Dose (Gov't Mule album)

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Dose
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 24, 1998
Length65:21
Label Capricorn, later Volcano
Producer Michael Barbiero
Gov't Mule chronology
Live at Roseland Ballroom
(1996)
Dose
(1998)
Live... With a Little Help from Our Friends
(1999)
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Dose is the second studio album by American rock band Gov't Mule. It was released on February 24, 1998, by Capricorn Records and (on vinyl) by Evil Teen Records. It was produced, recorded and mixed by Michael Barbiero and is a much darker record than Gov't Mule's self-titled debut album.[ citation needed ] The songs "Thelonius Beck" and "Birth of the Mule" were tributes to jazz musicians Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis, respectively, whereas the subtitle "Beck" refers to Jeff Beck, who also recorded a song named "Thelonius".

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Warren Haynes unless otherwise noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Blind Man in the Dark" 6:47
2."Thorazine Shuffle"
6:46
3."Thelonius Beck" 3:33
4."Game Face" 7:55
5."Towering Fool"
  • Haynes
  • Abts
6:22
6."Birth of the Mule"
6:41
7."John the Revelator"Traditional3:49
8."She Said She Said" Lennon–McCartney 6:57
9."Larger Than Life" 5:13
10."Raven Black Night" 5:29
11."I Shall Return" 5:40
Bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."I Put a Spell on You" Screamin' Jay Hawkins 5:05

The bonus track appears on the limited edition vinyl version released by Evil Teen Records. [2] It's an acoustic version recorded at Outback Lodge, Charlottesville, in May 1998. [3]

Personnel

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References

  1. Koda, Cub (2011). "Dose - Gov't Mule | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
  2. "Gov't Mule – Dose". Discogs. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  3. "Gov't Mule [05-23-1998] Outback Lodge, Charlottesville, VA (Acoustic Show)". Mule Army. Retrieved April 4, 2017.