Jeff’s Playlist: ‘Cahoots’

The Band — Cahoots

A good one from The Band. Recorded and released in 1971. Give it a lis­ten. I think you’ll like it.

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     Helm4:21
3.         “Last of the Blacksmiths”    Robertson      Richard Manuel3:41
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

Personnel

The Band

Rick Danko – bass, acoustic gui­tar, vocals
Levon Helm – drums, man­dolin, bass, vocals
Garth Hudson – organ, accor­dion, piano, sax­o­phones
Richard Manuel – piano, drums, marim­ba, vocals
Robbie Robertson – elec­tric and acoustic gui­tars, piano

Additional per­son­nel
Allen Toussaint – brass arrange­ments on “Life Is a Carnival“
Van Morrison – vocals on “4% Pantomime“
Mark Harman – engineer

Released   September 15, 1971
Recorded   Early 1971
Studio         Bearsville Sound Studio, Bearsville, New York
Length.       46:41
Label          Capitol
Producer    The Band