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The Last Waltz (soundtrack)

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The Last Waltz
File:Last waltz mega.jpg
Soundtrack by The Band
Released April 1978
Recorded November 25, 1976-1977
Genre Rock
Length 129 min 6 sec
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Robbie Robertson
Professional reviews
AMG 4/5 link
The Band Chronology
Islands
(1977) 		The Last Waltz
(1978) 		Jericho
(1993)

The Last Waltz was the 1978 soundtrack to the film of the same name, documenting the "farewell" concert of Canadian-American rockers The Band, which took place at Bill Graham's Winterland Arena on Thanksgiving Day, 1976.

The soundtrack, featuring numerous other musicians whom the Band had either played with or influenced throughout their career, was a sampling of the full concert set occupying the first five sides of the 3-LP set, and "The Last Waltz Suite", five new songs and a new version of "The Weight", occupying the sixth side. (In 2002, a four-CD set featuring more of the concert than before- but, alas, not the entire concert- was released.)

Like the music in the film itself, it was almost totally overdubbed in post-production, owing to many faults during the concert itself. While supposed to be serving as a launching pad to the group being strictly a studio entity churning out new product without touring behind it, (much like The Beatles ten years prior), it ended up the final chapter to a truly great group. There would be three more albums, way up the road and only featuring three of the five, but for the original quintet, it ended with the release of this album and the film of the same name.

Track Listing

  1. Theme From The Last Waltz (Robertson; 3:28)
  2. Up On Cripple Creek (Robertson; 4:44)
  3. Who Do You Love (McDaniel; 4:16)
  4. Helpless (Young; 5:47)
  5. Stage Fright (Robertson; 4:25)
  6. Coyote (Mitchell; 5:50)
  7. Dry Your Eyes (Diamond-Robertson; 3:57)
  8. It Makes No Difference (Robertson; 6:48)
  9. Such A Night (Rebennack; 4:00)
  10. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (Robertson; 4:34)
  11. Mystery Train (Parker-Phillips; 4:59)
  12. Mannish Boy (London-McDaniel-Morganfield; 6:54)
  13. Further On Up The Road (Robey-Veasey; 5:08)
  14. The Shape I'm In (Robertson; 4:06)
  15. Down South In New Orleans (Anglin-Anglin-Wright; 3:06)
  16. Ophelia (Robertson; 3:53)
  17. Tura Lura Lural (That's An Irish Lullaby) (Shannon; 4:15)
  18. Caravan (Morrison; 6:02)
  19. Life Is A Carnival (Danko-Helm-Robertson; 4:32)
  20. Baby, Let Me Follow You Down (Davis; 3:00)
  21. I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) (Dylan; 3:23)
  22. Forever Young (Dylan; 4:42)
  23. Baby, Let Me Follow You Down (reprise) (Davis; 2:46)
  24. I Shall Be Released (Dylan; 3:53) / Jam (1:29)
  25. The Well (Robertson; 3:27)
  26. Evangeline (Robertson; 3:17)
  27. Out Of The Blue (Robertson; 3:03)
  28. The Weight (Robertson; 4:38)
  29. The Last Waltz Refrain (Robertson; 1:28)
  30. Theme From The Last Waltz (Robertson; 3:22)

Group Members and Other Participants

The Group, Producers and Engineers

The Horn Section

The Guests

Other Credits

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