Where I Come From (album)
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Where I Come From is an album by the American country rock
band the New Riders of the Purple Sage
. It was recorded in 2008, and released on June 2, 2009. Following Wanted: Live at Turkey Trot
, it was the second album of new material released after the New Riders re-formed in 2005, and the band's first studio album in 17 years, since 1992's Midnight Moonlight
.
The music for seven of the songs on the album was written by David Nelson
, with lyrics by Robert Hunter
, who wrote the lyrics for many Grateful Dead
songs. Four of the other five songs were also written by current band members. In 2010, a version of the song "Olivia Rose" appeared on Ronnie Penque
's album Only Road Home
.
The cover of Where I Come From was illustrated by Stanley Mouse
, an artist known for his many concert posters and album covers.
Some copies of the album were accompanied by a bonus disc called Where I Come From: Radio Mixes & Live Bonus.
Country rock
Country rock is sub-genre of popular music, formed from the fusion of rock with country. The term is generally used to refer to the wave of rock musicians who began to record country-flavored records in the late 1960s and early 1970s, beginning with Bob Dylan and The Byrds; reaching its greatest...
band the New Riders of the Purple Sage
New Riders of the Purple Sage
New Riders of the Purple Sage is an American country rock band. The group emerged from the psychedelic rock scene in San Francisco, California in 1969, and its original lineup included several members of the Grateful Dead. Their best known song is "Panama Red"...
. It was recorded in 2008, and released on June 2, 2009. Following Wanted: Live at Turkey Trot
Wanted: Live at Turkey Trot
Wanted: Live at Turkey Trot is a concert video and an album by the American country rock band the New Riders of the Purple Sage. It was recorded in 2006 at Turkey Trot Acres, a hunting lodge in Candor, New York...
, it was the second album of new material released after the New Riders re-formed in 2005, and the band's first studio album in 17 years, since 1992's Midnight Moonlight
Midnight Moonlight
Midnight Moonlight is the thirteenth studio album by the New Riders of the Purple Sage, released in 1992 on the Relix Records label.Midnight Moonlight features studio recordings of original and cover songs, performed in a style heavily influenced by bluegrass and American folk music. The...
.
The music for seven of the songs on the album was written by David Nelson
David Nelson (musician)
David Nelson is an American guitarist and musician.Although he started his musical career playing folk and bluegrass music Nelson is probably best known as one of the original members of psychedelic country rock band the New Riders of the Purple Sage...
, with lyrics by Robert Hunter
Robert Hunter (lyricist)
Robert C. Hunter is an American lyricist, singer-songwriter, translator, and poet, best known for his association with Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead.-Biography:He was born Robert Burns in San Luis Obispo, California...
, who wrote the lyrics for many Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead
The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. The band was known for its unique and eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, folk, bluegrass, blues, reggae, country, improvisational jazz, psychedelia, and space rock, and for live performances of long...
songs. Four of the other five songs were also written by current band members. In 2010, a version of the song "Olivia Rose" appeared on Ronnie Penque
Ronnie Penque
Ronnie Penque is a bassist, singer and songwriter who has been working in the music industry for over 30 years. Penque is most notably recognized for his work with the current New Riders of the Purple Sage. The New Riders emerged from the psychedelic rock scene in San Francisco, California in 1969...
's album Only Road Home
Only Road Home
Only Road Home is an album by the American musical artist Ronnie Penque. Penque is best known as the bassist and singer for the New Riders of the Purple Sage. Only Road Home is Penque's first solo album. It was released on November 2, 2010 on the Bayland Records label...
.
The cover of Where I Come From was illustrated by Stanley Mouse
Stanley Mouse
Stanley George Miller , better known as Mouse and Stanley Mouse, is an American artist, notable for his 1960s psychedelic rock concert poster designs and Grateful Dead album cover art.-Early life:...
, an artist known for his many concert posters and album covers.
Some copies of the album were accompanied by a bonus disc called Where I Come From: Radio Mixes & Live Bonus.
Where I Come From
- "Where I Come From" (David NelsonDavid Nelson (musician)David Nelson is an American guitarist and musician.Although he started his musical career playing folk and bluegrass music Nelson is probably best known as one of the original members of psychedelic country rock band the New Riders of the Purple Sage...
, Robert HunterRobert Hunter (lyricist)Robert C. Hunter is an American lyricist, singer-songwriter, translator, and poet, best known for his association with Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead.-Biography:He was born Robert Burns in San Luis Obispo, California...
) – 7:40 - "Big Six" (Nelson, Hunter) – 4:16
- "Barracuda Moon" (Nelson, Hunter) – 7:56
- "Higher" (Johnny Markowski, Bobby Driscoll) – 6:00
- "Down the Middle" (Nelson, Hunter) – 5:33
- "Them Old Minglewood Blues" (traditional, arranged by Nelson) – 5:01
- "Something in the Air Tonight" (Michael FalzaranoMichael FalzaranoMichael Falzarano is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He has been working as a professional musician since the 1970s, most notably in Hot Tuna, the New Riders of the Purple Sage, and the Memphis Pilgrims, a Memphis-style rock and roll/blues band that he founded in 1986.Having signed...
) – 3:56 - "Olivia Rose" (Ronnie PenqueRonnie PenqueRonnie Penque is a bassist, singer and songwriter who has been working in the music industry for over 30 years. Penque is most notably recognized for his work with the current New Riders of the Purple Sage. The New Riders emerged from the psychedelic rock scene in San Francisco, California in 1969...
) – 5:23 - "Blues Barrel" (Nelson, Hunter) – 5:58
- "Ghost Train Blues" (Nelson, Hunter) – 10:36
- "Carl Perkins Wears the Crown" (Falzarano) – 4:33
- "Rockin' with Nona" (Nelson, Hunter) – 6:57
Where I Come From: Radio Mixes & Live Bonus
- "Where I Come From (Nelson, Hunter) – 4:20 – radio mix
- "Barracuda Moon" (Nelson, Hunter) – 4:09 – radio mix
- "Higher" (Markowski, Driscoll) – 4:16 – radio mix
- "Pour House Jelly" with Professor Louie (New Riders of the Purple Sage) – 4:30 – sound check at The Pour House, 9/18/07
- "Let It Grow" with Professor Louie (Falzarano) – 12:33 – sound check at Shawnee Cave, 9/30/06
- "Louisiana Lady" (John DawsonJohn Dawson (musician)John Collins Dawson IV, nicknamed "Marmaduke" , was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He was best known as the leader and co-founder of the country rock band the New Riders of the Purple Sage.-Musical career:...
) – 5:04 – recorded live at Turkey Trot, 7/30/06 - "Peggy-O" (traditional, arranged by Nelson) – 6:12 – recorded live at Turkey Trot, 7/30/06
- "Truck Driving Man" (Buck OwensBuck OwensAlvis Edgar Owens, Jr. , better known as Buck Owens, was an American singer and guitarist who had 21 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country music charts with his band, the Buckaroos...
) – 6:23 – recorded live at Turkey Trot, 7/30/06 - "Dirty Business" (Dawson) – 18:08 – recorded live at Turkey Trot, 7/30/06
New Riders of the Purple Sage
- David NelsonDavid Nelson (musician)David Nelson is an American guitarist and musician.Although he started his musical career playing folk and bluegrass music Nelson is probably best known as one of the original members of psychedelic country rock band the New Riders of the Purple Sage...
– guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Buddy CageBuddy CageBuddy Cage is an American pedal steel guitarist, best known as a longtime member of the New Riders of the Purple Sage....
– pedal steel guitarPedal steel guitarThe pedal steel guitar is a type of electric guitar that uses a metal bar to "fret" or shorten the length of the strings, rather than fingers on strings as with a conventional guitar. Unlike other types of steel guitar, it also uses pedals and knee levers to affect the pitch, hence the name "pedal"... - Michael FalzaranoMichael FalzaranoMichael Falzarano is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He has been working as a professional musician since the 1970s, most notably in Hot Tuna, the New Riders of the Purple Sage, and the Memphis Pilgrims, a Memphis-style rock and roll/blues band that he founded in 1986.Having signed...
– guitar, vocals - Ronnie PenqueRonnie PenqueRonnie Penque is a bassist, singer and songwriter who has been working in the music industry for over 30 years. Penque is most notably recognized for his work with the current New Riders of the Purple Sage. The New Riders emerged from the psychedelic rock scene in San Francisco, California in 1969...
– bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, vocals - Johnny Markowski – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, vocals
Additional musicians
- Mookie Siegel – keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
on tracks 4, 5, 8, 11, and 12 - Christian Cassan – percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
on tracks 2, 4, 5, 7, and 9
Production
- Michael Falzarano – producer
- Stanley MouseStanley MouseStanley George Miller , better known as Mouse and Stanley Mouse, is an American artist, notable for his 1960s psychedelic rock concert poster designs and Grateful Dead album cover art.-Early life:...
– cover illustration - Kevin Morgan – band illustration and layout
- Christian Cassan and Michael Falzarano – mixing
- Ed Littman – mastering
- Captain Toast – road manager
- ScareKrow and LT – crew