Grateful Dead Family Discography: France

France

Composer: Robert Hunter / Bob Weir / Mickey Hart

France was recorded by the Grateful Dead but never performed live. Robert Hunter comments on the writing of this song in Box Of Rain: Lyrics 1965 - 1993;

France was written to tapes of a joyous afternoon Latin jam at Mickey Hart's ranch, the same jam that spawned Molly Dee and Northeast by West. It was recorded by the Dead with abbreviated lyrics and a very different feel.

France was played by Phil Lesh & Friends during a show in April 2019.

Recordings

Shakedown Street, Grateful Dead, 1978
Single (Shakedown Street / France), Grateful Dead, 1979
Grateful Dead Sampler, Various Artists, 1978
Beyond Description, Grateful Dead, 2004
Complete Studio Albums Collection, Grateful Dead, 2013
Single Collection, Vol. 16: Shakedown Street / France, Grateful Dead, 2020