Selections from the Arista Years is a compilation album that chronicles the Grateful Dead's studio and live albums during their time with Arista Records. This is a one-CD sampler sent to radio stations, record stores, and print media outlets by Arista to promote The Arista Years, which had come out several months earlier. As with The Arista Years, the album contains tracks from Terrapin Station, Shakedown Street, Go to Heaven, In the Dark, and Built to Last, and does not contain any new or expanded recordings.
Track listing "Estimated Prophet" (Barlow, Weir) – 5:37 "Passenger" (Lesh, Monk) – 2:49 Tracks 1–2 originally released on the album Terrapin Station. "Shakedown Street" (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:59 "Fire on the Mountain" (Hart, Hunter) – 3:46 "I Need a Miracle" (Barlow, Weir) – 3:33 Tracks 3–5 originally released on the album Shakedown Street. "Alabama Getaway" (Garcia, Hunter) – 3:35 Track 6 originally released on the album Go to Heaven. "Touch of Grey" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:48 "Hell in a Bucket" (Barlow, Weir) – 5:36 "West L.A. Fadeaway" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:37 "Throwing Stones" (Barlow, Weir) – 7:19 "Black Muddy River" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:57 Tracks 7–11 originally released on the album In the Dark. "Foolish Heart" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:10 "Built to Last" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:03 "Picasso Moon" (Barlow, Bralove, Weir) – 6:40 "Standing on the Moon" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:20 Tracks 12–15 originally released on the album Built to Last.
Personnel Grateful Dead Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocals Donna Jean Godchaux – vocals Keith Godchaux – keyboards, vocals Mickey Hart – drums Bill Kreutzmann – drums Phil Lesh – bass Brent Mydland – keyboards, vocals Bob Weir – guitar, vocals
Additional performers Jordan Amarantha – percussion on "Fire On The Mountain" Matthew Kelly – harmonica, harp on "I Need A Miracle" Tom Scott – saxophone, lyricon on "Estimated Prophet"
Production Jerry Garcia, Lowell George – producers Bob Bralove – programming, associate producer Betty Cantor-Jackson, John Cutler, Dan Healy, Gary Lyons, Keith Olsen – producers, engineers Guy Charbonneau, David DeVore, Tom Flye, Justin Kreutzmann, Bob Matthews, Peter Miller, Jeffrey Norman, David Roberts, Jeff Sterling, Pete Thea, Chris Wiskes – engineers Amy Finkle, Stanley Mouse, Gilbert Shelton, Jim Welch – art directors Joe Gastwirt – remastering, digital remastering Rick Griffin – illustrations John Kahn – associate producer, horn arrangements Cameron Sears – coordination Bob Seidemann – photography Christopher Stern – design Robbie Taylor – production manager
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