Cahoots
Studio album by The Band
Released September 15, 1971
Recorded Early 1971 at Bearsville Sound Studio, Bearsville, New York
Genre Rock
Length 46:41
Label Capitol
Producer The Band
The Band chronology
Stage Fright
(1970) Cahoots
(1971) Rock of Ages
(1972)
Professional ratings
Cahoots is the fourth studio album by Canadian/American rock group the Band. It was released in 1971 to mixed reviews, and was their last album of original material for four years. The album's front cover was painted by New York artist/illustrator Gilbert Stone, while the back cover features a photograph portrait of the group by Richard Avedon.
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Contents
1 Track listing
1.1 Side one
1.2 Side two
1.3 Bonus Track listing from 2000 re-release
2 Personnel
3 References
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Robbie Robertson, unless otherwise noted.
Side one
No. Title Length
1. "Life Is a Carnival" (Levon Helm, Robertson, Rick Danko) 3:55
2. "When I Paint My Masterpiece" (Bob Dylan) 4:21
3. "Last of the Blacksmiths" 3:41
4. "Where Do We Go from Here?" 3:47
5. "4% Pantomime" (Robertson, Van Morrison) 4:32
Side two
No. Title Length
6. "Shoot Out in Chinatown" 2:51
7. "The Moon Struck One" 4:09
8. "Thinkin' Out Loud" 3:19
9. "Smoke Signal" 5:11
10. "Volcano" 3:05
11. "The River Hymn" 4:40
Personnel
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Rick Danko - bass, vocals
Levon Helm - drums, mandolin, upright bass, vocals
Garth Hudson - organ, piano, tenor and baritone saxophones
Richard Manuel - piano, drums, organ, slide guitar, vocals
Robbie Robertson - guitars, piano
Additional personnel
Allen Toussaint - brass arrangements on "Life Is a Carnival"
Van Morrison - vocals on "4% Pantomime"
Libby Titus - backing vocals on "The River Hymn"[6]
Mark Harman - engineer