The Best of the Grateful Dead

~ Release by Grateful Dead (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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1HDCD
#TitleLength
1The Golden Road (To Unlimited Devotion)2:09
2Cream Puff War2:28
3Born Cross-Eyed2:04
4Dark Star (single version)2:41
5St. Stephen4:26
6China Cat Sunflower3:40
7Uncle John’s Band4:42
8Easy Wind4:59
9Casey Jones4:24
10Truckin’5:03
11Box of Rain5:17
12Sugar Magnolia3:17
13Friend of the Devil
producer:
Betty Cantor‐Jackson, Grateful Dead, David Hassinger and Bob Matthews
mandolin:
David Grisman
recording of:
Friend of the Devil
written in:
Kentfield, California, United States (from 1969 until 1970) and Travis County, Texas, United States (from 1969 until 1970)
lyricist:
Robert Hunter (from 1969 until 1970)
composer:
John Dawson (from 1969 until 1970) and Jerry Garcia (from 1969 until 1970)
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc. and WC Music Corp.
3:21
14Ripple4:10
15Eyes of the World
engineer:
Tom Anderson and Dan Healy
producer:
Grateful Dead
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Grateful Dead Productions (in 1973)
recorded at:
The Record Plant in Sausalito, California, United States (from 1973-08-06 until 1973-08-15)
recording of:
Eyes of the World (from 1973-08-04 until 1973-08-15)
lyricist:
Robert Hunter
composer:
Jerry Garcia
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc.
5:16
16Unbroken Chain
engineer:
Roy Segal
producer:
Grateful Dead
synthesizer:
Ned Lagin
recorded at:
CBS Studios in San Francisco, California, United States (from 1974-03-30 until 1974-04-19)
recording of:
Unbroken Chain (from 1974-03-30 until 1974-04-19)
lyricist:
Robert Peterson
composer:
Phil Lesh
6:45
17Scarlet Begonias
engineer:
Roy Segal
producer:
Grateful Dead
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Grateful Dead Productions (in 1974)
recorded at:
CBS Studios in San Francisco, California, United States (from 1974-03-30 until 1974-04-19)
recording of:
Scarlet Begonias (from 1974-03-30 until 1974-04-19)
lyricist:
Robert Hunter
composer:
Jerry Garcia
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc.
4:19
18The Music Never Stopped
assistant engineer:
Rob Taylor
engineer:
Dan Healy
assistant producer:
Steve Brown, Betty Cantor‐Jackson, Brett Cohen, Bob Matthews and Ram Rod
producer:
Grateful Dead
mixer:
Grateful Dead and Dan Healy
guest saxophone:
Stephen Schuster
recorded at:
Ace’s in Mill Valley, California, United States (from 1975-06-04 until 1975-07-13)
recording of:
The Music Never Stopped (from 1975-06-04 until 1975-07-13)
lyricist:
John Perry Barlow
composer:
Bob Weir
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc.
version of:
Hollywood Cantata
4:35
19Estimated Prophet5:35
2HDCD
#TitleLength
1Terrapin Station16:10
2Shakedown Street
assistant engineer:
Betty Cantor-Jackson, Jeffrey Boden, Bill Candelario, Brett Cohen, John Hagen, Steve Parish, Harry Popick, Ram Rod, Sue Stephens and Robbie Taylor
engineer:
Bob Matthews
associate producer and executive producer:
John Kahn
co-producer:
Dan Healy
producer:
Lowell George
harp:
Matt Kelly
percussion:
Jordan Amarantha
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Grateful Dead Productions (in 1978)
recorded at:
Club Le Front in San Rafael, California, United States (from 1978-07-31 until 1978-08-18)
mixed at:
Club Le Front in San Rafael, California, United States
recording of:
Shakedown Street (from 1978-07-31 until 1978-08-18)
lyricist:
Robert Hunter
composer:
Jerry Garcia
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc.
4:59
3I Need a Miracle
assistant engineer:
Betty Cantor-Jackson, Jeffrey Boden, Bill Candelario, Brett Cohen, John Hagen, Steve Parish, Harry Popick, Ram Rod, Sue Stephens and Robbie Taylor
engineer:
Bob Matthews
associate producer and executive producer:
John Kahn
co-producer:
Dan Healy
producer:
Lowell George
harp:
Matt Kelly
percussion:
Jordan Amarantha
recorded at:
Club Le Front in San Rafael, California, United States (from 1978-07-31 until 1978-08-18)
mixed at:
Club Le Front in San Rafael, California, United States
recording of:
I Need a Miracle (from 1978-07-31 until 1978-08-18)
lyricist:
John Perry Barlow
composer:
Bob Weir
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc.
3:36
4Fire on the Mountain
assistant engineer:
Betty Cantor-Jackson, Jeffrey Boden, Bill Candelario, Brett Cohen, John Hagen, Steve Parish, Harry Popick, Ram Rod, Sue Stephens and Robbie Taylor
engineer:
Bob Matthews
associate producer and executive producer:
John Kahn
co-producer:
Dan Healy
producer:
Lowell George
guest harp:
Matthew Kelly
guest percussion and percussion:
Jordan Amarantha
harp:
Matt Kelly
horn arranger:
John Kahn
recorded at:
Club Le Front in San Rafael, California, United States (from 1978-07-31 until 1978-08-18)
mixed at:
Club Le Front in San Rafael, California, United States
recording of:
Fire on the Mountain (from 1978-07-31 until 1978-08-18)
lyricist:
Robert Hunter
composer:
Mickey Hart
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc.
written at:
Mickey Hart’s Ranch in Novato, California, United States
3:46
5Feel Like a Stranger
additional engineer:
John Cutler, Bob Matthews and Peter Thea
engineer:
Betty Cantor-Jackson and Gary Lyons
producer:
Gary Lyons
recorded at:
Club Front in San Rafael, California, United States (in 1980-01)
mixed at:
Media Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Feel Like a Stranger (in 1980-01)
written in:
Mill Valley, California, United States (in 1980-01)
lyricist:
John Perry Barlow (in 1980-01)
composer:
Bob Weir (in 1980-01)
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc.
5:06
6Far From Me
additional engineer:
John Cutler, Bob Matthews and Peter Thea
engineer:
Betty Cantor-Jackson and Gary Lyons
producer:
Gary Lyons
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (in 1980) and Grateful Dead Productions (in 1980, in 2021)
recorded at:
Club Front in San Rafael, California, United States (from 1979-07 until 1980-01)
mixed at:
Media Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Far From Me (from 1979-07 until 1980-01)
lyricist and composer:
Brent Mydland
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc. and Songs of Universal, Inc.
3:39
7Touch of Grey
programming:
Bob Bralove
additional engineer:
Joe Gastwirt, Dan Healy, Justin Kreutzmann, Jeffrey Norman, David Roberts and Jeff Sterling
engineer:
Guy Charbonneau and John Cutler
producer:
John Cutler and Jerry Garcia
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (in 1987) and Grateful Dead Productions (in 1987)
additionally recorded at:
Club Front in San Rafael, California, United States
recorded at:
Club Front in San Rafael, California, United States (from 1987-01-06 until 1987-01-13) and Marin County Civic Center: Veterans Memorial Auditorium in San Rafael, California, United States (from 1987-01-06 until 1987-01-13)
mixed at:
Club Front in San Rafael, California, United States
recording of:
Touch of Grey (from 1987-01-06 until 1987-01-13)
lyrics written in:
England, United Kingdom
lyricist:
Robert Hunter
composer:
Jerry Garcia
publisher:
Copyright Control, Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
5:47
8Hell in a Bucket
programming:
Bob Bralove
additional engineer:
Joe Gastwirt, Dan Healy, Justin Kreutzmann, Jeffrey Norman, David Roberts and Jeff Sterling
engineer:
Guy Charbonneau and John Cutler
producer:
John Cutler and Jerry Garcia
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (in 1987)
additionally recorded at:
Club Front in San Rafael, California, United States
recorded at:
Marin County Civic Center: Veterans Memorial Auditorium in San Rafael, California, United States (from 1987-01-06 until 1987-01-13)
mixed at:
Club Front in San Rafael, California, United States
recording of:
Hell in a Bucket (from 1987-01-06 until 1987-01-13)
lyricist:
John Perry Barlow
composer:
Brent Mydland and Bob Weir
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc.
5:35
9Throwing Stones
programming:
Bob Bralove
additional engineer:
Joe Gastwirt, Dan Healy, Justin Kreutzmann, Jeffrey Norman, David Roberts and Jeff Sterling
engineer:
Guy Charbonneau and John Cutler
producer:
John Cutler and Jerry Garcia
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (in 1987)
additionally recorded at:
Club Front in San Rafael, California, United States
recorded at:
Marin County Civic Center: Veterans Memorial Auditorium in San Rafael, California, United States (from 1987-01-06 until 1987-01-13)
mixed at:
Club Front in San Rafael, California, United States
recording of:
Throwing Stones (from 1987-01-06 until 1987-01-13)
lyricist:
John Perry Barlow
composer:
Bob Weir
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc.
7:18
10Black Muddy River
programming:
Bob Bralove
additional engineer:
Joe Gastwirt, Dan Healy, Justin Kreutzmann, Jeffrey Norman, David Roberts and Jeff Sterling
engineer:
Guy Charbonneau and John Cutler
producer:
John Cutler and Jerry Garcia
additionally recorded at:
Club Front in San Rafael, California, United States
recorded at:
Marin County Civic Center: Veterans Memorial Auditorium in San Rafael, California, United States (from 1987-01-06 until 1987-01-13)
mixed at:
Club Front in San Rafael, California, United States
recording of:
Black Muddy River (from 1987-01-06 until 1987-01-13)
lyricist:
Robert Hunter (in 1986)
composer:
Jerry Garcia (in 1986)
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc. and Universal Music Corp.
5:58
11Blow Away
programming:
Bob Bralove
engineer:
John Cutler, Tom Flye, Justin Kreutzmann, Peter Miller, David Roberts, Jeff Sterling and Chris Wiskes
associate producer:
Bob Bralove
producer:
John Cutler and Jerry Garcia
recorded at:
Club Front in San Rafael, California, United States (from 1989-02-01 until 1989-02-22, on 1989-06-01), Skywalker Ranch in Nicasio, California, United States (from 1989-02 until 1989-06) and Studio X in Sebastopol, California, United States (from 1989-02 until 1989-06)
mixed at:
Club Front in San Rafael, California, United States
recording of:
Blow Away (from 1989-02-01 until 1989-06)
lyricist:
John Perry Barlow
composer:
Brent Mydland
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc. and Songs of Universal, Inc.
6:09
12Foolish Heart
programming:
Bob Bralove
engineer:
John Cutler, Tom Flye, Justin Kreutzmann, Peter Miller, David Roberts, Jeff Sterling and Chris Wiskes
associate producer:
Bob Bralove
producer:
John Cutler and Jerry Garcia
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (in 1989) and Grateful Dead Productions (in 1989, in 2021)
recorded at:
Club Front in San Rafael, California, United States (from 1989-02-01 until 1989-02-22, on 1989-06-01), Skywalker Ranch in Nicasio, California, United States (from 1989-02 until 1989-06) and Studio X in Sebastopol, California, United States (from 1989-02 until 1989-06)
mixed at:
Club Front in San Rafael, California, United States
recording of:
Foolish Heart (from 1989-02-01 until 1989-06)
lyricist:
Robert Hunter
composer:
Jerry Garcia
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc.
5:10
13Standing on the Moon
programming:
Bob Bralove
engineer:
John Cutler, Tom Flye, Justin Kreutzmann, Peter Miller, David Roberts, Jeff Sterling and Chris Wiskes
associate producer:
Bob Bralove
producer:
John Cutler and Jerry Garcia
recorded at:
Club Front in San Rafael, California, United States (from 1989-02-01 until 1989-02-22, on 1989-06-01), Skywalker Ranch in Nicasio, California, United States (from 1989-02 until 1989-06) and Studio X in Sebastopol, California, United States (from 1989-02 until 1989-06)
mixed at:
Club Front in San Rafael, California, United States
recording of:
Standing on the Moon (from 1989-02-01 until 1989-06)
lyricist:
Robert Hunter
composer:
Jerry Garcia
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc.
5:20