Powerglide (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Powerglide (album)
Type = Album
Artist = New Riders of the Purple Sage


Released = March,1972
Recorded = 1972
Genre = Country rock
Length = 43:05
Label = Columbia
Producer = Stephen Barncard
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hkngtq3ztu4p link]
Last album = "New Riders of the Purple Sage"
(1971)
This album = "Powerglide"
(1972)
Next album = "Gypsy Cowboy"
(1972)

"Powerglide" is the 2nd album by The New Riders of the Purple Sage. The music is a Psychedelic hybrid of Country rock from the New Riders, along with friends Jerry Garcia and Bill Kreutzmann from the Grateful Dead. The album contains six original tunes by the band, plus classics like "I Don't Need No Doctor", "Hello Mary Lou", and "Willie and the Hand Jive".

Track listing

#"Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music)" (Joe Maphis/M.Fidler/R.Lee) – 4:16
#"Rainbow" (John Dawson) – 3:00
#"California Day" (Dave Torbert) – 2:37
#"Sweet Lovin' One" (John Dawson) – 2:55
#"Lochinvar" (John Dawson) – 3:30
#"I Don't Need No Doctor" (Nick Ashford/Valerie Simpson/J.Armstead) – 4:40
#"Contract" (Dave Torbert) – 3:16
#"Runnin'Back to You" (John Dawson) – 4:10
#"Hello Mary Lou" (Gene Pitney/Cayet Mangiaracina) – 2:57
#"Duncan and Brady" (Traditional/"Spider" John Koerner) – 5:23
#"Willie and the Hand Jive" (Johnny Otis) – 6:21

Personnel

*John Dawson - guitar, vocals
*David Nelson - guitar, mandolin, vocals, choir
*Spencer Dryden - drums, percussion, whistle (human & instrument), vocals
*Dave Torbert - bass guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, vocals
*Buddy Cage - steel guitar, choir
*Jerry Garcia - banjo, guitar, piano
*Bill Kreutzmann - percussion
*Nicky Hopkins - piano, keyboards
*John Desautels - drums
*Stephen Barncard - choir
*Judy - choir
*McDuke - choir

Production

*Producer: Stephen Barncard
*Recording Engineer: John Fiore
*Art Direction: n/a
*Photography: n/a
*Liner notes: n/a