Run for the Roses (album)

Run for the Roses is the fourth and final solo album by the American musician Jerry Garcia, released in 1982.^[5][6] It was recorded during a period when Garcia began to have health issues.^[7]

Run for the Roses
Studio album by Jerry Garcia
Released	1982
Recorded	September–December 1981
Genre	Roots rock, folk rock
Length	34:50
Label	Arista
Producer	Jerry Garcia & John Kahn
Jerry Garcia chronology
Cats Under the Stars (1978) Run for the Roses (1982) Vintage NRPS (1986)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
The Music Box	[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]

Track listing

This side

1. "Run for the Roses" (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter) – 3:30
2. "I Saw Her Standing There" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 2:53
3. "Without Love" (Danny Small) – 4:22
4. "Midnight Getaway" (Jerry Garcia, John Kahn, Robert Hunter) – 7:46

That side

1. "Leave The Little Girl Alone" (John Kahn, Robert Hunter) – 3:33
2. "Valerie" (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter) – 5:19
3. "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (Bob Dylan) – 7:27

Bonus tracks (All Good Things box set):

8. "Fennario" (Traditional) (aka Peggy-O)
9. "Alabama Getaway" (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter)
10. "Tangled Up in Blue" (Bob Dylan)
11. "Simple Twist of Fate" (Bob Dylan)
12. "Dear Prudence" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
13. "Valerie" alternative mix (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter)

Personnel

Musicians

• Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocals
• John Kahn – bass, fretless bass, synthesizer, piano, clavinet, guitar
• Ron Tutt – drums, percussion
• Melvin Seals – organ
• Merl Saunders – organ
• James Warren – piano, clavinet
• Michael O'Martian – piano, clavinet
• Michael Neuman – trumpet
• Liz Stires – vocals
• Julie Stafford – vocals

Production

• Produced by Jerry Garcia, John Kahn
• Recording: Betty Cantor-Jackson, Ron Malo
• Mixing: Bob Matthews
• Mastering: George Horn
• Artwork: Victor Moscoso

References

1. Planer, Lindsay. Run for the Roses at AllMusic
2. Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.
3. The Music Box review
4. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 272.
5. "Jerry Garcia Biography by William Ruhlmann". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
6. Run for the Roses at the Grateful Dead Family Discography. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
7. The Rough Guide to Rock (2nd ed.). Rough Guides Ltd. 1999. p. 398.