The Band (album)

The Band
Studio album by the Band
Released	September 22, 1969
Recorded	Late 1968–1969
Studio	Pool House, 8850 Evanview Drive (Los Angeles)[1] The Hit Factory (New York City)
Genre	Roots rock folk rock country rock Americana
Length	43:50
Label	Capitol
Producer	John Simon
The Band chronology
Music from Big Pink (1968) The Band (1969) Stage Fright (1970)
Singles from The Band
"Up on Cripple Creek" / "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" Released: November 29, 1969 "Rag Mama Rag" / "The Unfaithful Servant" Released: 1970

The Band, also known as The Brown Album, is the second studio album by the Canadian-American rock band the Band, released on September 22, 1969, by Capitol Records. According to Rob Bowman's liner notes for the 2000 reissue, The Band has been viewed as a concept album, with the songs focusing on people, places and traditions associated with an older version of Americana.^[2] Thus, the songs on this album draw on historic themes for "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down", "King Harvest (Has Surely Come)" and "Jawbone" (which was composed in the unusual 6/4 time signature).