New Riders of the Purple Sage (album)

New Riders of the Purple Sage
Studio album by New Riders of the Purple Sage
Released	August 1971 (1971-08)
Recorded	Recorded and mixed at Wally Heider Recording, San Francisco, December 1970 – January 1971
Genre	Country rock
Length	40:15
Label	Columbia
Producer	New Riders of the Purple Sage
New Riders of the Purple Sage chronology
New Riders of the Purple Sage (1971) Powerglide (1972)
Jerry Garcia chronology
New Riders of the Purple Sage (1971) Garcia (1972)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	A–[2]
The Music Box	[3]

New Riders of the Purple Sage is the self-titled debut album by the American country rock band the New Riders of the Purple Sage. It was released by Columbia Records in 1971, and reached number 39 on the Billboard charts.

New Riders of the Purple Sage is the only studio album by the New Riders to feature co-founder Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead on pedal steel guitar. He is also featured on the live album Vintage NRPS.

Mickey Hart and Commander Cody play drums and piano, respectively, on two tracks—"Dirty Business" and "Last Lonely Eagle".

Track listing

All songs written by John Dawson.

1. "I Don't Know You" – 2:26
2. "Whatcha Gonna Do" – 3:17
3. "Portland Woman" – 3:36
4. "Henry" – 2:36
5. "Dirty Business" – 7:56
6. "Glendale Train" – 3:00
7. "Garden of Eden" – 4:32
8. "All I Ever Wanted" – 4:37
9. "Last Lonely Eagle" – 5:12
10. "Louisiana Lady" – 3:03

Bonus tracks

These songs were recorded live at the Fillmore West and included in the 2003 CD reissue:

11. "Down in the Boondocks" (Joe South)
12. "The Weight" (Robbie Robertson)
13. "Superman" (John Dawson)

Personnel

New Riders of the Purple Sage

• John Dawson – acoustic guitar, vocals
• David Nelson – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin, vocals
• Dave Torbert – bass, acoustic guitar, vocals
• Jerry Garcia – pedal steel guitar, banjo
• Spencer Dryden – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

• Mickey Hart – drums, percussion on "Dirty Business", "Last Lonely Eagle"
• Commander Cody – piano on "Dirty Business", "Last Lonely Eagle"

Technical personnel

• New Riders of the Purple Sage – production
• Stephen Barncard – engineering, executive production
• Phil Lesh – executive production
• Ellen Burke – technician
• Michael Ferguson, Alton Kelly – cover art

Notes

References

• "Major Releases" partial discography on NRPS official website nrps.net
• New Riders of the Purple Sage on deaddisc.com
• McNally, Dennis (2002). A Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead. New York: Broadway Books. p. 384. ISBN 0-7679-1186-5. 
• Jackson, Blair (1999). Garcia: An American Life. New York: Penguin Books. pp. 211–212. ISBN 0-14-029199-7. 
• Scott, John W.; Dolgushkin, Mike; Nixon, Stu (1999). DeadBase XI: The Complete Guide to Grateful Dead Song Lists. Cornish, New Hampshire: DeadBase. p. 119. ISBN 1-877657-22-0.