Run for the Roses (album)

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Run for the Roses

Studio album by

Jerry Garcia

Released

1982

Recorded

September–December 1981

Genre

Roots rock, folk rock

Length

34:50

Label

Arista

Producer

Jerry Garcia & John Kahn

Jerry Garcia chronology

Cats Under the Stars
(1978)

Run for the Roses
(1982)

Vintage NRPS
(1986)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[2]
The Music Box	^[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[4]

Run for the Roses is the fourth and final solo album by the American musician Jerry Garcia, released in 1982.^[5]^[6] It was recorded during a period when Garcia began to have health issues.^[7]

Track listing

This side

"Run for the Roses" (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter) – 3:30
"I Saw Her Standing There" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 2:53
"Without Love" (Danny Small) – 4:22
"Midnight Getaway" (Jerry Garcia, John Kahn, Robert Hunter) – 7:46

That side

"Leave The Little Girl Alone" (John Kahn, Robert Hunter) – 3:33
"Valerie" (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter) – 5:19
"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (Bob Dylan) – 7:27

Bonus tracks (All Good Things box set):

"Fennario" (Traditional) (aka Peggy-O)
"Alabama Getaway" (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter)
"Tangled Up in Blue" (Bob Dylan)
"Simple Twist of Fate" (Bob Dylan)
"Dear Prudence" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
"Valerie" alternative mix (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter)

Personnel

Musicians

Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocals
John Kahn – bass, fretless bass, synthesizer, piano, clavinet, guitar
Ron Tutt – drums, percussion
Melvin Seals – organ
Merl Saunders – organ
James Warren – piano, clavinet
Michael O'Martian – piano, clavinet
Michael Neuman – trumpet
Liz Stires – vocals
Julie Stafford – vocals

Production

Produced by Jerry Garcia, John Kahn
Recording: Betty Cantor-Jackson, Ron Malo
Mixing: Bob Matthews
Mastering: George Horn
Artwork: Victor Moscoso

References

^ Planer, Lindsay. Run for the Roses at AllMusic
^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.
^ The Music Box review
^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 272.
^ "Jerry Garcia Biography by William Ruhlmann". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
^ Run for the Roses at the Grateful Dead Family Discography. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
^ The Rough Guide to Rock (2nd ed.). Rough Guides Ltd. 1999. p. 398.

Jerry Garcia

Studio albums

Solo	Garcia Compliments Reflections Run for the Roses
With Howard Wales	Hooteroll?
With Merl Saunders	Heavy Turbulence Fire Up Fire Up Plus
With David Grisman	Jerry Garcia / David Grisman Not for Kids Only Shady Grove So What The Pizza Tapes Grateful Dawg Been All Around This World

Live albums

With Merl Saunders	Live at Keystone Keystone Encores Pure Jerry: Keystone Berkeley, September 1, 1974 Keystone Companions: The Complete 1973 Fantasy Recordings Garcia Live Volume Six Garcia Live Volume Nine Garcia Live Volume 12 Garcia Live Volume 15 Garcia Live Volume 18
Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band	Almost Acoustic Ragged but Right
With Howard Wales	Side Trips, Volume One
With David Grisman	Grateful Dawg
Legion Of Mary	Legion of Mary: The Jerry Garcia Collection, Vol. 1 Garcia Live Volume Three
With John Kahn	Pure Jerry: Marin Veterans Memorial Auditorium, San Rafael, California, February 28, 1986 Garcia Live Volume 14
Pre-Grateful Dead bands	Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions Folk Time Before the Dead

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