Built to Last
1989 album by the Grateful Dead
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Built to Last is the thirteenth and final studio album by the Grateful Dead (their twentieth album overall). It was recorded between February 1 and October 20, 1989, and released on October 31, 1989.
Skywalker Ranch (San Rafael, CA)
Studio X (Petaluma, CA)
| Built to Last | ||||
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| Released | October 31, 1989 | |||
| Recorded | February 1 – October 20, 1989 | |||
| Studio | Club Front (San Rafael, CA) Skywalker Ranch (San Rafael, CA) Studio X (Petaluma, CA) | |||
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| Length | 49:52 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
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| Singles from Built to Last | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | C+[2] |
The album was released on CD in 1989 by Arista Records before being rereleased in 2000 by BMG International. It was then remastered, expanded, and released as part of the Beyond Description (1973–1989) 12-CD box set in October 2004. The remastered version was later released separately on CD on April 11, 2006, by Rhino Records.
This album features the most songs by keyboard player Brent Mydland, who has four song credits, all of which are in collaboration with Dead lyricist John Perry Barlow. This mirrored accurately Mydland's increasing vocal presence in the band over the decade he spent with the Dead. This album was Mydland's last album to be released during his lifetime, before his death a year later.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead Singer | Length |
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| 1. | "Foolish Heart" | Garcia | 5:10 | |
| 2. | "Just a Little Light" | Mydland | 4:42 | |
| 3. | "Built to Last" |
| Garcia | 5:03 |
| 4. | "Blow Away" |
| Mydland | 6:09 |
| 5. | "Victim or the Crime" | Weir | 7:33 | |
| 6. | "We Can Run" |
| Mydland | 5:30 |
| 7. | "Standing on the Moon" |
| Garcia | 5:20 |
| 8. | "Picasso Moon" |
| Weir | 6:40 |
| 9. | "I Will Take You Home" |
| Mydland | 3:45 |
| Total length: | 49:52 | |||
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Foolish Heart" | 5:10 |
| 2. | "Just a Little Light" | 4:42 |
| 3. | "Victim or the Crime" | 7:33 |
| 4. | "Standing on the Moon" | 5:20 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Blow Away" | 6:09 |
| 2. | "Picasso Moon" | 6:40 |
| 3. | "Built to Last" | 5:03 |
| 4. | "I Will Take You Home" | 3:45 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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| 10. | "Foolish Heart" (live 7/19/89) | 11:30 | ||
| 11. | "Blow Away" (live 7/7/89) | 12:02 | ||
| 12. | "California Earthquake (Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On)" (live 10/20/89) | Rodney Crowell | Garcia | 5:59 |
Personnel
Production:
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Bonus tracks production
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Reissue production
- David Lemieux – reissue producers
- James Austin – reissue producers
- Reggie Collins – liner notes
- Blair Jackson – liner notes
- Sheryl Farber – editorial supervision
- Cameron Sears – executive producer
- Joe Gastwirt – mastering, production consultant
- Tom Flye – mixing
- Robert Gatley – mixing assistant
- Hugh Brown, Steve Vance – art coordinator
- Jimmy Edwards – associate producer
- Robin Hurley – associate producer
- Hale Milgrim – associate producer
- Scott Pascucci – associate producer
- Eileen Law – research
- Vanessa Atkins – project assistant
- Steven Chean – project assistant
- Bill Inglot – project assistant
- Jeffrey Norman – project assistant
- Randy Perry – project assistant
- John McEntire – coordination
- Ken Friedman – photography
- Herbert Greene – photography
- Maude Gilman – artwork
- Greg Gyuricsko – artwork
- Dan Healy – concert sound
- Alton Kelley – direction, cover art
- John McEntire – coordination
- Billy Candelario – crew
- Steve Parish – crew
- Harry Popick – crew
- Robbie Taylor – crew