The Pope Smokes Dope
1972 studio album by David Peel & The Lower East Side
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The Pope Smokes Dope is the third album by David Peel and the Lower East Side, released on April 17, 1972 through Apple Records.[3]
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| Released | April 17, 1972 | |||
| Recorded | 1972 | |||
| Studio | Record Plant Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Contemporary folk | |||
| Length | 42:01 (vinyl edition) 56:04 (CD edition) | |||
| Label | Apple | |||
| Producer | John Lennon, Yoko Ono | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | E[2] |
History
Peel, along with John Lennon and Yoko Ono, performed Peel's "The Ballad of New York", on The David Frost Show, with Lennon playing tea-chest bass.[4][5][6][7][8][9] The trio, joined by The Lower East Side Band, played several songs by Lennon and Ono.[9] This episode was recorded on December 16, 1971 and broadcast on January 13, 1972.[9][10]
The album was released on April 17, 1972.[11][12][13][14][15][16]
The CD was released in 2005 by Orange Records International.
Track listing
All tracks are written by David Peel.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I'm a Runaway" | 3:39 |
| 2. | "Everybody's Smoking Marijuana" | 4:06 |
| 3. | "F Is Not a Dirty Word" | 3:12 |
| 4. | "The Hippie from New York City" | 3:01 |
| 5. | "McDonald's Farm" | 3:13 |
| 6. | "The Ballad of New York City/John Lennon • Yoko Ono[17]" | 3:19 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Ballad of Bob Dylan" | 4:12 |
| 2. | "The Chicago Conspiracy" | 3:47 |
| 3. | "The Hip Generation" | 1:50 |
| 4. | "I'm Gonna Start Another Riot" | 2:37 |
| 5. | "The Birth Control Blues" | 4:48 |
| 6. | "The Pope Smokes Dope" | 2:15 |
- Bonus tracks on CD edition
- "Amerika" (Edit) – 4:15
- with Yoko Ono
- "How Did You Meet David Peel?" – 2:07
- interview with John Lennon
- "Everybody's Smokin'" (Remix) – 7:41
Chart positions
| Charts (1972) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[18] | 191 |
Personnel
- Bagtwo (Jeffery Levy) – design, artwork
- Roy Cicala – engineering
- Jack Douglas – engineering
- Bill Ferrara – photography
- Robert L. Heimall – art direction
- Allan Steckler – production supervision
- John Lennon – production, voice (tracks 6 & 12), backing vocals (12)
- Yoko Ono – production, percussions (track 1), voice (6)
- David Peel – vocals, guitar
- Eddie Mottau – guitar
- Chris Osborne – guitar
- Charlie Wolff – guitar
- Eddie Ryan – drums
- The Lower East Side Friends – chorus
- Tom Doyle – guitar, backing vocals
- Bruce Bierman – backing vocals
- John Robertson – guitar
- Billy Minelli – bass
- Frank Lanci – drums
- Lenny Mars – harp (tracks 4 & 7), flutes (1,4,6 & 8), piano (7), percussions (1, 8 & 10), banjo (1, 4 & 7), mandolin (7 & 10)
- Peter Grad and Phil Kane - backup harmonies on first version of "I'm A Runaway" (Cut from album after John Lennon took over production.)