Richard Manuel
The Getaway, Saugerties, NY
1985-12-07

01 Share Your Love
02 Grow Too Old
03 Georgia On My Mind
04 instrumental #1
05 Chest Fever
06 The Rumor
07 Across The Great Divide
08 She Knows
09 I Shall Be Released
10 The Shape I'm In
11 You Don't Know Me
12 King Harvest
13 instrumental #2
14 Country Boy
15 Regrets
16 Crazy Mama
17 Hard Times
18 The Weight

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Set I : 01 - 09, Set II : 10 - 18

All tracks are solo Richard Manuel on vocals, piano
except "Crazy Mama" which has a guest, Jerry Steele(?) on harmonica

This show is NOT the offical "Whispering Pines : Live at the Getaway" (Dreamsville Records, Japan YDCD-0082; US CD - 2005 - Other Peoples Music CD-OPM-6603) release. That is from 1985-10-12, and feature guests Rick Danko and Jim Weider on some tracks. This is a from completely different night. 

Quite an emotional listen. Richard is an icon with me. He has always been my favorate rock vocalist, and so much more. His fading voice here isn't what it used to be, but you really feel he is trying his best. This can also feel the passion in the playing of the out of tune piano, as he tries to "work around" some problems. Richard is weakened, yes, but none of his passion is lost... at least not with me. If an artist's goal is to move you, then Manuel had this in aces. His sublime sadness is a powerful reminder for you to never stop embracing life. Thanks for everything, Richard, my life would have been way more empty without you.

As always, enjoy!
-Tom Shyman (amellowsoul@gmail.com)