Powerglide (album)

Powerglide
Studio album by
New Riders of the Purple Sage
ReleasedMarch 1972
Recorded1972
GenreCountry rock
Length43:05
LabelColumbia
ProducerStephen Barncard
New Riders of the Purple Sage chronology
New Riders of the Purple Sage
(1971) 		Powerglide
(1972) 		Gypsy Cowboy
(1972)
Singles from Powerglide
  1. ""I Don't Need No Doctor" / "Runnin' Back to You""
  2. ""Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music)" / "Rainbow""
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideC−[2]

Powerglide is the second album by the American band the New Riders of the Purple Sage. The music is a psychedelic hybrid of country rock, and includes guest musicians Jerry Garcia and Bill Kreutzmann from the Grateful Dead, along with noted session player Nicky Hopkins. The album contains six original tunes by the band, plus covers such as "I Don't Need No Doctor", "Hello Mary Lou", and "Willie and the Hand Jive".

Powerglide was the first New Riders album to feature Buddy Cage, who had replaced Garcia as the New Riders' pedal steel guitar player. It was the band's highest-charting album, reaching number 33 on the Billboard 200.[3]

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