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Wake of the Flood is the sixth studio album by the Grateful Dead. It was recorded between August 4 and September 7, 1973 and originally released on October 15, 1973. It was the first release under the bands own label, Grateful Dead Records, after fulfilling their contract with Warner Bros. Records.

The album was released on CD first in 1995 by Grateful Dead Records and Arista before being remastered, expanded, and released as part of the Beyond Description (1973-1989) 12-CD box set in October 2004. The remastered version was then released separately on CD on March 7, 2006 by Rhino Records.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Original Release 1.1.1 Side One 1.1.2 Side Two 1.2 2004 reissue 2 Personnel 3 Bonus tracks production details 4 Reissue production credits 5 Charts 6 See also 7 References

Track listing

Original Release

on 12″ LP on Grateful Dead Records, 1973

Side One

1. “Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodleloo” (Hunter, Garcia) – 5:42
2. “Let Me Sing Your Blues Away” (Hunter, Godchaux) – 3:25
3. “Row Jimmy” (Hunter, Garcia) – 7:11
4. “Stella Blue” (Hunter, Garcia) – 6:26

Side Two

1. “Here Comes Sunshine” (Hunter, Garcia) – 4:37
2. “Eyes of the World” (Hunter, Garcia) – 5:16
3. “Weather Report Suite”

• “Prelude” (Weir)
• “Part I” (Weir, Andersen) - 5:36
• “Part II (Let It Grow)” (Barlow, Weir) - 7:05

2004 reissue

1. “Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodleloo” (Hunter, Garcia) – 5:45
2. “Let Me Sing Your Blues Away” (Hunter, Godchaux) – 3:17
3. “Row Jimmy” (Hunter, Garcia) – 7:14
4. “Stella Blue” (Hunter, Garcia) – 6:26
5. “Here Comes Sunshine” (Hunter, Garcia) – 4:40
6. “Eyes of the World” (Hunter, Garcia) – 5:19
7. “Weather Report Suite” – 12:53

• “Prelude” (Weir)
• “Part I” (Weir, Anderson)
• “Part II (Let It Grow)” (Barlow, Weir)

1. “Eyes of the World” (live) – 17:05
2. “Weather Report Suite” (acoustic demo) – 12:39
3. “China Doll” (outtake) – 4:02

Personnel

Grateful Dead:

• Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals
• Bob Weir - guitar, vocals
• Keith Godchaux - keyboards, vocals
• Donna Jean Godchaux - vocals
• Phil Lesh - bass
• Bill Kreutzmann - drums

Additional performers:

• Vassar Clements - violin
• Matthew Kelly - harmonica
• Bill Atwood - trumpet
• Joe Ellis - trumpet
• Martin Fierro - saxophone (alto, tenor)
• Sarah Fulcher - vocals
• Frank Morin - saxophone (tenor)
• Pat O’Hara - trombone
• Doug Sahm - bajo sexto
• Benny Velarde - timbales

Bonus tracks production details

• “Eyes of the World” - recorded in September 1973 at Nassau Coliseum in New York
• “Weather Report Suite” - an acoustic demo
• “China Doll” - outtake

Reissue production credits

• David Lemieux, James Austin - reissue producers
• Tom Anderson - engineer, liner notes
• Reggie Collins - annotation
• Peter Coyote - liner notes
• Sheryl Farber - editorial supervision
• Tom Flye - mixing
• Dan Healy - engineer
• Cameron Sears - executive producer
• Jimmy Edwards, Robin Hurley, Hale Milfgrim, Scott Pascucci - associate producer
• Joe Gastwirt - mastering, production consultant
• Rick Griffin, Eileen Law - research
• Ed Perlstein, Bruce Polonsky, Michael Putland - photography
• Hugh Brown, Steve Vance - design, reissue art directors
• Vanessa Atkins, Steven Chean, Bill Inglot, Jeffrey Norman, Randy Perry - project assistants

Charts

Album - Billboard

Year	Chart	Position
1973	Pop Albums	18

See also

• Grateful Dead
• Grateful Dead discography

References

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