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)

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

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]

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

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