1978 Bob Weir – Heaven Help The Fool
Heaven Help The Fool was the second solo album by Grateful Dead rhythm guitarist Bob Weir, released in 1978. It was recorded during an enforced vacation in the summer of 1977, when Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart was injured in a car crash. Weir recruited some well-known studio musicians for the project including Toto members David Paich and Mike Porcaro.
Tracks
1 Bombs Away (John Perry Barlow, Bob Weir) 5:10
2 Easy To Slip (Lowell George, Martin Kibbee) 3:07
3 Salt Lake City (John Perry Barlow, Bob Weir) 4:07
4 Shade Of Grey (John Perry Barlow, Bob Weir) 4:31
5 Heaven Help The Fool (John Perry Barlow, Bob Weir) 5:32
6 This Time Forever (John Perry Barlow, Bob Weir) 4:12
7 I’ll Be Doggone (Warren Moore, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Tarplin) 3:10
8 Wrong Way Feelin’ (John Perry Barlow, Bob Weir) 5:12
Biography
Musicians
1 Bombs Away
| Bass | Mike Porcaro |
| Drums | Mike Baird |
| Guitar | Bob Weir |
| Keyboards | David Paich |
| Keyboards | David Foster |
| Sax | Tom Scott |
| Background Vocals | Bill Champlin |
| Background Vocals | Tom Kelly |
2 Easy To Slip
| Bass | Dee Murray |
| Drums | Nigel Olson |
| Keyboards | Bill Champlin |
| Guitar | Waddy Wachtel |
| Background Vocals | Tom Kelly |
3 Salt Lake City
| Bass | Mike Porcaro |
| Drums | Mike Baird |
| Guitar | Bob Weir |
| Keyboards | David Paich |
| Keyboards | David Foster |
| Organ | Bill Champlin |
| Sax | Tom Scott |
| Background Vocals | Bill Champlin |
| Background Vocals | Tom Kelly |
4 Shade Of Grey
| Bass | Mike Porcaro |
| Drums | Mike Baird |
| Guitar | Bob Weir |
| Guitar | Waddy Wachtel |
| Keyboards | David Paich |
| Keyboards | David Foster |
| Keyboards | Peggie Sandvig |
| Background Vocals | Bill Champlin |
| Background Vocals | Tom Kelly |
5 Heaven Help The Fool
| Bass | Mike Porcaro |
| Drums | Mike Baird |
| Guitar | Bob Weir |
| Keyboards | David Paich |
| Keyboards | David Foster |
| Sax | Tom Scott |
| Background Vocals | Bill Champlin |
| Background Vocals | Tom Kelly |
| Background Vocals | Carmen Twillie |
| Background Vocals | Netty Gloud |
6 This Time Forever
| Bass | Mike Porcaro |
| Drums | Mike Baird |
| Guitar | Bob Weir |
| Keyboards | David Paich |
| Keyboards | David Foster |
| Background Vocals | Bill Champlin |
| Background Vocals | Tom Kelly |
| Background Vocals | Carmen Twillie |
| Background Vocals | Netty Gloud |
7 I’ll Be Doggone
| Bass | Mike Porcaro |
| Drums | Nigel Olson |
| Guitar | Bob Weir |
| Guitar | Waddy Wachtel |
| Keyboards | Bill Champlin |
| Background Vocals | Bill Champlin |
| Background Vocals | Carmen Twillie |
| Background Vocals | Netty Gloud |
8 Wrong Way Feelin’
| Bass | Mike Porcaro |
| Drums | Mike Baird |
| Guitar | Bob Weir |
| Keyboards | David Paich |
| Keyboards | David Foster |
| Organ | Bill Champlin |
| Background Vocals | Bill Champlin |
| Background Vocals | Tom Kelly |
| Background Vocals | Carmen Twillie |
| Background Vocals | Netty Gloud |
Liner Notes
Producer – Keith Olsen
Producer (Executive) – George Butler, Jim Fishel
Engineer – Don Puluse
Mixed By – Don Puluse (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6)
Mixed By – Dennis MacKay (Track 2)
Design – Paula Scher
Mixed At CBS Studios, New York
Mixed At Cherokee Studios
Phonographic Copyright CBS Inc
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