High on the Hog is the ninth studio album by Canadian-American rock group the Band, released in 1996. As with its predecessor, 1993's Jericho, it relies heavily on cover versions; only two tracks are original. Songs include Bob Dylan's "Forever Young" (which was intended as a tribute to Jerry Garcia),[1] a live recording of Richard Manuel (who had died ten years prior) performing "She Knows", and the closer "Ramble Jungle" (which features vocals by Champion Jack Dupree).
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| Released | February 27, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1995; except "Ramble Jungle", 1990/1991 and 1995, and "She Knows", January 19, 1986 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 46:57 | |||
| Label | Rhino | |||
| Producer | Aaron Hurwitz, Garth Hudson | |||
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| AllMusic |   link |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Stand Up" | Bruce Channel, Sonny Throckmorton, Ricky Ray Rector | 3:07 |
| 2. | "Back to Memphis" | Johnnie Johnson, A. Kenney, M. Orr, G. Martin, F. Young, R. Young | 5:10 |
| 3. | "Where I Should Always Be" | Blondie Chaplin | 4:27 |
| 4. | "Free Your Mind" | Denzil Foster, Thomas McElroy | 5:05 |
| 5. | "Forever Young" | Bob Dylan | 6:30 |
| 6. | "The High Price of Love" | Jules Shear, Stan Szelest | 5:58 |
| 7. | "Crazy Mama" | J. J. Cale | 4:48 |
| 8. | "I Must Love You Too Much" | Bob Dylan, Helena Springs | 3:32 |
| 9. | "She Knows" | James Griffin, Robb Royer | 3:21 |
| 10. | "Ramble Jungle" | Randy Ciarlante, Jack Dupree, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Rob Leon, Jim Weider | 4:59 |
The European and Japanese pressings of the album included a bonus track, "Young Blood", which only appeared in the US on a tribute album to Doc Pomus and which is the only release by the group to include vocals by multi-instrumentalist Garth Hudson. A 2006 CD release on the U.S. label Titan/Pyramid Records includes two bonus tracks, the first of which is "Young Blood"; the other is the Sam Cooke cover "Chain Gang", which was previously unreleased.
Personnel
edit- The Band
- Rick Danko – acoustic and electric bass, acoustic guitar, vocals
- Levon Helm – drums, bass guitar, harmonica, vocals
- Garth Hudson – keyboards, soprano, alto, tenor, baritone and bass saxophone, accordion, organ, trumpet, vocals on bonus track "Young Blood"
- Richard Manuel – piano and vocals on "She Knows"
- Jim Weider – guitars, bass guitar
- Randy Ciarlante – drums, percussion, vocals
- Richard Bell – piano, keyboards, keyboard bass, horns
- Additional personnel
- Tom Malone – trombone, trumpet and baritone saxophone on "Stand Up", "Free Your Mind" and "Ramble Jungle"
- Ron Finck – tenor saxophone and flute on "Stand Up", "Free Your Mind" and "Ramble Jungle"
- Howard Johnson – baritone saxophone on "Stand Up" and "Free Your Mind"
- Blondie Chaplin – acoustic guitar and vocals on "Crazy Mama" and "I Must Love You Too Much"
- Colin Linden – acoustic guitar on "Forever Young"
- Larry Packer – violin and viola on "She Knows"
- Frank Luther – string bass on "She Knows"
- Jason Myles – harp emulation and programming on "She Knows"
- Champion Jack Dupree – vocals on "Ramble Jungle"
- Kenn Lending – guitar on "Ramble Jungle"
- Rob Leon – bass guitar on "Ramble Jungle"
- Maud Hudson – backing vocals on "I Must Love You Too Much"
- Marie Spinosa – backing vocals on "I Must Love You Too Much"
- Ian Kimmett – backing vocals on "I Must Love You Too Much"
- Horns arranged by Garth Hudson, Richard Bell, Levon Helm, Aaron Hurwitz and Tom Malone
- Co-produced and engineered by Aaron "Professor Louie" Hurwitz
References
edit- ^ The Band (1996). High on the Hog. The words "Dedicated to Jerry Garcia" are printed under the title 'Forever Young' (B.Dylan) in the booklet of the CD.