The Great American Eagle Tragedy
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| Released | 1969 | |||
| Recorded | 1969 | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic rock | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Producer | Peter K. Siegel | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
The Great American Eagle Tragedy is the second and last album by the psychedelic band Earth Opera, recorded in 1969.[1] It is marked by departure of Bill Stevenson and his harpsichord sound, using more guest musicians than on the debut album and use of pedal steel by Bill Keith.[1] The album also had better success on charts then the previous one, but soon after, the group disbanded, paving the way for solo careers mainly for Pete Rowan and David Grisman.[1][2]
Chart performance
The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top LP's chart in the issue dated March 22, 1969, peaking at No. 181 during a four-week run on the chart.[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Peter Rowan, unless otherwise noted
- "Home to You" – 4:27
- "Mad Lydia's Waltz" – 3:47
- "Alfie Finney" — (Paul Dillon) – 2:35
- "Sanctuary From the Law" – 2:54
- "All Winter Long" – 5:56
- "The American Eagle Tragedy" – 10:36
- "Roast Beef Love" – 3:16
- "It's Love" – 4:05[1]
Personnel
- Peter Rowan – vocals, guitar, saxophone
- David Grisman – mandolin, mandocello, keyboards, saxophone, vocals
- Paul Dillon – guitar, drums, vocals
- Billy Mundi – percussion, drums
- John Nagy – bass, violoncello, mandocello
- Jack Bonus – flute, sax, wind
- Herb Bushler – bass
- John Cale – guitar, viola, vocals
- Richard Grando – saxophone
- David Horowitz – organ, piano, keyboards
- Bill Keith – pedal steel, steel guitar
- Bob Zachary – percussion, triangle
Charts
| Chart (1969) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Top LPs[3] | 181 |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "The Great American Eagle Tragedy - Earth Opera..." AllMusic. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 5, 2011. Retrieved November 28, 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1945–1972. Record Research. p. 47. Retrieved December 15, 2025.