The Very Best of Grateful Dead

Original Release Date
29/09/2003

Rhino HDCD Release

29/09/2003

EAN 081227389925

Catnr. 8122-73899-2

Germany

Jerry Garcia: Guitar, Vocals
Bill Kreutzmann: Drums
Phil Lesh: Bass, Vocals
Pigpen (Ron McKernan): Keyboards, Harmonica, Vocals
Bob Weir: Guitar, Vocals

Tom Constanten: Keyboards

Mickey Hart: Drums

Donna Godchaux: Vocals

Keith Godchaux: Piano, Keyboards

 

David Grisman: Mandolin (6)

Howard Wales: Organ (1)

Dave Torbert: Bass (10)

Dave Nelson: Electric Guitar (10)
Steven Schuster: Saxophone (15)

Merl Saunders: Organ (Studio Overdub) (13)

Tom Scott: Lyricon, Saxophones (8)

Paul Buckmaster: Orchestral Arrangement (8)

The Martyn Ford Orchestra conducted by Martyn Ford (8)

The English Choral conducted by Robert Howes (8)

Jordan Amarantha: Percussion (14)

Matthew Kelly: Harp (14)

John Kahn: Horn Arrangements (14)

  1. Truckin' 5:08
  2. Touch of Grey 5:50
  3. Sugar Magnolia 3:19
  4. Casey Jones 4:28
  5. Uncle John's Band 4:46
  6. Friend of the Devil 3:24
  7. Franklin's Tower 4:33
  8. Estimated Prophet 5:38
  9. Eyes of the World 5:20
  10. Box of Rain 5:20
  11. U.S. Blues 4:40
  12. The Golden Road (To Unlimited Devotion) 2:12
  13. One More Saturday Night (Live) 4:50
  14. Fire on the Mountain 3:48
  15. The Music Never Stopped 4:35
  16. Hell in a Bucket 5:38
  17. Ripple 4:10

Total Time 77:39

See Individual Albums for Detailed Musical Personnel:

 

The Grateful Dead (12)

Workingman's Dead (4,5)

American Beauty (1,3,6,10,17)

Europe '72 (13)

Wake of the Flood (9)

The Mars Hotel (11)

Blues for Allah (7,15)

Terrapin Station (8)

Shakedown Street (14)

In the Dark (2,16)