2016 compilation album from the 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" Released: March 24, 2016
"Sugaree" Released: March 24, 2016
"Black Muddy River" Released: March 24, 2016
"New Speedway Boogie" Released: March 24, 2016
"Morning Dew" Released: March 24, 2016
"Terrapin Station (Suite)" Released: April 11, 2016
"Candyman" Released: April 27, 2016
"Rubin and Cherise" Released: April 27, 2016
"To Lay Me Down" Released: April 27, 2016
"Cumberland Blues" Released: April 27, 2016
"Shakedown Street" Released: April 27, 2016
Day of the Dead is the twenty-fifth compilation release benefiting the 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] The members of The National first performed with Bob Weir at his Bay Area studio in 2012 as part of the Headcount benefit The Bridge Session. The group's budding friendship with the Dead cofounder pushed them to record the massive Dead tribute.[ 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 , which has raised over $1.5 million for the organizations fighting AIDS to date.[ 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]
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)
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)
^ 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 .
^ 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 . Retrieved June 1, 2016.
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