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''New Riders of the Purple Sage'' is the self-titled debut album by the American country rock band the New Riders of the Purple Sage. It was released by Columbia Records in 1971, and reached number 39 on the ''Billboard'' charts. ''New Riders of the Purple Sage'' is the only studio album by the New Riders to feature co-founder Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead on pedal steel guitar. He is also featured on the live albums '' Vintage NRPS'' and '' Bear's Sonic Journals: Dawn of the New Riders of the Purple Sage''. Mickey Hart and Commander Cody play drums and piano, respectively, on two tracks—"Dirty Business" and "Last Lonely Eagle".


Track listing

All songs written by John Dawson. #"I Don't Know You" – 2:26 #"Whatcha Gonna Do" – 3:17 #"Portland Woman" – 3:36 #"Henry" – 2:36 #"Dirty Business" – 7:56 #"Glendale Train" – 3:00 #"Garden of Eden" – 4:32 #"All I Ever Wanted" – 4:37 #"Last Lonely Eagle" – 5:12 #"Louisiana Lady" – 3:03 ;Bonus tracks These songs were recorded live at the
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    Charts


    Personnel

    ;New Riders of the Purple Sage * John Dawson – acoustic guitar,
    vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...
    * David Nelson –
    electric guitar An electric guitar is a guitar that requires external amplification in order to be heard at typical performance volumes, unlike a standard acoustic guitar (however combinations of the two - a semi-acoustic guitar and an electric acoustic gu ...
    , acoustic guitar, mandolin, vocals *
    Dave Torbert David Edwin Torbert (June 7, 1948 – December 7, 1982) was a Bay Area musician, best known for his associations with the Grateful Dead and the New Riders of the Purple Sage. He played bass for the latter group, replacing Phil Lesh during the ses ...
    – bass, acoustic guitar, vocals * Jerry Garcia – pedal steel guitar, banjo *
    Spencer Dryden Spencer Charles Dryden (April 7, 1938 – January 11, 2005) was an American musician best known as the drummer for Jefferson Airplane and New Riders of the Purple Sage. He also played with Dinosaurs, and the Ashes (later known as the Peanut B ...
    – drums,
    percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Ex ...
    ;Additional musicians * Mickey Hart – drums, percussion on "Dirty Business", "Last Lonely Eagle" * Commander Cody –
    piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keybo ...
    on "Dirty Business", "Last Lonely Eagle" ;Technical personnel *New Riders of the Purple Sage –
    production Production may refer to: Economics and business * Production (economics) * Production, the act of manufacturing goods * Production, in the outline of industrial organization, the act of making products (goods and services) * Production as a stati ...
    * Stephen Barncard –
    engineering Engineering is the use of scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad range of more speciali ...
    , executive production * Phil Lesh – executive production *Ellen Burke – technician *Michael Ferguson,
    Alton Kelly Alton Kelley (June 17, 1940 – June 1, 2008) was an American artist known for his psychedelic art, in particular his designs for 1960s rock concert posters and album covers. Along with artists Rick Griffin, Stanley Mouse, Victor Moscoso a ...
    – cover art


    Notes


    References


    "Major Releases"
    partial discography on NRPS official website nrps.net

    on deaddisc.com * * * {{Authority control 1971 debut albums Columbia Records albums New Riders of the Purple Sage albums Albums recorded at Wally Heider Studios