Built to Last

Built to Last
Built to Last
Studio album by The Grateful Dead
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)
Genre	Pop rock; roots rock;
Length	49:52
Label	Arista
Producer	John Cutler; Jerry Garcia;
The Grateful Dead chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	C+^[2]

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 originally released on October 31, 1989.

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

CD track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead Singer	Length
1.	"Foolish Heart"	Jerry Garcia Robert Hunter	Garcia	5:10
2.	"Just a Little Light"	Brent Mydland John Barlow	Mydland	4:42
3.	"Built to Last"	Garcia Hunter	Garcia	5:03
4.	"Blow Away"	Mydland Barlow	Mydland	6:09
5.	"Victim or the Crime"	Bob Weir Gerrit Graham	Weir	7:33
6.	"We Can Run"	Mydland Barlow	Mydland	5:30
7.	"Standing on the Moon"	Garcia Hunter	Garcia	5:20
8.	"Picasso Moon"	Weir Bob Bralove Barlow	Weir	6:40
9.	"I Will Take You Home"	Mydland Barlow	Mydland	3:45
Total length:				49:52

LP track listing – side one
No.	Title	Length
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

LP track listing – side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Blow Away"	6:09
2.	"Picasso Moon"	6:40
3.	"Built to Last"	5:03
4.	"I Will Take You Home"	3:45

2004 reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
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

Grateful Dead:

Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocals
Bob Weir – guitar, vocals
Brent Mydland – keyboards, vocals
Phil Lesh – bass
Bill Kreutzmann – drums
Mickey Hart – drums, percussion

Production:

John Cutler – producer, engineer
Tom Flye – engineer
Justin Kreutzmann – engineer
Peter Miller – engineer
David Roberts – engineer
Jeff Sterling – engineer
Chris Wiskes – engineer

Bonus tracks production

"Foolish Heart" – recorded live at Alpine Valley Music Theater in East Troy, WI on July 19, 1989 (see also Fallout from the Phil Zone & Downhill from Here for more from this date)
"Blow Away" – recorded live at John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia on July 7, 1989 (later released with full concert on Crimson White & Indigo)
"California Earthquake (Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On)" – recorded live at The Spectrum in Philadelphia on October 20, 1989

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

Charts

Album – Billboard

Year	Chart	Position
1989	The Billboard 200	27^[3]

Singles – Billboard

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1989	"Foolish Heart"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	8^[4]

RIAA Certification

Certification	Date
Gold^[5]	January 3, 1990

References

^ Ruhlman, William. "Built to Last". AllMusic. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Grateful Dead". www.robertchristgau.com.
^ "Billboard album chart history-Grateful Dead". Retrieved March 1, 2009.
^ "Billboard singles chart history-Grateful Dead". Retrieved March 1, 2009.
^ "RIAA Gold & Platinum database-Built to Last". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 28, 2009.

[1] Ruhlman, William. "Built to Last". AllMusic. Retrieved September 30, 2018.

[2] "Robert Christgau: CG: Grateful Dead". www.robertchristgau.com.

[3] "Billboard album chart history-Grateful Dead". Retrieved March 1, 2009.

[4] "Billboard singles chart history-Grateful Dead". Retrieved March 1, 2009.

[5] "RIAA Gold & Platinum database-Built to Last". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 28, 2009.

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