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A Wing And A Prayer

Matt Kelly

Initial release : 1985 (1987 CD)

Relix RRLP 2010

Five members of the Grateful Dead play on tracks on this album which is a collection of tracks recorded over a long period of time by a various groups of musicians.. Bob Weir plays on three tracks, Jerry Garcia on two, Bill Kreutzmann on one, Brent Mydland on four and Keith Godchaux on one.

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album cover

Tracks

  • Eyes Of The Night (Barry Flast)
  • Mona (Bo Diddley)
  • Dangerous Relations (Matt Kelly)
  • Over And Over (Matt Kelly)
  • Shining Dawn (Matt Kelly)
  • I Got To Be Me (Sammy Davis Jnr)
  • It Ain't Easy (Long John Baldry)
  • Riding High (Bill Cutler)
  • Next Time You See Me (Junior Parker / Sam Philips)
  • Mess Around (Armet Ertugun)
  • Harpoon Magic (Matt Kelly)
  • If That's The Way (Matt Kelly)
Musicians

The tracks on this album were recorded at different times with a wide range of musicians. The musicians on each of the tracks are as follows.

Eyes Of The Night;

  • Stan Coley - guitar
  • Barry Flast - vocals
  • Chris Herold - drums
  • Matt Kelly - guitar, vocals
  • Brent Mydland - vocals
  • Colby Pollard - bass
  • Rahni Rains - vocals
  • J.D. & Red - synthesizer
  • Bob Weir - guitar, vocals
Mona;
  • Patti Cathcart - vocals
  • John Cipollina - guitar
  • Robbie Hoddinot - guitar
  • Matt Kelly - guitar, percussion, vocals
  • Dave Torbert - bass, vocals
Dangerous Relations;
  • Ron Eglit - pedal steel
  • Jerry Garcia - guitar
  • Chris Herold - drums
  • Matt Kelly - guitar
  • Rahni Rains - vocals
  • Dave Torbert - bass
  • Bob Weir - guitar, vocals
Over and Over;
  • Sam Clayton - congas
  • Stan Coley - synthesizer
  • Robbie Hoddinot - guitar
  • Nicky Hopkins - piano
  • Matt Kelly - guitar
  • Brent Mydland - vocals
  • Mark Nielsen - drums
  • Dave Torbert - bass
  • Bob Wright - organ
Shining Down;
  • Fred Campbell - bass
  • Patti Cathcart - vocals
  • Stan Coley - synthesizer
  • Barry Flast - vocals
  • Robbie Hoddinot - guitar
  • Nicky Hopkins - piano
  • Matt Kelly - guitar, harmonica, vocals
  • Bill Kreutzmann - drums
  • Brent Mydland - vocals
I Got To Be Me;
  • Patti Cathcart - vocals
  • Dave Fogal - piano
  • Robbie Hoddinot - guitar
  • Matt Kelly - guitar, slide guitar
  • San Mateo Baptist Church Choir - vocals
  • Jerry Miller - guitar
  • Scotty Quick - guitar
  • Dave Torbert - bass
  • Bob Wright - organ
It Ain't Easy;
  • Michael Bloomfield - guitar
  • Patti Cathcart - vocals
  • Dave Fogal - piano
  • Matt Kelly - harmonica
  • Jerry Martini - horns
  • Jerry Miller - guitar
  • Scotty Quick - guitar
  • Rahni Rains - vocals
  • Dave Torbert - bass
  • Bob Wright - organ
Riding High;
  • Patti Cathcart - vocals
  • Bill Cutler - vocals
  • Ron Eglit - pedal steel
  • Jerry Garcia - guitar
  • Matt Kelly - guitar, harp, vocals
  • Rahni Rains - vocals
  • Dave Torbert - bass
  • Mick Ward - piano
  • Bob Weir - guitar, vocals
  • Bob Wright - organ
Next Time You See Me;
  • Mel Brown - guitar
  • Michael Bloomfield - guitar
  • Robbie Hoddinot - guitar
  • Matt Kelly - vocals
  • Jerry Martini - horns
  • Jerry Miller - guitar
  • Mark Naftalin - piano
  • Mike O'Neil - slide guitar
  • Dave Torbert - bass
Mess Around;
  • Patti Cathcart - vocals
  • Bobby Cochran - guitar
  • Chris Herold - drums
  • Matt Kelly - guitar, harmonica, vocals
  • Dave Torbert - bass, vocals
  • Mick Ward - piano
Harpoon Magic;
  • Buddy Cage - pedal steel
  • Patti Cathcart - vocals
  • Keith Godchaux - piano
  • Matt Kelly - harmonica
  • David Nelson - guitar
  • Rahni Rains - vocals
  • Dave Torbert - bass, vocals
If That's The Way;
  • Stan Coley - guitar
  • Nicky Hopkins - piano
  • Matt Kelly - guitar, harmonica, vocals
  • Brent Mydland - vocals
  • Dave Torbert - bass, vocals
  • Bob Wright - organ
Credits

  • Producer - Matt Kelly
  • Cover art - Karkruff/Canavan
  • Back cover design - Toni A. Brown
  • Layout - Brooklyn Bridge Publications
  • Part recorded at the Record Plant, Sausalito, 1973
Notes

Many of the tracks on this release, including the two which include Garcia, were recorded in 1973. Further tracks were recorded in 1980.

Riding High is titled as such on the track list of the CD but is called Ridin' High in the liner notes.

Related releases

Dangerous Relations, Shining Down and If That's The Way were included on;

Dangerous Relations was included on;

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