Dylan & the Dead

Dylan & the Dead
Live album by Bob Dylan and the Grateful Dead
Released	February 6, 1989 (1989-02-06)
Recorded	July 1987
Genre	Rock
Length	43:07
Label	Columbia
Producer	John Cutler and Jerry Garcia
Bob Dylan chronology
Down in the Groove (1988)Down in the Groove1988 Dylan & the Dead (1989) Oh Mercy (1989)Oh Mercy1989
Grateful Dead chronology
Dead Zone: The Grateful Dead CD Collection (1977-1987) (1987) Dylan & the Dead (1989) Built to Last (1989)

Dylan & the Dead is a collaborative live album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan and the Grateful Dead, released on February 6, 1989 by Columbia Records. The album consists of seven songs written and sung by Dylan, with the Grateful Dead providing accompaniment. The album was produced by Jerry Garcia and John Cutler.

Dylan & the Dead was recorded in 1987, during a successful stadium tour of the same name. Songs from two of the Grateful Dead performances are documented on the album View from the Vault IV.

The album sold well, reaching #37 on the Billboard charts in the U.S., #38 in the UK, and earning gold status in the United States.

In 1992 a bootleg of the first concert in 1987 was released under the title Orbiting Uvula. This includes the first ever live performance of Queen Jane Approximately, the first live performance of John Brown since 1963 and the first live performance of Chimes of Freedom since 1964.

Reviews

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Robert Christgau	C–
MusicHound
Rolling Stone

Despite strong initial sales, the album was poorly received by critics. Rolling Stone stated that the record "makes you wonder what the fuss [over the tour] was about", although they did have some kind words for several of the tracks. Writing for The Village Voice, influential music critic Robert Christgau said that what Dylan "makes of his catalogue here is exactly what he's been making of it for years—money". Amazon.com's Steve Appleford lamented that "if these were the stadium tour's best performances, pity anyone who actually sat through one of these concerts with a clear head." Stephen Thomas Erlewine's review for AllMusic was particularly harsh, giving it one star out of a possible five, and calling it "quite possibly the worst album by either Bob Dylan or the Grateful Dead" and "a sad, disheartening document".

Track listing

Side One
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Slow Train" (Recorded in Foxborough, Massachusetts on July 4, 1987)	Bob Dylan	4:54
2.	"I Want You" (Recorded in Oakland, California on July 24, 1987)	Dylan	3:59
3.	"Gotta Serve Somebody" (Recorded in Anaheim, California on July 26, 1987)	Dylan	5:42
4.	"Queen Jane Approximately" (Recorded in Eugene, Oregon on July 19, 1987)	Dylan	6:30

Side Two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Joey" (Recorded in Foxborough, Massachusetts on July 4, 1987)	Dylan, Jacques Levy	9:10
6.	"All Along the Watchtower" (Recorded in Anaheim, California on July 26, 1987)	Dylan	6:17
7.	"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (Recorded in Anaheim, California on July 26, 1987)	Dylan	6:35

Personnel

• Bob Dylan – guitar, vocals
• Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocals, production
• Mickey Hart – drums
• Bill Kreutzmann – drums
• Phil Lesh – bass guitar
• Brent Mydland – keyboards, vocals
• Bob Weir – guitar, vocals

Technical personnel

• Guy Charbonneau – engineering
• John Cutler – production, engineering
• Joe Gastwirt – mastering
• Herb Greene – photography
• Rick Griffin – art direction
• Gary Hedden – engineering
• Peter Miller – engineering
• David Roberts – engineering
• Billy Rothschild – engineering
• Chris Wiskes – engineering

See also

• List of Grateful Dead covers