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studio album released in August, 1998. It was his last studio album on

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returned to play guitar and help produce (as he did on the previous Kaukonen solo album). He also sang lead on several tracks. The keyboard work was now handled by former

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keyboardist

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, who had been playing with

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since 1992. After this album, the three began to perform as the "Jorma Kaukonen Trio" and recorded a live album for Relix, ''

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''.

Track listing

#"Fools Blues" ( Funny Papa Smith) – 4:36 #"Big Town" (

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) – 5:12 #"Too Many Years" (

) – 4:00 #"Home of the Blues" (

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, Glen Douglas, Lily McAlpin) – 3:14 #"Nine Pound Hammer" (Traditional) – 3:45 #"Gypsy Fire" (

) – 5:46 #"You Got to Move" (

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) – 5:22 #"Larue Larue" (Falzarano) – 3:29 #"Man for All Seasons" (Kaukonen) – 7:40 #"Heaven on Earth" (Kaukonen, Falzarano) – 3:23 #"Say No to the Devil" (

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) – 4:53 #"Hypnotation Blues" (Kaukonen, Falzarano) – 10:59 #"Friend of the Devil" (

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, Robert Hunter, John Dawson) – 6:04

Personnel

– electric guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, lap steel guitar, vocals *

– rhythm guitar, mandolin, vocals *

– accordion, organ, piano

Production

*Jorma Kaukonen – producer, arranger *Michael Falzarano – producer, arranger *Jon Smith – mixing

References

{{Authority control Jorma Kaukonen albums 1998 albums Relix Records albums