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SNL 25 Saturday Night Live - The Musical Performances, Volume 1

Various Artists

Initial release : September 1999

DreamWorks 50205

Compilation of music taken from the Saturday Night Live show, includes Casey Jones.

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Tracks

  • Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes (Paul Simon / Joseph Shabalala)
  • If I Ever Lose My Faith in You (Sting)
  • Wonderful Night (Eric Clapton)
  • Round Here (Duritz / Bowan / Bryson / Gillingham / Janusko / Jewett / Malley / Roldan)
  • Why (Annie Lennox)
  • Secret O' Life (James Taylor)
  • Who Will Save Your Soul (Jewel Kitcher)
  • Are You Gonna Go My Way (Lenny Kravitz)
  • Honey Bee (Tom Petty)
  • Casey Jones (Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter)
  • What Would You Say (David Matthews)
  • Only to Good Die Young (Billy Joel)
  • Radio, Radio (Elvis Costello)
  • Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) (David Bowie)
  • I Love L.A. (Randy Newman)
Musicians

The performers on the tracks of this compilation are;

  • Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes - Paul Simon
  • If I Ever Lose My Faith in You - Sting
  • Wonderful Night - Eric Clapton
  • Round Here - Counting Crows
  • Why - Annie Lennox
  • The Secret O' Life - James Taylor
  • Who Will Save Your Soul - Jewel
  • Are You Gonna Go My Way - Lenny Kravitz
  • Honey Bee - Tom Petty
  • Casey Jones - Grateful Dead
  • What Would You Say - Dave Matthews Band
  • Only to Good Die Young - Billy Joel
  • Radio, Radio - Elvis Costello
  • Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) - David Bowie
  • I Love L.A. - Randy Newman
The version of Casey Jones was performed on Saturday Night Live on November 11, 1978, at which time the Grateful Dead comprised;
  • Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals
  • Donna Godchaux - vocals
  • Keith Godchaux - keyboards
  • Mickey Hart - drums, percussion
  • Billy Kreutzmann - drums, percussion
  • Phil Lesh - bass, vocals
  • Bob Weir - guitar, vocals
Credits

  • Executive Producer - Michael Ostin, Ryan Shiraki
  • Technical producer - Stacey Foster
  • Creative consultants - Steven Baker, Robert Smith
  • Album business affairs - Debbie Reinberg
  • Album coordinator - Tina Yarbrough
  • Special thanks - Lorne Michaels, Marci Klein
  • All songs recorded and mixed by - Jay Vicari

    Except;

  • Only to Good Die Young and Radio, Radio recorded and mixed by - Bob Liftin, , Scott Schachter
  • Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes mixed by - Jay Vicari, Roy Halee
  • Why mixed by - Steve Lupson
  • What Would You Say mixed by - Jay Healy
  • Technical production - Josiah Gluck
  • Technical assistance - Chris Seeger, Rich Russo
  • Album mastering - Emily Lazar
  • Assistant mastering engineer - Tom Hutten
  • Special thanks - Mo Ostin, Lenny Waronker, Richard Leher, Bruce Tenenbaum, Leah Reid, Jack Sullivan, John Head
  • Design - Reiner, NYC
  • Photography - Mary Ellen Matthews
  • Liner Notes - David Wild
Notes

The Grateful Dead played three songs on November 11, 1978 - Casey Jones, I Need A Miracle and Good Lovin'. Tapes of the full set circulate.

The other tracks on this compilation are from the following dates;

  • Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes - November 22, 1986
  • If I Ever Lose My Faith in You - December 20, 1993
  • Wonderful Night - March 24, 1990
  • Round Here - January 15, 1994
  • Why - April 18, 1992
  • The Secret O' Life - November 13, 1993
  • Who Will Save Your Soul - May 10, 1997
  • Are You Gonna Go My Way - April 17, 1993
  • Honey Bee - November 19, 1994
  • What Would You Say - April 15, 1995
  • Only to Good Die Young - February 18, 1978
  • Radio, Radio - December 17, 1977
  • Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) - February 8, 1997
  • I Love L.A. - February 26, 1983
Related releases

This is one of two volumes of music taken from Saturday Night Live to be released in 1999. This volume covers 'mainstream rock'.

The second volume includes tracks by Nirvana, REM, Neil Young, Hole, The Beastie Boys, Dr. Dre, TLC, Arrested Development, Green Day, Oasis, Beck, Alanis Morrissette, Mary J Blige, Janet Jackson and The Pretenders;

  • Saturday Night Live: 25 Years, Vol. 2, Various Artists, September 1999, DreamWorks 50206
Studio versions of the other songs played by the Dead during the November 1978 show, I Need A Miracle and Good Lovin', were included on the album Shakedown Street which was released during the week of the show;

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