Stage Fright is the third studio album by Canadian-American group the Band released in 1970. Much more of a rock album than its predecessors, it was a departure from their previous two efforts in that its tone was darker and featured less of the harmony vocal blend that had been a centerpiece of those two albums. It also included the last two recordings by the Band of new songs credited to pianist Richard Manuel; both were co-written with guitarist Robbie Robertson, who would continue to be the group's dominant lyricist until the group disbanded in 1976. Nonetheless, the tradition of switching instruments that had begun on the previous album continued here, with each musician contributing instrumental parts on at least two different instruments.
Engineered by an up-and-coming Todd Rundgren, and produced by the group themselves for the first time, the album was recorded at the Woodstock Playhouse in their homebase of Woodstock, New York. The album featured an insert which became popular as a fold-out poster. The insert image was shot by photographer Norman Seeff.
Two different mixes of the album were prepared, one in the US by Rundgren and one in the UK by Glyn Johns. The Johns mix was selected for the original LP release and all subsequent reissues on Capitol (including the expanded 2000 remaster), while Rundgren's mix was eventually released on a 24k gold CD reissue of the album by the DCC Compact Classics label in 1994.[5]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Robbie Robertson, unless otherwise noted.
Side one
| 1. |
"Strawberry Wine" (Levon Helm, Robertson) |
2:34 |
| 2. |
"Sleeping" (Robertson, Richard Manuel) |
3:10 |
| 3. |
"Time to Kill" |
3:24 |
| 4. |
"Just Another Whistle Stop" (Manuel, Robertson) |
3:48 |
| 5. |
"All La Glory" |
3:31 |
Side two
Bonus track listing from 2000 re-release
| 11. |
"Daniel and the Sacred Harp (alternate take)" |
5:01 |
| 12. |
"Time to Kill (alternate mix)" |
3:26 |
| 13. |
"The W.S. Walcott Medicine Show (alternate mix)" |
3:05 |
| 14. |
"Radio Commercial" |
1:05 |
Personnel
- Rick Danko – bass, fiddle, vocals
- Levon Helm – drums, guitar, percussion, vocals
- Garth Hudson – organ, electric piano, accordion, tenor saxophone
- Richard Manuel – piano, organ, drums, clavinet, vocals
- Jaime Robbie Robertson – guitars, autoharp
- Additional personnel
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year |
Chart |
Position |
| 1970 |
Pop Albums |
5 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year |
Single |
Chart |
Position |
| 1970 |
"Time To Kill" |
Pop Singles |
77 |
References
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- Discography
- Bob Dylan
- Bob Dylan World Tour 1966
- Bob Dylan and the Band 1974 Tour
- Cate Brothers
- Ronnie Hawkins
- The Weight Band
- Big Pink
- Shangri-La
- List of Basement Tapes songs
- List of Basement Tapes songs (1975)
- So Many Roads (1965, Helm, Hudson, Robertson)
- The Muddy Waters Woodstock Album (1975, Helm, Hudson)
- No Reason to Cry (1976, Danko, Helm, Hudson, Manuel, Robertson)
- Let It Rock (1995, Bell, Ciarlante, Danko, Helm, Hudson, Weider)
- Carry Me Home (2022, Helm, Weider)
- Endless Highway: The Music of the Band
- The Complete Last Waltz
- This Wheel's on Fire: Levon Helm and the Story of the Band
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