Cahoots is the fourth
studio album by
Canadian/
American rock group
the Band. It was released in 1971 to mixed reviews, and was their last album of original material for four years. The album's front cover was painted by New York artist/illustrator Gilbert Stone, while the back cover features a photograph portrait of the group by
Richard Avedon. The album features guest vocals from
Van Morrison.
Libby Titus, the partner of drummer
Levon Helm and mother of their daughter
Amy Helm, also contributed uncredited backing vocals to "The River Hymn", the first time a woman appeared on a Band album.[9][10]
Rolling Stone critic
Jon Landau described the mood of the album as being "filled with a 'tinge of extinction.'"[11]
In 2021, a "50th Anniversary" edition of the album was released containing a remix of the original tracks plus outtakes and a partial concert recording from the Olympia Theatre, Paris in May 1971.[12]
Cahoots is the fourth
studio album by
Canadian/
American rock group
the Band. It was released in 1971 to mixed reviews, and was their last album of original material for four years. The album's front cover was painted by New York artist/illustrator Gilbert Stone, while the back cover features a photograph portrait of the group by
Richard Avedon. The album features guest vocals from
Van Morrison.
Libby Titus, the partner of drummer
Levon Helm and mother of their daughter
Amy Helm, also contributed uncredited backing vocals to "The River Hymn", the first time a woman appeared on a Band album.[9][10]
Rolling Stone critic
Jon Landau described the mood of the album as being "filled with a 'tinge of extinction.'"[11]
In 2021, a "50th Anniversary" edition of the album was released containing a remix of the original tracks plus outtakes and a partial concert recording from the Olympia Theatre, Paris in May 1971.[12]