Whispering Pines: Live at the Getaway is a live recording by Canadian singer
Richard Manuel, chronicling two intimate live shows Manuel performed at The Getaway, a nightclub in
Saugerties, New York on October 12, 1985. Released in Japan in March 2002, it is the first solo release from Manuel, who, unlike his former mates from
The Band never recorded a proper solo album.
Leaning on
Ray Charles songs alongside songs he sang with
the Band, Manuel is joined with Rick Danko and Jim Weider, both fellow members of
the Band, and harmonica player Sredni Vollmer.
The album was re-released in 2005 on the Canadian
Other People's Music label, with an additional four tracks, though this version lacks the alternate version of "Georgia On My Mind" that had ended the original release. Among the bonus tracks is a loose jam that features Manuel's dog, Mitzi, screeching out a vocal line while the band plays a blues line underneath.