New Riders of the Purple Sage (album)


New Riders of the Purple Sage is the self-titled debut album by the American country rock band the New Riders of the Purple Sage. It was released by Columbia Records in 1971, and reached number 39 on the Billboard charts.
New Riders of the Purple Sage is the only studio album by the New Riders to feature co-founder Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead on pedal steel guitar. He is also featured on the live album Vintage NRPS.
Mickey Hart and Commander Cody play drums and piano, respectively, on two tracks—"Dirty Business" and "Last Lonely Eagle".

Track listing

All songs written by John Dawson.
  1. "I Don't Know You" – 2:26
  2. "Whatcha Gonna Do" – 3:17
  3. "Portland Woman" – 3:36
  4. "Henry" – 2:36
  5. "Dirty Business" – 7:56
  6. "Glendale Train" – 3:00
  7. "Garden of Eden" – 4:32
  8. "All I Ever Wanted" – 4:37
  9. "Last Lonely Eagle" – 5:12
  10. "Louisiana Lady" – 3:03
;Bonus tracks
These songs were recorded live at the Fillmore West and included in the 2003 CD reissue:
  2. "Down in the Boondocks"
  3. "The Weight"
  4. "Superman"

    Personnel

;New Riders of the Purple Sage
;Additional musicians
;Technical personnel