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 is the second studio album by the Canadian-American rock band the Band, released on September 22, 1969. It is also known as The Brown Album. 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).