''Infinite Rider on the Big Dogma'' (or simply, ''Infinite Rider'') is

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's ninth post-

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studio album and the third studio album from his own company, Pacific Arts Records & Tapes. To continue developing Pacific Arts' multimedia projects, Nesmith originally developed the album as a "video album" (however, to date, ''Infinite Rider'' has only been released as a music album).Michael Nesmith Radio Special It peaked at No. 151 on the Billboard Pop albums charts. The album was well received with both "Cruisin" and "Factions" garnering significant airplay during July and August 1979 on

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radio stations. Each track on ''Infinite Rider'' has only one word in its title. Yet, on the LP and unique inner sleeve, Nesmith listed each song with a parenthetical subtitle for each track. Although the album was never released on video, Nesmith has released the album on compact disc. Several songs from the album have been produced as music videos, however, which were featured in Nesmith's

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"video album".

Promotional materials

To promote the release of ''Infinite Rider'',

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released a promotional album entitled "

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". The promotional album intertwines an interview with Nesmith and the anticipated slate of songs for his then-forthcoming album.

Track listing

All songs written by Michael Nesmith except "Capsule," which was written by Michael Nesmith, Al Perkins, David Mackay,

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, John Hobbs and Lenny Castro.

Tracks

# "Dance" – 2:32 # "Magic" – 3:42 # "Tonite" – 3:56 # "Flying" – 4:46 (long version - 6:56) # "Carioca" – 4:06 # " Cruisin'" – 3:51 # "Factions" – 3:24 # "Light" – 3:21 # "Horserace" – 3:21 # "Capsule" – 5:16

Parenthetical Titles

# "Dance (Dance & Have a Good Time)" – 2:32 # "Magic (This Night Is Magic)" – 3:42 # "Tonite (The Television Song)" – 3:56 # "Flying (Silks & Satins)" – 4:46 (long version - 6:56) # "Carioca (Blue Carioca)" – 4:06 # " Cruisin' (Lucy and Ramona and Sunset Sam)" – 3:51 # "Factions (The Daughter of Rock n' Roll)" – 3:24 # "Light (The Eclectic Light)" – 3:21 # "Horserace (Beauty and Magnum Force)" – 3:21 # "Capsule (Hello People a Hundred Years from Now)" – 5:16 Bonus tracks only available for download on Michael Nesmith'
Videoranch:
*"Walkin' in the Sand" - 3:09 *"Rollin'" - 3:30

Music videos

The following videos were produced from ''Infinite Rider'': *Magic *Tonight *Carioca * Cruisin' *Light

Personnel

*Michael Nesmith - rhythm and lead guitars, vocals, producer, arranger *

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- arranger, vocals *William Bottrell - engineer, mixing assistant * Lenny Castro - percussion *John Hobbs - keyboards, vocals *

- drums *David MacKay - bass *

Al Perkins Al Perkins (born January 18, 1944) is an American guitarist known primarily for his steel guitar work. The Gibson guitar company called Perkins "the world's most influential dobro player" and began producing an "Al Perkins Signature" Dobro in 2 ...

- lead and slide guitars *Tom Saviano - saxophone ;Technical *Tom Trefethen - engineer, mixing *Charles Bush - photography *Jerry Takigawa - art direction, design, hand tinting

References

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