Setlist: The Very Best of New Riders of the Purple Sage Live explained

Setlist: The Very Best of New Riders of the Purple Sage Live
Type:compilation
Artist:New Riders of the Purple Sage
Cover:SetlistNewRiders.jpg
Alt:New Riders of the Purple Sage performing live onstage ca. 1975
Released:July 12, 2011
Recorded:1971, 1973
Genre:Country rock
Length:55:45
Label:Legacy
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Setlist: The Very Best of New Riders of the Purple Sage Live is an album by the country rock band the New Riders of the Purple Sage. It contains six songs selected from their live album Home, Home on the Road, recorded in 1973 and released in 1974, and six songs recorded live at various venues in 1971. It was released by Legacy Recordings on July 12, 2011.

Critical reception

On Allmusic, Al Campbell said, "New Riders of the Purple Sage collectors will be pleased with the unreleased material, but the casual listener should first check out the band's self-titled debut album on Columbia."

Track listing

From Home, Home on the Road:

  1. "Henry" (John Dawson) – 4:37
  2. "Hello Mary Lou" (Gene Pitney, Cayet Mangiaracina) – 2:55
  3. "Dead Flowers" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 3:59
  4. "Truck Drivin' Man" (Terry Fell) – 2:58
  5. "Kick in the Head" (Robert Hunter) – 3:10
  6. "School Days" (Chuck Berry) – 3:06

Additional tracks:

  1. "Portland Woman" (Dawson) – 5:11 – February 27, 1971, Fillmore West, San Francisco, California
  2. "Glendale Train" (Dawson) – 5:05 – February 27, 1971, Fillmore West, San Francisco, California
  3. "I Don't Know You" (Dawson) – 3:56 – April 29, 1971, Fillmore East, New York City
  4. "Louisiana Lady" (Dawson) – 3:35 – August 15, 1971, Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, California
  5. "All I Ever Wanted" (Dawson) – 7:10 – April 26, 1971, Fillmore East, New York City
  6. "Dirty Business" (Dawson) – 10:03 – February 28, 1971, Fillmore West, San Francisco, California

Personnel

New Riders of the Purple Sage

Additional musicians

Production