Heaven Help the Fool

Heaven Help The Fool was the second solo album by Grateful Dead rhythm guitarist Bob Weir, released in 1978. It was recorded during time off from touring, in the summer of 1977, while Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart recovered from injuries sustained in a vehicular accident. Weir returned to the studio with Keith Olsen, having recorded Terrapin Station with the producer earlier in the year. Several well-known studio musicians were hired for the project, including widely used session player Waddy Wachtel and Toto members David Paich and Mike Porcaro.

Heaven Help The Fool
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 13, 1978
Recorded1977
GenreRock, country, folk
Length34:43
LabelArista
ProducerKeith Olsen
Bob Weir chronology
Live 'n' Kickin'
(1977)
Heaven Help The Fool
(1978)
Bobby and the Midnites
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Christgau's Record GuideC+[2]

Track listing

  1. "Bombs Away" (John Perry Barlow, Bob Weir) – 5:06
  2. "Easy to Slip" (Lowell George, Martin Kibbee) – 3:05
  3. "Salt Lake City" (Barlow, Weir) – 4:04
  4. "Shade of Grey" (Barlow, Weir) – 4:30
  5. "Heaven Help the Fool" (Barlow, Weir) – 5:30
  6. "This Time Forever" (Barlow, Weir) – 4:09
  7. "I'll Be Doggone" (Warren Moore, Smokey Robinson, Marv Tarplin) – 3:07
  8. "Wrong Way Feelin'" (Barlow, Weir) – 5:12

Credits

Personnel

Production

  • Producer – Keith Olsen
  • Engineers – David de Vore and Keith Olsen
  • Art direction – Ria Lewerke
  • Photography – Richard Avedon
  • Mastering – Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, NYC

Charts

Chart (1978) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 97

References

  1. Planer, Lindsay. "Heaven Help the Fool". AllMusic. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: W". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 22, 2019 via robertchristgau.com.
  3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 334. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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