Bobby and the Midnites (album)

Bobby and the Midnites is a 1981 studio album by Grateful Dead singer and guitarist Bob Weir and his then side project, Bobby and the Midnites. The band featured fellow Grateful Dead member Brent Mydland at that time, and also jazz fusion drummer Billy Cobham. Though not a huge commercial success, the album did chart in the Billboard 200 and reached #158 in December 1981.^[3] The song "Festival" became a live concert favorite for the band. "(I Want to) Fly Away" was reissued on the 2004 compilation album Weir Here – The Best of Bob Weir.

Bobby and the Midnites
Studio album by Bobby and the Midnites
Released	October 21, 1981
Genre	Rock, country
Length	38:47
Label	Arista
Producer	Gary Lyons
Bob Weir chronology
Heaven Help the Fool (1978) Bobby and the Midnites (1981) Where the Beat Meets the Street (1984)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[2]

Track listing

1. "Haze" (Brent Mydland, Essra Mohawk, Bob Weir, Bobby Cochran, Matthew Kelly) – 5:08
2. "Too Many Losers" (Cochran, Weir) – 3:50
3. "Far Away" (Weir, Cochran, Kelly) – 3:34
4. "Book of Rules" (Harry Johnson, Barry Llewellyn) – 3:31
5. "Me, Without You" (John Perry Barlow, Alphonso Johnson) – 3:12
6. "Josephine" (Weir) – 6:11
7. "(I Want to) Fly Away" (Barlow, Weir) – 3:55
8. "Carry Me" (Weir) – 4:27
9. "Festival" (Weir) – 4:59

Personnel

Musicians

• Billy Cobham – drums, vocals
• Bobby Cochran – guitar, vocals
• Alphonso Johnson – bass, vocals
• Matt Kelly – harmonica, vocals
• Brent Mydland – keyboards, vocals
• Bob Weir – guitar, vocals

Production

• Producer – Gary Lyons
• Engineers – Gary Lyons, Gregg Mann, Pete Thea and John Cutler
• Mastering – George Marino
• Lyric supervision – John Barlow
• Art direction – Victor Moscoso
• Photography – Elizabeth Fenimore

References

1. Ruhlman, William. "Bobby & the Midnites". AllMusic. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
2. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 758.
3. Chart info for Bobby and the Midnites on All Music Guide