14–15 originally released on the album Dead Set .
Disc two
  1. "Touch of Grey" (Garcia, Hunter)  – 5:48
  2. "Hell in a Bucket" (Barlow, Weir)  – 5:36
  3. "West L.A. Fadeaway" (Garcia, Hunter)  – 6:37
  4. "Throwing Stones" (Barlow, Weir)  – 7:19
  5. "Black Muddy River" (Garcia, Hunter)  – 5:57
    • Tracks 16–20 originally released on the album In the Dark .
  6. "Foolish Heart" (Garcia, Hunter)  – 5:10
  7. "Built to Last" (Garcia, Hunter)  – 5:03
  8. "Just a Little Light" (Barlow, Mydland)  – 4:41
  9. "Picasso Moon" (Barlow, Bralove, Weir)  – 6:40
  10. "Standing on the Moon" (Garcia, Hunter)  – 5:20
  11. "Eyes of the World" (Garcia, Hunter)  – 16:25

Personnel

Grateful Dead
Additional performers
Production

Charts

Album  Billboard

YearChartPosition
1996 Billboard 200 95 [2]

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References

  1. Ruhlman, William. "The Arista Years". AllMusic. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  2. "Billboard album chart history-Grateful Dead" . Retrieved March 1, 2009.