New Riders of the Purple Sage
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Studio album by
New Riders of the Purple Sage
ReleasedAugust 1971 (1971-08)
RecordedDecember 1970 – January 1971
StudioWally Heider Studios,
San Francisco
GenreCountry rock
Length40:15
LabelColumbia
ProducerNew Riders of the Purple Sage
New Riders of the Purple Sage chronology
New Riders of the Purple Sage
(1971)		 Powerglide
(1972)
Jerry Garcia chronology
New Riders of the Purple Sage
(1971)		 Hooteroll?
(1971)
Singles from New Riders of the Purple Sage
  1. ""Louisiana Lady" / "Last Lonely Eagle""
  2. ""I Don't Know You" / "Garden of Eden""
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[2]
The Music Box[3]
The Village VoiceA−[4]

New Riders of the Purple Sage is the debut album by the American country rock band the New Riders of the Purple Sage. It was released by Columbia Records in 1971, and reached number 39 on the Billboard charts.

New Riders of the Purple Sage is the only studio album by the New Riders to feature co-founder Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead on pedal steel guitar. He is also featured on the live albums Vintage NRPS and Bear's Sonic Journals: Dawn of the New Riders of the Purple Sage.

Mickey Hart and Commander Cody play drums and piano, respectively, on two tracks—"Dirty Business" and "Last Lonely Eagle".

Track listing

All songs written by John Dawson.

Side one

  1. "I Don't Know You" – 2:26
  2. "Whatcha Gonna Do" – 3:17
  3. "Portland Woman" – 3:36
  4. "Henry" – 2:36
  5. "Dirty Business" – 7:56

Side two

  1. "Glendale Train" – 3:00
  2. "Garden of Eden" – 4:32
  3. "All I Ever Wanted" – 4:37
  4. "Last Lonely Eagle" – 5:12
  5. "Louisiana Lady" – 3:03
Bonus tracks

These songs were recorded live at the Fillmore West and included in the 2003 CD reissue:

  1. "Down in the Boondocks" (Joe South)
  2. "The Weight" (Robbie Robertson)
  3. "Superman" (Dawson)

Charts

Chart (1971) Position
United States (Billboard 200) 39
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 48

Personnel

New Riders of the Purple Sage
Additional musicians
Technical personnel

Notes

  1. ↑ Eder, Bruce. New Riders of the Purple Sage at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: N". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 8, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ↑ Metzger, John. New Riders of the Purple Sage review, The Music Box, August 2003
  4. ↑ Christgau, Robert (October 14, 1971). "Consumer Guide (19)". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
  5. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 216. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

References

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