The Arista Years (Grateful Dead album)


The Arista Years is a compilation album that chronicles the Grateful Dead's studio and live albums during their time with Arista Records. The album was released on two-CD and two cassette tapes on October 15, 1996. It contains tracks from Terrapin Station, Shakedown Street, Go to Heaven, Reckoning, Dead Set, In the Dark, Built to Last, and Without a Net. The set does not contain any new or expanded recordings. A media outlet sampler, Selections from the Arista Years, was released by Arista in January 1997.

Track listing

;Disc one
  1. "Estimated Prophet" – 5:37
  2. "Passenger" – 2:49
  3. "Samson and Delilah" – 3:27
  4. "Terrapin Station " – 16:20
  5. *Tracks 1–4 originally released on the album Terrapin Station.
  6. "Good Lovin'" – 4:48
  7. "Shakedown Street" – 4:59
  8. "Fire on the Mountain" – 3:46
  9. "I Need a Miracle" – 3:33
  10. *Tracks 5–8 originally released on the album Shakedown Street.
  11. "Alabama Getaway" – 3:35
  12. "Far from Me" – 3:39
  13. "Saint of Circumstance" – 5:40
  14. *Tracks 9-11 originally released on the album Go to Heaven.
  15. "Dire Wolf" – 3:21
  16. "Cassidy" – 4:33
  17. *Tracks 12–13 originally released on the album Reckoning.
  18. "Feel Like a Stranger" – 5:47
  19. "Franklin's Tower" – 5:37
  20. *Tracks 14–15 originally released on the album Dead Set.
;Disc two
  2. "Touch of Grey" – 5:48
  3. "Hell in a Bucket" – 5:36
  4. "West L.A. Fadeaway" – 6:37
  5. "Throwing Stones" – 7:19
  6. "Black Muddy River" – 5:57
  7. *Tracks 16–20 originally released on the album In the Dark.
  8. "Foolish Heart" – 5:10
  9. "Built to Last" – 5:03
  10. "Just a Little Light" – 4:41
  11. "Picasso Moon" – 6:40
  12. "Standing on the Moon" – 5:20
  13. *Tracks 21–25 originally released on the album Built to Last.
  14. "Eyes of the World" – 16:25
  15. *Track 26 originally released on the album Without a Net.

    Personnel

;Grateful Dead
;Additional performers
;Production
Album – Billboard
YearChartPosition
1996Billboard 20095