Heaven Help The Fool
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| Studio album by Bob Weir | ||||
| Released | January 13, 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1977 | |||
| Genre | Rock, Country, Folk | |||
| Length | 34:43 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | Keith Olsen | |||
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Heaven Help The Fool was the second solo album by Grateful Dead rhythm guitarist Bob Weir, released in 1978. It was recorded during time off from touring, in the summer of 1977, while Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart recovered from injuries sustained in a vehicular accident. Weir returned to the studio with Keith Olsen, having recorded Terrapin Station with the producer earlier in the year. Several well-known studio musicians were hired for the project, including widely used session player Waddy Wachtel and Toto members David Paich and Mike Porcaro.
Unlike Weir's previous solo album (Ace), none of the songs entered Grateful Dead set lists – except the title track, which was briefly played as an instrumental version in the Fall of 1980. Those performances were at the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco (nine performances in September and October), twice at the Saenger Performing Arts Center in New Orleans, and six times at Radio City Music Hall in New York City (all in October).
Additionally, "Salt Lake City" was played at one Grateful Dead concert, in Salt Lake City, at the Delta Center, February 21, 1995.
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