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THE BAND: JUBILATION

It's fitting that The Band's last album would turn out to be 1998's Jubilation, since it seemed to be a conscious attempt to go back, lyrically at least, to where it all began for them. Some of the horn-fueled business that marred High On The Hog creeps in at times, but the songwriting, even though it comes from a variety of sources, keeps a consistent tone and there are a couple of real beauties along the way. The songwriting is still spiritual and evocative, and all of the tunes are peppered with a Grant Wood-ish plain-spoken sensibility that are at once familiar and instantly engaging.

Tracklist:

1.Book Faded Brown 2.Don't Wait 3.Last Train To Memphis 4.High Cotton 5.Kentucky Downpour 6.Bound By Love 7.White Cadillac (Ode To Ronnie Hawkins) 8.If I Should Fail 9.Spirit Of The Dance 10.You See Me 11.French Girls (Instrumental)

Lineup:

Rick Danko - acoustic and electric bass guitars, double bass, acoustic guitar, vocals, Levon Helm - drums, percussion, harmonica, mandolin, vocals, Garth Hudson - keyboards, organ, accordion, piano, synthesizers, vocoder, soprano, alto and tenor saxophones, percussion, Randy Ciarlante - drums, percussion, vocals, Jim Weider - guitars, mandolin, dobro, vocals, Richard Bell - keyboards, organ, piano, vocals. Additional musicians: Aaron Professor Louie Hurwitz - producer, engineer, piano, organ, accordion, backing vocals, Tom Malone - trombone, trumpet, tenor and baritone saxophone, Eric Clapton - guitars, John Hiatt - high-string guitar, vocals, Tom Pacheco - guitar, vocals, Bobby Charles - percussion, backing vocals, Marie Spinosa - percussion, backing vocals, Marty Grebb - keyboards, backing vocals, Jim Eppard - tenor guitar, mandolin, Mike Dunn - bass guitar, Kevin Doherty - backing vocals, Amy Helm - backing vocals, Maud Hudson - backing vocals

Release date: September 15, 1998