1979 Michael Nesmith – Infinite Rider On The Big Dogma
Infinite Rider on the Big Dogma (or simply, Infinite Rider) is Michael Nesmith‘s ninth post-Monkees studio album and the third studio album from his own company, Pacific Arts Records & Tapes. To continue developing Pacific Arts’ multimedia projects, Nesmith originally developed the album as a “video album” (however, to date, Infinite Rider has only been released as a music album). It peaked at No. 151 on the Billboard Pop albums charts. The album was well received with both “Crusin” and “Factions” garnering significant airplay during July and August 1979 on Album Oriented Rock radio stations.
All the tracks on Infinite Rider have only one word in their title. Yet, on the LP, Nesmith listed each song with a parenthetical subtitle for each track.
Although the album was never released on video, Nesmith has released the album on compact disc. Several songs from the album have been produced as music videos, however, which were featured in Nesmith’s Elephant Parts “video album”.
Tracks
| 1 | Dance (Dance & Have A Good Time) (Michael Nesmith) | 2:33 |
| 2 | Magic (This Night Is Magic) (Michael Nesmith) | 3:41 |
| 3 | Tonite (The Television Song) (Michael Nesmith) | 3:57 |
| 4 | Flying (Silks & Satins) (Michael Nesmith) | 4:46 |
| 5 | Carioca (Blue Carioca) (Michael Nesmith) | 4:05 |
| 6 | Cruisin’ (Lucy And Ramona And Sunset Sam) (Michael Nesmith) | 3:51 |
| 7 | Factions (The Daughter Of Rock n’ Roll) (Michael Nesmith) | 3:24 |
| 8 | Light (The Eclectic Light) (Michael Nesmith) | 3:21 |
| 9 | Horserace (Beauty And The Magnum Force) (Michael Nesmith) | 3:22 |
| 10 | Capsule (Hello People A Hundred Years From Now) (Michael Nesmith, Al Perkins, David MacKay, Paul Leim, John Hobb, Lenny Castro) | 5:16 |
Media
Musicians
| Bass | David MacKay |
| Drums | Paul Leim |
| Guitar | Al Perkins |
| Guitar | Michael Nesmith |
| Keyboards | John Hobbs |
| Sax | Tom Saviano |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
| Background Vocals | Joe Chemay |
| Vocals | Michael Nesmith |
Liner Notes
Producer – Michael Nesmith
Recorded By – Tom Trefethenm, Bill Bottrell
Mixed By – Tom Trefethen
Mixed By (Assistant) – Bill Bottrell
Design, Art Direction, Artwork By (Hand Tinting) – Jerry Takigawa
Photography By – Charles William Bush
Distributed By – Pacific Arts Records & Tapes
Manufactured By – Pacific Arts Records & Tapes
Produced For – Pacific Arts Records & Tapes
Published By – Peaceful Music Co.
Published By – Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
Recorded At – Soundcastle
Mixed At – Soundcastle
Mastered At – Capitol Mastering
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute
Copyright (c) – The Pacific Arts Corp., Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – The Pacific Arts Corp., Inc.