''Selections from the Arista Years'' is a

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that chronicles the

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and

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s during their time with

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. This is a one- CD

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sent to

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s, and print media outlets by Arista to promote '' The Arista Years'', which had come out several months earlier. As with ''The Arista Years'', the album contains tracks from '' Terrapin Station'', '' Shakedown Street'', '' Go to Heaven'', '' In the Dark'', and ''

Built to Last ''Built to Last'' is the thirteenth and final studio album by the Grateful Dead (their twentieth album overall). It was recorded between February 1 and October 20, 1989, and originally released on October 31, 1989. The album was released on CD ...

'', and does not contain any new or expanded recordings.

Track listing

#"Estimated Prophet" ( Barlow,

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) – 5:37 #"Passenger" ( Lesh,

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) – 2:49 #*Tracks 1–2 originally released on the album '' Terrapin Station''. #" Shakedown Street" ( Garcia,

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) – 4:59 #" Fire on the Mountain" ( Hart, Hunter) – 3:46 #"I Need a Miracle" (Barlow, Weir) – 3:33 #*Tracks 3–5 originally released on the album '' Shakedown Street''. #"Alabama Getaway" (Garcia, Hunter) – 3:35 #*Track 6 originally released on the album '' Go to Heaven''. #"

Touch of Grey "Touch of Grey" is a 1987 single by the Grateful Dead, and is from the album '' In the Dark''. The song is known for its refrain "I will get by / I will survive". It combines dark lyrics in the verses with upbeat pop instrumentation. The music ...

" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:48 #"Hell in a Bucket" (Barlow, Weir) – 5:36 #"West L.A. Fadeaway" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:37 #"Throwing Stones" (Barlow, Weir) – 7:19 #"Black Muddy River" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:57 #*Tracks 7–11 originally released on the album '' In the Dark''. #"Foolish Heart" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:10 #"Built to Last" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:03 #"Picasso Moon" (Barlow, Bralove, Weir) – 6:40 #"Standing on the Moon" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:20 #*Tracks 12–15 originally released on the album ''

''.

Personnel

;

Jerry Garcia Jerome John Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was an American musician best known for being the principal songwriter, lead guitarist, and a vocalist with the rock band Grateful Dead, which he co-founded and which came to prominence ...

– guitar, vocals * Donna Jean Godchaux – vocals * Keith Godchaux – keyboards, vocals *

Mickey Hart Mickey Hart (born Michael Steven Hartman, September 11, 1943) is an American percussionist. He is best known as one of the two drummers of the rock band Grateful Dead. He was a member of the Grateful Dead from September 1967 until February 19 ...

– drums * Bill Kreutzmann – drums *

Phil Lesh Philip Chapman Lesh (born March 15, 1940) is an American musician and a founding member of the Grateful Dead, with whom he played bass guitar throughout their 30-year career. After the band's disbanding in 1995, Lesh continued the tradition of ...

– bass * Brent Mydland – keyboards, vocals *

Bob Weir Robert Hall Weir ( ; né Parber, born October 16, 1947) is an American musician and songwriter best known as a founding member of the Grateful Dead. After the group disbanded in 1995, Weir performed with The Other Ones, later known as The Dead ...

– guitar, vocals ;Additional performers *Jordan Amarantha – percussion on "Fire On The Mountain" *Matthew Kelly – harmonica, harp on "I Need A Miracle" * Tom Scott – saxophone, lyricon on "Estimated Prophet" ;Production *Jerry Garcia, Lowell George – producers *Bob Bralove – programming, associate producer *

Betty Cantor-Jackson Betty Cantor-Jackson (born 1948) is an American audio engineer and producer. She is best known for her work recording live concerts for the Grateful Dead from the late 1960s to the early 1980s, including the '' Cornell 5/8/77'' album. She is noted ...

, John Cutler, Dan Healy, Gary Lyons, Keith Olsen – producers, engineers *Guy Charbonneau, David DeVore, Tom Flye, Justin Kreutzmann, Bob Matthews, Peter Miller, Jeffrey Norman, David Roberts, Jeff Sterling, Pete Thea, Chris Wiskes – engineers *Amy Finkle, Stanley Mouse, Gilbert Shelton, Jim Welch – art directors *Joe Gastwirt – remastering, digital remastering *

Rick Griffin Richard Alden "Rick" Griffin (June 18, 1944 – August 18, 1991) was an American artist and one of the leading designers of psychedelic posters in the 1960s. As a contributor to the underground comix movement, his work appeared regularly in ...

– illustrations * John Kahn – associate producer, horn arrangements *Cameron Sears – coordination *Bob Seidemann – photography *Christopher Stern – design *Robbie Taylor – production manager

References

{{GratefulDead Grateful Dead compilation albums 1997 compilation albums Arista Records compilation albums Albums with cover art by Rick Griffin