Northern Lights - Southern Cross

Northern Lights - Southern Cross
Studio album by The Band
Released	November 1, 1975
Recorded	Spring-Summer 1975
Genre	Rock
Length	40:40
Label	Capitol
Producer	The Band & Cheryl Pawelski
Professional reviews
Allmusic link Robert Christgau (B+) link Rolling Stone (Not Rated) link
The Band chronology
The Basement Tapes (1975) Northern Lights - Southern Cross (1975) The Best of The Band (1976)

Northern Lights - Southern Cross was the seventh album by Canadian-American rockers The Band, the first album to be recorded at their new California studio, Shangri-La, and the first album of all-new material since 1971's Cahoots. All eight songs are credited as compositions of guitarist Robbie Robertson.

Northern Lights - Southern Cross was recorded using a 24-track console, allowing Garth Hudson to include multiple layers of keyboards on several tracks.

"Acadian Driftwood" was featured in a 1984 CBC-TV special titled "Murray McLauchlan's Floating Over Canada". The only Band member to appear in the sequence was Levon Helm. In this presentation of the song, Levon, his wife Sandy Helm, and Murray McLauchlan, depict the expulsion of Acadian citizens by British forces.

Track listing

All songs by Robbie Robertson.

1. "Forbidden Fruit" – 5:59
2. "Hobo Jungle" – 4:15
3. "Ophelia" – 3:32
4. "Acadian Driftwood" – 6:42
5. "Ring Your Bell" – 3:55
6. "It Makes No Difference" – 6:34
7. "Jupiter Hollow" – 5:20
8. "Rags And Bones" – 4:22

2001 Bonus Tracks

1. "Twilight" (Early Alternate Version)
2. "Christmas Must Be Tonight" (Alternate Version)

Group members and other participants

• Rick Danko: Bass, guitar, fiddle, harmonica, trombone, vocals
• Levon Helm: drums, guitars, mandolin, piano, keyboards, vocals
• Garth Hudson: Organ, keyboards, accordion, saxophones, synthesizers, brass, chants, woodwind, bass
• Richard Manuel: Acoustic & electric piano, keyboards, congas, Hammond organ, clavinet, drums, vocals
• Robbie Robertson: Guitars, bass, piano, keyboards, clavinet
• Byron Berline: fiddle on "Acadian Driftwood"
• Nat Jeffrey: Engineer
• Ed Anderson: Engineer