Across The Great Divide
Rag Mama Rag
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
When You Awake
Up On Cripple Creek
Whispering Pines
Jemima Surrender
Rockin' Chair
Look Out Cleveland
Jawbone
The Unfaithful Servant
King Harvest Has Surely Come
Frogtoon Music Album Info: The Band
Published: 11 Nov 2009, 21:21
The Band Is The Eponymous Second Album By The Band Released On September 22 1969. It Is Often Called The Brown Album In The Spirit Of The Beatles' The Beatles. Released In 1969 It's A Follow Up To Their Debut Alblum "Music From Big Pink". The Band Peaked At #9 On Billboard's Pop Albums Chart. In 2000 It Recharted On Billboard's Internet Albums Chart Peaking At #10. The Singles "Rag Mama Rag" And "Up On Cripple Creek" Peaked On The Pop Singles Chart At #57 And #25 Respectively. The Album Includes Many Of The Band's Best-Known And Critically Acclaimed Songs Including "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" Which Rolling Stone Named The 245th Greatest Song Of All Time. In 2003 The Album Was Ranked Number 45 On Rolling Stone Magazine's List Of The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time. In 1998 Q Magazine Readers Voted The Band The 76th Greatest Album Of All Time. TIME Magazine Included It In Their Unranked 2006 List Of The 100 Greatest Albums. According To The Liner Notes To The 2000 Reissue Of "The Band" By Rob Bowman The Album "The Band" Has Been Viewed As A Concept Album With The Songs Focusing On People Places And Traditions Associated With An Older Version Of Americana. Thus The Songs On This Album Draw From Historic Themes For "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" "King Harvest Has Surely Come " And Richard Manuel's "Jawbone" Which Was Composed In The Unusual 6/4 Time Signature.