Ace (Bob Weir album)

Ace
A painting of a woman seated inside of a horseshoe, superimposed over a red spade from a deck of cards with the word "ACE" written above
Studio album by
Bob Weir
ReleasedMay 1, 1972
RecordedJanuary–March 1972
StudioWally Heider Studios, San Francisco; mixed at Alembic Studios, San Francisco
GenreRock, country rock, folk rock, psychedelic rock
Length37:45
LabelWarner Bros., Grateful Dead
Producer"Everyone involved"
Bob Weir chronology
Ace
(1972) 		Kingfish
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
Christgau's Record GuideA−[2]
Rolling Stone(mostly positive)[3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]

Ace is an album by Grateful Dead singer and guitarist Bob Weir. His first solo album, it was released in 1972. Weir's bandmates in the Grateful Dead back him on the album, and all but one of the songs became staples of the band's live shows.

  1. ^ Planer, Lindsay. "Ace". AllMusic. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference CG was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Scoppa, Bud (2011). "Bob Weir: Ace : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on July 26, 2008. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.