This article is about the Grateful Dead tribute album. For the album by Hollywood Undead, see Day of the Dead (Hollywood Undead album) . For the album by Graham Collier, see The Day of the Dead (album) .
2016 compilation album for charity by 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" "Sugaree" "Black Muddy River" "New Speedway Boogie" "Morning Dew" "Terrapin Station (Suite)" "Candyman" "Rubin and Cherise" "To Lay Me Down" "Cumberland Blues" "Shakedown Street"
Day of the Dead 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] [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 [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 [ ] Digital sequence [ ] 1. "Here Comes Sunshine" Real Estate 6:00 2. "Shakedown Street" Unknown Mortal Orchestra 3:28 3. "Brown-Eyed Women" Hiss Golden Messenger 4:48 4. "Jack-A-Roe" traditional This Is the Kit 4:30 5. "High Time" Daniel Rossen and Christopher Bear 4:16 6. "Dire Wolf " The Lone Bellow & Friends 3:03 7. "Althea" Winston Marshall, Kodiak Blue and Shura 5:02 8. "Clementine Jam" Garcia Hart Kreutzmann Lesh McKernan Weir Orchestra Baobab 5:00 9. "China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider" Garcia Hunter -> traditional Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks 11:24 10. "Easy Wind" Hunter Bill Callahan 5:38 11. "Wharf Rat" Ira Kaplan & Friends10:08 12. "Estimated Prophet" The Rileys 5:17 13. "Drums -> Space" Man Forever, So Percussion and Oneida 4:51 14. "Cream Puff War" Garcia Fucked Up 6:17 15. "Dark Star " Garcia Hart Kreutzmann Lesh McKernan Weir Hunter The Flaming Lips 6:13 16. "What's Become of the Baby" s t a r g a z e 6:35 17. "King Solomon's Marbles" Lesh Vijay Iyer 4:34 18. "Rosemary" Mina Tindle & Friends2:05 19. "And We Bid You Goodnight" traditional Sam Amidon 2:43 20. "I Know You Rider (live)" traditional The National with Bob Weir 8:38 Total length: 110:30
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CD sequence [ ]
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)
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LP sequence [ ] 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 [ ] Charts [ ] References [ ]
^ Jump up to: 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 . ^ Jump up to: 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
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