Cahoots (album)

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AllMusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	B–^[2]
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Rolling Stone	(mixed)^[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[5]

Cahoots is the fourth studio album by Canadian/American rock group the Band. It was released in 1971 to mixed reviews, and was their last album of original material for four years. The album's front cover was painted by New York artist/illustrator Gilbert Stone, while the back cover features a photograph portrait of the group by Richard Avedon.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead Vocals	Length
1.	"Life Is a Carnival"	Levon Helm, Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko	Danko and Helm	3:55
2.	"When I Paint My Masterpiece"	Bob Dylan	Helm	4:21
3.	"Last of the Blacksmiths"	Robertson	Richard Manuel	3:41
4.	"Where Do We Go from Here?"	Robertson	Danko, Helm	3:47
5.	"4% Pantomime"	Robertson, Van Morrison	Manuel, Morrison	4:32

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead Vocals	Length
1.	"Shoot Out in Chinatown"	Robertson	Manuel, Danko, Helm	2:51
2.	"The Moon Struck One"	Robertson	Manuel	4:09
3.	"Thinkin' Out Loud"	Robertson	Danko	3:19
4.	"Smoke Signal"	Robertson	Helm	5:11
5.	"Volcano"	Robertson	Danko	3:05
6.	"The River Hymn"	Robertson	Helm	4:40

Bonus Track listing from 2000 re-release

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Endless Highway (Early studio take)" (Dylan, Robertson)	3:46
13.	"When I Paint My Masterpiece (Alternate take)" (Dylan)	3:57
14.	"Bessie Smith (Outtake)" (Danko, Robertson)	4:17
15.	"Don't Do It (Outtake - Studio version)" (Holland-Dozier-Holland)	3:54
16.	"Radio Commercial"	1:04

Personnel

Rick Danko - bass, acoustic guitar, vocals
Levon Helm - drums, mandolin, upright bass, vocals
Garth Hudson - organ, piano, accordion, tenor and baritone saxophones
Richard Manuel - piano, drums, organ, slide guitar, vocals
Robbie Robertson - guitars, piano

Additional personnel

Allen Toussaint - brass arrangements on "Life Is a Carnival"
Van Morrison - vocals on "4% Pantomime"
Libby Titus - backing vocals on "The River Hymn"^[6]
Mark Harman - engineer

References

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^ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds) (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 72. ISBN 1-57859-061-2. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)
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^ Brackett, Nathan, with Hoard, Christian (eds) (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th edn). New York, NY: Fireside. p. 42. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
^ "History of The Band: "Stage Fright" and "Cahoots"". Theband.hiof.no. 1991-07-26. Retrieved 2012-02-09.

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[3] Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds) (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 72. ISBN 1-57859-061-2. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)

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[5] Brackett, Nathan, with Hoard, Christian (eds) (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th edn). New York, NY: Fireside. p. 42. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.

[6] "History of The Band: "Stage Fright" and "Cahoots"". Theband.hiof.no. 1991-07-26. Retrieved 2012-02-09.

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