The Best of The Band

by The Band

The Best of The Band cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 15 July 1976
  • Label: Capitol
  • Country: Canada
  • Length: 47:33
  • Community rating: 4.06/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Released just before their legendary farewell concert, 'The Last Waltz', this retrospective highlights the group's profound reinvention of North American roots music. Their seamless fusion of country, folk, and R&B, combined with deeply evocative historical lyricism, secured their status as architects of the Americana genre.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, folk, harmonies, acoustic, classic

Tracklist

  1. Up On Cripple Creek (4:31)
  2. The Shape I'm In (4:01)
  3. The Weight (4:34)
  4. It Makes No Difference (6:32)
  5. Life Is A Carnival (3:56)
  6. Twilight (3:16)
  7. Don't Do It (4:36)
  8. Tears Of Rage (5:21)
  9. Stage Fright (3:41)
  10. Ophelia (3:31)
  11. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (3:30)

Credits

  • Garth Hudson - performer
  • Levon Helm - performer, written-by
  • Richard Manuel - performer, written-by
  • Rick Danko - performer, written-by
  • Robbie Robertson - performer, written-by
  • Holland-Dozier-Holland - written-by
  • Bob Dylan - written-by

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