Stage Fright (album)

Stage Fright
Studio album by The Band
Released	August 17, 1970
Recorded	May–June 1970 at Bearsville Studios, Woodstock, New York
Genre	Rock
Length	35:41
Label	Capitol
Producer	The Band
The Band chronology
The Band (1969) Stage Fright (1970) Cahoots (1971)

Stage Fright is the third album by Canadian-American group The Band released in 1970. Much more of a rock album than its predecessors, it was a departure from their previous two efforts in that its tone was darker and featured less of the harmony vocal blend that had been a centerpiece of those two albums. It also included the last two recordings by The Band of new songs credited to pianist Richard Manuel; both were co-written with guitarist Robbie Robertson, who would continue to be the group's dominant lyricist until the group disbanded in 1976. Nonetheless, the tradition of switching instruments that had begun on the previous album continued here, with each musician contributing instrumental parts on at least two different instruments. The booklet alludes to the fact that Levon Helm was high on heroin while recording "Strawberry Wine".

Engineered by an up-and-coming Todd Rundgren, and produced by the group themselves for the first time, the album was recorded in their homebase of Woodstock, New York. The album featured an insert which became popular as a fold-out poster. The insert image was shot by photographer Norman Seeff.

Two different mixes of the album were prepared, one in the US by Rundgren and one in the UK by Glyn Johns. The Johns mix was selected for the original LP release and all subsequent reissues on Capitol (included the expanded 2000 remaster), while Rundgren's mix was eventually released on a 24k gold CD reissue of the album by the DCC Compact Classics label in 2004.

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Robert Christgau	(B+) link

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Robbie Robertson, except where noted.. 

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Strawberry Wine"	Levon Helm, Robertson	2:34
2.	"Sleeping"	Robertson, Richard Manuel	3:10
3.	"Time to Kill"		3:24
4.	"Just Another Whistle Stop"	Manuel, Robertson	3:48
5.	"All La Glory"		3:31
6.	"The Shape I'm In"		3:58
7.	"The W.S. Walcott Medicine Show"		2:58
8.	"Daniel and the Sacred Harp"		4:06
9.	"Stage Fright"		3:40
10.	"The Rumor"		4:13

Bonus Track listing from 2000 re-release

All songs written by Robbie Robertson unless otherwise noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Daniel and the Sacred Harp (Alternate take)"		5:01
12.	"Time to Kill (Alternate mix)"		3:26
13.	"The W.S. Walcott Medicine Show (Alternate mix)"		3:05
14.	"Radio Commercial"		1:05

Credits

• The Band – producers
• Rick Danko – bass, fiddle, vocals
• Levon Helm – drums, guitar, percussion, vocals
• Garth Hudson – organ, electric piano, accordion, tenor saxophone
• Richard Manuel – piano, organ, drums, clavinet, vocals
• Jaime Robbie Robertson – guitars, autoharp
• Todd Rundgren – mixing and recording engineer
• Glyn Johns – mixing engineer
• John Simon – baritone saxophone on "The W.S. Walcott Medicine Show"

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1970	Pop Albums	5

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1970	"Time To Kill"	Pop Singles	77