THE BAND: STAGE FRIGHT
After the musically and thematically ambitious The Band, Stage Fright is a much more modest and stripped back effort. The songs are much more personal, with the group telling their own stories rather than America's stories; the title track is about Robertson's struggle with stage fright in his career. There's still great playing and arrangements, as you'd expect, but it's much more conventional than previously.
Tracklist:
1.Strawberry Wine 2.Sleeping 3.Time To Kill 4.Just Another Whistle Stop 5.All La Glory 6.Shape I'm In 7.The W.S. Walcott Medicine Show 8.Daniel And The Sacred Harp 9.Stage Fright 10.Rumor
Lineup:
Rick Danko - bass guitar, fiddle, double bass, vocals, Levon Helm - drums, guitar, percussion, vocals, Garth Hudson - organ, electric piano, accordion, tenor saxophone, Richard Manuel - piano, organ, drums, clavinet, vocals, Robbie Robertson - guitar, autoharp. Additional musicians: John Simon - baritone saxophone on "The W.S. Walcott Medicine Show"