- rock, folk rock, country rock, roots rock
- 44 min
- 12 tracks
- Capitol Records
The Band, also known as The Brown Album, is the second studio album by the Canadian-American rock band the Band, released on September 22, 1969, by Capitol Records. According to Rob Bowman's liner notes for the 2000 reissue, The Band has been viewed as a concept album, with the songs focusing on people, places and traditions associated with a traditional view of Americana.
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Classical in form, grave, earnest and spare.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- sparerichly built
- warmbleak
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Tracks
- A1Across the Great Divide2:54
- A2Rag Mama Rag3:03
- A3The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down3:33
- A4When You Awake3:14
- A5Up on Cripple Creek4:33
- A6Whispering Pines3:59
- B1Jemima Surrender3:31
- B2Rockin’ Chair3:44
- B3Look Out Cleveland3:10
- B4Jawbone4:21
- B5The Unfaithful Servant4:18
- B6King Harvest (Has Surely Come)3:36
12 tracks, 44 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The Band
- Label
- Capitol Records
- Released
- September 22, 1969
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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