Built to Last is the thirteenth and final studio album by the Grateful Dead. It was recorded between February 1 and October 20, 1989 and originally released on October 31, 1989.
The album was released on CD in 1989 by Arista Records before being rereleased in 2000 by BMG International. It was then remastered, expanded, and released as part of the Beyond Description (1973–1989) 12-CD box set in October 2004. The remastered version was later released separately on CD on April 11, 2006 by Rhino Records.
This album features the most songs by keyboard player Brent Mydland, who has four song credits, all of which are in collaboration with Dead lyricist John Perry Barlow. This mirrored accurately Mydland's increasing vocal presence in the band over the decade he spent with the Dead.
Track listing
Original release
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1. | "Foolish Heart" | | Jerry Garcia | 5:10 |
2. | "Just a Little Light" | | Brent Mydland | 4:42 |
3. | "Built to Last" | | Jerry Garcia | 5:03 |
4. | "Blow Away" | | Brent Mydland | 6:09 |
5. | "Victim or the Crime" | | Bob Weir | 7:33 |
6. | "We Can Run" | | Brent Mydland | 5:30 |
7. | "Standing on the Moon" | | Jerry Garcia | 5:20 |
8. | "Picasso Moon" | | Bob Weir | 6:40 |
9. | "I Will Take You Home" | | Brent Mydland | 3:45 |
LP track listing
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1. | "Foolish Heart" | | Jerry Garcia | 5:10 |
2. | "Just a Little Light" | | Brent Mydland | 4:42 |
3. | "Victim or the Crime" | | Bob Weir | 7:33 |
4. | "Standing on the Moon" | | Jerry Garcia | 5:20 |
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5. | "Blow Away" | | Brent Mydland | 6:09 |
6. | "Picasso Moon" | | Bob Weir | 6:40 |
7. | "Built to Last" | | Jerry Garcia | 5:03 |
8. | "I Will Take You Home" | | Brent Mydland | 3:45 |
2004 reissue
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1. | "Foolish Heart" | | Jerry Garcia | 5:10 |
2. | "Just a Little Light" | | Brent Mydland | 4:42 |
3. | "Built to Last" | | Jerry Garcia | 5:03 |
4. | "Blow Away" | | Brent Mydland | 6:09 |
5. | "Victim or the Crime" | | Bob Weir | 7:33 |
6. | "We Can Run" | | Brent Mydland | 5:30 |
7. | "Standing on the Moon" | | Jerry Garcia | 5:20 |
8. | "Picasso Moon" | | Bob Weir | 6:40 |
9. | "I Will Take You Home" | | Brent Mydland | 3:45 |
10. | "Foolish Heart" (live) | | | 11:30 |
11. | "Blow Away" (live) | | | 12:02 |
12. | "California Earthquake (Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On)" (live) | Rodney Crowell | | 5:59 |
Personnel
Grateful Dead:
Production:
- John Cutler – producer, engineer
- Tom Flye – engineer
- Justin Kreutzmann – engineer
- Peter Miller – engineer
- David Roberts – engineer
- Jeff Sterling – engineer
- Chris Wiskes – engineer
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Reissue production
- David Lemieux – reissue producers
- James Austin – reissue producers
- Reggie Collins – liner notes
- Blair Jackson – liner notes
- Sheryl Farber – editorial supervision
- Cameron Sears – executive producer
- Joe Gastwirt – mastering, production consultant
- Tom Flye – mixing
- Robert Gatley – mixing assistant
- Hugh Brown, Steve Vance – art coordinator
- Jimmy Edwards – associate producer
- Robin Hurley – associate producer
- Hale Milfgrim – associate producer
- Scott Pascucci – associate producer
- Eileen Law – research
- Vanessa Atkins – project assistant
- Steven Chean – project assistant
- Bill Inglot – project assistant
- Jeffrey Norman – project assistant
- Randy Perry – project assistant
- John McEntire – coordination
- Ken Friedman – photography
- Herbert Greene – photography
- Maude Gilman – artwork
- Greg Gyuricsko – artwork
- Dan Healy – concert sound
- Alton Kelley – direction, cover art
- John McEntire – coordination
- Billy Candelario – crew
- Steve Parish – crew
- Harry Popick – crew
- Robbie Taylor – crew
References
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Studio albums | |
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Live albums |
- Live/Dead
- Vintage Dead
- Historic Dead
- Grateful Dead
- Europe '72
- History of the Grateful Dead, Volume One (Bear's Choice)
- Steal Your Face
- Reckoning
- Dead Set
- Dylan & the Dead
- Without a Net
- One from the Vault
- Infrared Roses
- Two from the Vault
- Grayfolded
- Hundred Year Hall
- Dozin' at the Knick
- Fallout from the Phil Zone
- Terrapin Station (Limited Edition)
- Live at the Fillmore East 2-11-69
- Ladies and Gentlemen... the Grateful Dead
- Nightfall of Diamonds
- Postcards of the Hanging
- Steppin' Out with the Grateful Dead: England '72
- Go to Nassau
- Birth of the Dead
- The Closing of Winterland
- Rockin' the Rhein with the Grateful Dead
- The Grateful Dead Movie Soundtrack
- Rare Cuts and Oddities 1966
- Truckin' Up to Buffalo
- Fillmore West 1969: The Complete Recordings
- Fillmore West 1969
- Live at the Cow Palace
- Three from the Vault
- Winterland 1973: The Complete Recordings
- Rocking the Cradle: Egypt 1978
- To Terrapin: Hartford '77
- Winterland June 1977: The Complete Recordings
- Crimson White & Indigo
- Formerly the Warlocks
- Europe '72: The Complete Recordings
- Europe '72 Volume 2
- Dark Star
- Spring 1990
- Spring 1990: So Glad You Made It
- Winterland: May 30th 1971
- May 1977
- Sunshine Daydream
- Family Dog at the Great Highway, San Francisco, CA 4/18/70
- Live at Hampton Coliseum
- Spring 1990 (The Other One)
- Wake Up to Find Out
- Houston, Texas 11-18-1972
- 30 Trips Around the Sun: The Definitive Live Story 1965–1995
- 30 Trips Around the Sun
- Shrine Exposition Hall, Los Angeles, CA 11/10/1967
- Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, 4/25/77
- July 1978: The Complete Recordings
- Red Rocks: 7/8/78
- July 29 1966, P.N.E. Garden Aud., Vancouver Canada
- May 1977: Get Shown the Light
- Cornell 5/8/77
- Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Washington, D.C., July 12 & 13, 1989
- Fillmore West 1969: February 27th
- Pacific Northwest '73–'74: The Complete Recordings
- Pacific Northwest '73–'74: Believe It If You Need It
- View from the Vault
- Dick's Picks
- Road Trips
- Dave's Picks
- Digital Download Series
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