THE BAND: NORTHERN LIGHTS-SOUTHERN CROSS
The first studio album of Band originals since 1971's Cahoot, Northern Lights-Southern Cross was viewed as a comeback. It also can be seen as a swan song, in that its recording marked the last time the five members would work together in the studio as a permanent group, with a commitment to making a record they would tour behind and build on as a working band. It was the first album recorded in the group's new studio, and 24 track recording allows room for synthesiser over-dubs. More mellow that their classic first two albums, it shows another side of the group.
Tracklist:
1.Forbidden Fruit 2.Hobo Jungle 3.Ophelia 4.Acadian Driftwood 5.Ring Your Bell 6.It Makes No Difference 7.Jupiter Hollow 8.Rags And Bones
Lineup:
Rick Danko - bass, guitar, violin, harmonica, vocals, mixing, Levon Helm - drums, guitar, percussion, vocals, Garth Hudson - organ, keyboards, accordion, saxophones, synthesizers, piccolo, brass, woodwind, chanter, bass, mixing, Richard Manuel - acoustic and electric piano, keyboards, organ, drums, clavinet, percussion, vocals, Robbie Robertson - guitars, piano, clavinet, melodica, percussion, mixing. Additional musicians: Byron Berline - fiddle on "Acadian Driftwood"