''Truckin' Up to Buffalo'' is a double CD soundtrack to the DVD video of the same name by the

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. It was recorded at

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in Orchard Park on July 4, 1989. There are no differences in the track listings of the CD and DVD versions. Two tracks had already been released: "All Along the Watchtower" was included in the compilation of Dylan songs, ''

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'', and "Man Smart (Woman Smarter)" was released on ''

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''. The album title is taken from a line in the band's song "

Truckin' "Truckin" is a song by the Grateful Dead, which first appeared on their 1970 album ''American Beauty (album), American Beauty''. It was recognized by the United States Library of Congress in 1997 as a national treasure.''Grateful Dead: The Illus ...

," though it was not included in the setlist that night.

Track listing

Disc one

:''First Set:'' #"

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" > ( Robert Hunter,

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 ...

) - 7:57 #"Greatest Story Ever Told" (Hunter,

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 ...

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 ...

) - 4:36 #"Cold Rain and Snow" (traditional, arr. Grateful Dead) - 6:45 #"Walkin' Blues" (

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) - 6:57 #"Row Jimmy" (Hunter, Garcia) - 10:50 #"When I Paint My Masterpiece" (Bob Dylan) - 6:09 #"Stagger Lee" (Hunter, Garcia) - 6:01 #"Looks Like Rain" > ( John Barlow, Weir) - 7:11 #"Deal" (Hunter, Garcia) - 7:53 :''Second Set:'' #

"Touch of Grey" > (Hunter, Garcia) - 6:30 #" Man Smart, Woman Smarter" (Norman Span) - 8:47 Note

Disc two

#"Ship of Fools" > (Hunter, Garcia) - 8:13 #"

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(reprise)" > (Hunter, Hart, Weir) - 3:30 #"Terrapin Station" > (Hunter, Garcia) - 12:18 #"Drums" > (Hart,

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) - 9:00 #"Space" > (Garcia,

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, Weir) - 7:28 #"I Will Take You Home" > (

Brent Mydland Brent Mydland (October 21, 1952 – July 26, 1990) was an American keyboardist and singer. He was a member of the rock band The Grateful Dead from 1979 to 1990, a longer tenure than any other keyboardist in the band. Growing up in Concord, ...

) - 3:53 #"

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" > ( Dylan) - 5:52 #"Morning Dew" > (

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) - 11:10 #" Not Fade Away" (

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) - 10:08 :''Encore:'' #

"U.S. Blues" (Hunter, Garcia) - 6:03 Note

Personnel

Grateful Dead

*Jerry Garcia –

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*Bob Weir –

, vocals *Phil Lesh –

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, vocals *Brent Mydland –

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, vocals *Mickey Hart –

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*Bill Kreutzmann – drums, percussion

Production

* Jimmy Edwards – executive producers * James Austin – executive producers * Len Dell'Amico - co-producer, director * John Cutler – recording * Jeffrey Norman – mixing * David Lemieux – tape archivist * Eileen Law – archival research * Richard Biffle – cover art * Brian Connors – art coordination * Robert Minkin – photos, package design & production * Susana Millman – photos * Blair Jackson – liner notes * Sheryl Farber – editorial supervision * Scott Webber – project coordination

Charts

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Notes

References

Gatta, John Patrick. "Truckin' Up To Buffalo (Part One of An Interview with Grateful Dead Archivist David Lemieux)", Jambands.com, July 9, 2005
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