2016 compilation album from the Red Hot AIDS Benefit Series
Day of the Dead Released May 20, 2016 Recorded 2011–2015 Length 325 :53 Label 4AD (RAD 3624) Producer Aaron and Bryce Dessner of The National , Josh Kaufman "Touch of Grey" Released: March 24, 2016 "Sugaree" Released: March 24, 2016 "Black Muddy River" Released: March 24, 2016 "New Speedway Boogie" Released: March 24, 2016 "Morning Dew" Released: March 24, 2016 "Terrapin Station (Suite)" Released: April 11, 2016 "Candyman" Released: April 27, 2016 "Rubin and Cherise" Released: April 27, 2016 "To Lay Me Down" Released: April 27, 2016 "Cumberland Blues" Released: April 27, 2016 "Shakedown Street" Released: April 27, 2016
Day of the Dead is the twenty-fifth compilation release benefiting the Red Hot Organization , an international charity dedicated to raising funds and awareness for HIV and AIDS . Featuring fifty-nine exclusive recordings of covers of Grateful Dead songs by a number of independent artists as a tribute to the band, the compilation was released on May 20, 2016, as five CDs, a limited edition vinyl LP box set, and as a digital download .[1] [2] [3] John Carlin , the founder of the Red Hot Organization, was the executive producer for the album.[4] The members of The National first performed with Bob Weir at his Bay Area studio in 2012 as part of the Headcount benefit The Bridge Session. The group's budding friendship with the Dead cofounder pushed them to record the massive Dead tribute.[5]
It is the second compilation album produced by Aaron and Bryce Dessner of The National for Red Hot Organization, following 2009's Dark Was the Night , which has raised over $1.5 million for the organizations fighting AIDS to date.[1] [6]
A Day of the Dead live performance took place at the second annual Eaux Claires Festival on August 12–13, 2016. The performers, who all appear on the record, included Jenny Lewis , Matthew Houck (Phosphorescent ), Lucius , Will Oldham , Moses Sumney , Sam Amidon , Richard Reed Parry , Matt Berninger , Justin Vernon , Josh Kaufman , Bruce Hornsby , Ruban Nielson , Aaron and Bryce Dessner and The National .[7] [8] [9]
Track listing [ edit ] Digital sequence [ edit ] CD sequence
CD sequence [ edit ] Disc 1 Touch of Grey Sugaree Candyman Dire Wolf New Speedway Boogie Friend of the Devil Black Muddy River Morning Dew Black Peter Loser To Lay Me Down Disc 2 Box of Rain Rubin and Cherise Me and My Uncle Cassidy Uncle John's Band Mountains of the Moon Dark Star - (Cass McCombs, Joe Russo & Friends) Nightfall of Diamonds Transitive Refraction Axis for John Oswald Playing in the Band Brokedown Palace Disc 3 Peggy-O Garcia Counterpoint Terrapin Station (Suite) Clementine Jam China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider Jack-A-Roe Easy Wind Wharf Rat Going Down The Road Feelin' Bad And We Bid You Goodnight Disc 4 Ripple Truckin' Dark Star - (The Flaming Lips) Stella Blue Shakedown Street Franklin's Tower Eyes of the World Help on the Way Estimated Prophet What's Become of the Baby King Solomon's Marbles If I Had the World to Give Disc 5 Standing on the Moon Ship of Fools Bird Song Brown-Eyed Women Here Comes Sunshine Cumberland Blues Drums -> Space Cream Puff War Rosemary High Time Till the Morning Comes Althea Attics of My Life St. Stephen (live) I Know You Rider (live)
LP sequence
LP sequence [ edit ] Touch of Grey Shakedown Street Loser Jack-A-Roe Peggy-O Bird Song Brown-Eyed Women Sugaree Help on the Way Franklin's Tower King Solomon's Marbles Box of Rain Friend of the Devil Wharf Rat Cassidy Candyman Clementine Jam Playing in the Band Eyes of the World Terrapin Station (Suite) Ship of Fools Estimated Prophet Morning Dew Me and My Uncle China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider If I Had the World to Give Dark Star - (Cass McCombs, Joe Russo & Friends) Nightfall of Diamonds Dark Star - (The Flaming Lips) Rubin and Cherise Althea Mountains of the Moon Stella Blue Standing on the Moon To Lay Me Down Uncle John's Band High Time Dire Wolf New Speedway Boogie Cumberland Blues Black Peter Easy Wind Here Comes Sunshine Rosemary Drums -> Space Transitive Refraction Axis for John Oswald What's Become of the Baby Garcia Counterpoint Brokedown Palace Till the Morning Comes Attics of My Life Cream Puff War Truckin' Going Down The Road Feelin' Bad Black Muddy River Ripple And We Bid You Goodnight St. Stephen (live) I Know You Rider (live)
Personnel [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ a b 4AD - News - Day of the Dead - full artist list, artwork and release date confirmed ^ Minsker, Evan (2016-03-17). "The National Announce Grateful Dead Tribute Album Featuring Wilco, Flaming Lips, Justin Vernon, Courtney Barnett, More" . Pitchfork Media . Retrieved 2016-03-19 . ^ Renshaw, David (2016-03-17). "The National assemble all-star cast for Grateful Dead tribute album" . NME . Retrieved 2016-03-19 . ^ "Day of the Dead" . redhot.org . Red Hot Organization . 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2016-03-19 . ^ Greenhaus, Mike https://relix.com/articles/detail/indie_is_dead_the_national_detail_day_of_the_dead_compilation/ Relix ^ Kreps, Daniel (2016-03-17). "The National Unveil Massive Grateful Dead All-Star Tribute Album" . Rolling Stone . Retrieved 2016-03-19 . ^ "Day of the Dead (Grateful Dead Tribute/Dessner Curated) Full Track List Revealed - Wilco, War on Drugs, Courtney Barnett, Kurt Vile & More" . Glide Magazine. 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2016-03-19 . ^ Pearis, Bill (2016-03-17). "The National's long-awaited Grateful Dead tribute comp features 59 songs and will be out in May (tracklist)" . BrooklynVegan . Retrieved 2016-03-19 . ^ Miller, Joshua M. (2016-03-17). "The National Announce Grateful Dead Tribute Album Release Date, Tracklist" . Under the Radar . Retrieved 2016-03-19 . ^ a b "ultratop.be - Day Of The Dead" . Ultratop . Hung Medien. Retrieved May 31, 2016 . ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Various Artists – Day of the Dead" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved May 31, 2016. ^ "Various Artists Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved June 1, 2016. External links [ edit ]
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