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1.  In secret, in concealment, as in This agreement was concluded in the dark. [Early 1600s]
2.  In a state of ignorance, uninformed, as in I was in the dark about their plans. This metaphor often appears in the locution keep someone in the dark, meaning "deliberately keep someone uninformed," as in They kept me in the dark about their plans. [Late 1600s] For an antonym, see in the know.

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  • Artist: Grateful Dead
  • Rating: StarStarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: July 06, 1987
  • Total Time: 40:37
  • Genre: Rock

Review

The Grateful Dead's last lineup returned intact for In the Dark, an album that ironically thrust the band back into the spotlight on the strength of the band's lone Top 40 single, "Touch of Grey." Fans had long mused that the Dead's studio albums lacked the easygoing energy and natural flow of their live performances, and In the Dark does come close to capturing that lightning in a bottle. Jerry Garcia, who apparently had to relearn the guitar after a near-fatal illness, approaches his instrument recharged, while his voice (a beneficiary of the extended hiatus?) shows some of its original smoothness. Of his four songwriting collaborations with long-standing lyricist Robert Hunter, "Touch of Grey" is far and away the best. "When Push Comes to Shove" and "West L.A. Fadeaway" use familiar blues-based riffs that lack the pair's often-contagious chemistry, and "Black Muddy River" has one foot firmly stuck in mawkish MOR terrain (although Garcia can be dealt a free pass here in light of the song's real-life implications as an attempt to make his peace with the world). What pushes In the Dark past the band's also-rans are two terrific songs from Bob Weir and John Barlow, the cheerfully cranky "Hell in a Bucket" (co-written with Brent Mydland) and the cautionary tale "Throwing Stones." Rarely have Weir's songs sounded so effortless; punctuated by Garcia's guitar, they have more in common with the upbeat, flavorful sound of past Garcia/Hunter compositions than the pair's own work this time out (a rare case of role reversal). In the middle of it all is a country-rock song from Mydland, "Tons of Steel," that sounds oddly out of place. Although the album is unmistakable as the work of the Dead, much of it recalls the punchy, pungent production of Dire Straits' recent work. It's not the second coming of the Dead, but a more entertaining epilogue you couldn't ask for. ~ Dave Connolly, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Touch of Grey (Lyrics) Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter Jerry Garcia, Grateful Dead, Robert Hunter (5:47)
Hell in a Bucket Bob Weir, John Perry Barlow Jerry Garcia, Grateful Dead, Robert Hunter (5:35)
When Push Comes to Shove Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter Jerry Garcia, Grateful Dead, Robert Hunter (4:05)
West L.A. Fadeaway (Lyrics) Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter Jerry Garcia, Grateful Dead, Robert Hunter (6:39)
Tons of Steel Brent Mydland Jerry Garcia, Grateful Dead, Robert Hunter (5:15)
Throwing Stones Bob Weir, John Perry Barlow Jerry Garcia, Grateful Dead, Robert Hunter (7:18)
Black Muddy River Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter Jerry Garcia, Grateful Dead, Robert Hunter (5:58)

Credits

Bill Kreutzmann (Percussion), Jerry Garcia (Vocals), Bill Kreutzmann (Drums), Jeffrey Norman (Engineer), Bob Weir (Guitar), John Cutler (Engineer), Jeff Sterling (Engineer), Mickey Hart (Percussion), Gail Grant (Design), Bob Weir (Vocals), Bob Bralove (Programming), Herbie Green (Art Direction), John Cutler (Producer), Mickey Hart (Drums), Herbie Green (Photography), Tom Ingalls (Design), Randy Tuten (Cover Art), David Roberts (Engineer), Guy Charbonneau (Engineer), Bob Bralove (Spatialization), Jerry Garcia (Producer), Phil Lesh (Bass), Brent Mydland (Vocals), Bill Kreutzmann (Engineer), Phil Lesh (Vocals), Robert Hunter (Performer), Bob Bralove (Special Effects), Brent Mydland (Keyboards), Jerry Garcia (Guitar), Dan Healy (Engineer)
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In the Dark
Studio album by the Grateful Dead
Released July 6, 1987 (US)
Recorded January 6-13, 1987
Genre Country rock, folk rock, rock
Length 40:37
Label Arista Records (US)
Producer Jerry Garcia, John Cutler
Professional reviews
the Grateful Dead chronology
Dead Set
(1981)		 In the Dark
(1987)		 Dead Zone: The Grateful Dead CD Collection (1977-1987)
(1987)

In the Dark is the twelfth studio album by the Grateful Dead. It was recorded between January 6 and 13, 1987 and originally released on July 6, 1987.

In the Dark was the band's first album in six years, and its first studio album since 1980's Go to Heaven. It became unexpectedly popular. The peppy "Touch of Grey" became a top-ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100, the highest ranking the band would ever achieve, and a frequently played music video on MTV. "Hell in a Bucket" and "Throwing Stones" also achieved significant album-oriented rock radio airplay. The album itself reached the top ten of the Billboard 200 album chart, again the highest ranking the group would ever have.

Most of the songs on this album had been played by the Dead since 1982 or 1983, which gave them a five-year edge on perfecting these songs for this album. After the critically panned Go to Heaven, which contained songs that were mostly under a year old, the maturity of In The Dark was significantly more appreciated.

In the Dark was released on CD in 1987 by Arista Records[1] before being rereleased in 2000 by BMG International. It was then remastered, expanded, and released as part of the Beyond Description (1973-1989) 12-CD box set in October 2004. The remastered version was later released separately on CD, on April 11, 2006, by Rhino Records.

Contents

Track listing

Original release

Side one

  1. "Touch of Grey" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:47
  2. "Hell in a Bucket" (Barlow, Weir) – 5:35
  3. "When Push Comes to Shove" (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:05
  4. "West L.A. Fadeaway" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:39

Side two

  1. "Tons of Steel" (Mydland) – 5:15
  2. "Throwing Stones" (Barlow, Weir) – 7:18
  3. "Black Muddy River" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:58
  4. "My Brother Esau" (Barlow, Weir) - 4:20
"My Brother Esau" was omitted from the LP and CD releases of In the Dark, but was included on the cassette and on international releases.

2004 reissue

  1. "Touch of Grey" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:50
  2. "Hell in a Bucket" (Barlow, Weir) – 5:37
  3. "When Push Comes to Shove" (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:08
  4. "West L.A. Fadeaway" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:38
  5. "Tons of Steel" (Mydland) – 5:18
  6. "Throwing Stones" (Barlow, Weir) – 7:20
  7. "Black Muddy River" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:07
  8. "My Brother Esau" (single B-side) (Barlow, Weir) – 4:20
  9. "West L.A. Fadeaway" (alternate version) – 7:09
  10. "Black Muddy River" (studio outtake) – 5:41
  11. "When Push Comes to Shove" (studio outtake) – 4:22
  12. "Touch of Grey" (studio outtake) – 5:47
  13. "Throwing Stones" (live) – 9:36

Personnel

Grateful Dead:

Production:

  • Bob Bralove - programming, special effects, spatialization
  • Guy Charbonneau, Dan Healy, Jeffrey Norman, David Roberts, Jeff Sterling - engineers
  • John Cutler - producer, engineer
  • Gail Grant - design
  • Herb Greene - art direction, photography
  • Randy Tuten - cover art

Bonus tracks production details

  • "My Brother Esau" - single B-side, recorded on January 15, 1987
  • "West L.A. Fadeaway" - alternate version, recorded in March 1984
  • "Black Muddy River" - studio outtake recorded on December 5, 1986
  • "When Push Comes To Shove" - studio outtake recorded on December 5, 1986
  • "Touch Of Grey" - studio outtake recorded in August 1982
  • "Throwing Stones" - recorded live at Sullivan Stadium in Foxboro, MA on July 4, 1987

Reissue production credits

  • David Lemieux, James Austin - reissue producers
  • Reggie Collins, Dennis McNally - liner notes
  • Sheryl Farber - editorial supervision
  • Cameron Sears - executive producer
  • Joe Gastwirt - mastering, production consultant
  • Tom Flye - mixing
  • Robert Gatley - mixing assistant
  • Hugh Brown, Steve Vance - art coordinator
  • Jimmy Edwards, Robin Hurley, Hale Milfgrim, Scott Pascucci - associate producer
  • Eileen Law - research
  • Vanessa Atkins, Steven Chean, Bill Inglot, Randy Perry - project assistants
  • Tom Ingalls - design
  • Justin Kreutzmann- engineer
  • John McEntire - coordination
  • Susana Millman, John Werner - photography

Charts

Album - Billboard

Year Chart Position
1987 The Billboard 200 6[2]

Singles - Billboard

Year Single Chart Position
1987 "Touch of Grey" Mainstream Rock Tracks 1[3]
1987 "Touch of Grey" The Billboard Hot 100 9[3]
1987 "Touch of Grey" Adult Contemporary 15[3]
1987 "Hell in a Bucket" Mainstream Rock Tracks 3[3]
1987 "West L.A. Fadeaway" Mainstream Rock Tracks 40[3]
1987 "Throwing Stones" Mainstream Rock Tracks 15[3]

RIAA Certification

Certification Date
Gold[4] September 4, 1987
Platinum[4] September 18, 1987
Double Platinum[4] August 10, 1995

References

  1. ^ In the Dark on deaddisc.com
  2. ^ "Billboard album chart history-Grateful Dead". http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=4743&model.vnuAlbumId=1158064. Retrieved March 1, 2009. 
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Billboard singles chart history-Grateful Dead". http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=4743&model.vnuAlbumId=1158064. Retrieved March 1, 2009. 
  4. ^ a b c "RIAA Gold & Platinum database-In the Dark". http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=dark&artist=grateful%20dead&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25. Retrieved February 28, 2009. 

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