Run for the Roses (album)

Run for the Roses
Studio album by Jerry Garcia
Released	November 1982
Recorded	September — December 1981
Genre	Roots rock, folk rock
Label	Arista
Producer	Jerry Garcia & John Kahn
Jerry Garcia chronology
Cats Under the Stars (1978) Run for the Roses (1982) Vintage NRPS (1986)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Music Box	[2]

Run for the Roses is the fourth and final solo album by Jerry Garcia.^[3]

Track listing[]

1. "Run for the Roses" (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter)
2. "I Saw Her Standing There" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
3. "Without Love" (Clyde McPhatter)
4. "Midnight Getaway" (Jerry Garcia, John Kahn, Robert Hunter)
5. "Leave The Little Girl Alone" (John Kahn, Robert Hunter)
6. "Valerie" (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter)
7. "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (Bob Dylan)

The album was reissued in the All Good Things: Jerry Garcia Studio Sessions box set with the following bonus tracks:

8. "Fennario" (Traditional) (aka Peggy-O)
9. "Alabama Getaway" (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter)
10. "Tangled Up in Blue" (Bob Dylan)
11. "Simple Twist of Fate" (Bob Dylan)
12. "Dear Prudence" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
13. "Valerie (alt. mix)" (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter)

Personnel[]

Musicians[]

• Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocals
• John Kahn – bass, fretless bass, synthesizer, piano, clavinet, guitar
• Ron Tutt – drums, percussion
• Melvin Seals – organ
• Merl Saunders – organ
• James Warren – piano, clavinet
• Michael O'Martian – piano, clavinet
• Michael Neuman – trumpet
• Liz Stires – vocals
• Julie Stafford – vocals

Production[]

• Produced by Jerry Garcia, John Kahn
• Recording: Betty Cantor-Jackson, Ron Malo
• Mixing: Bob Matthews
• Mastering: George Horn
• Artwork: Victor Moscoso

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