Run for the Roses
Studio album by Jerry Garcia
Released	1982
Recorded	September–December 1981
Genre	Roots rock, folk rock
Length	34:50
Label	Arista
Producer	Jerry Garcia & John Kahn
Jerry Garcia chronology
Cats Under the Stars (1978) Run for the Roses (1982) Vintage NRPS (1986)

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AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
The Music Box	[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]

Run for the Roses is the fourth and final solo album by the American musician Jerry Garcia, released in 1982.^[5][6] It was recorded during a period when Garcia began to have health issues.^[7]

This side

1. "Run for the Roses" (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter) – 3:30
2. "I Saw Her Standing There" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 2:53
3. "Without Love" (Danny Small) – 4:22
4. "Midnight Getaway" (Jerry Garcia, John Kahn, Robert Hunter) – 7:46

That side

1. "Leave The Little Girl Alone" (John Kahn, Robert Hunter) – 3:33
2. "Valerie" (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter) – 5:19
3. "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (Bob Dylan) – 7:27

Bonus tracks (All Good Things box set):

8. "Fennario" (Traditional) (aka Peggy-O)
9. "Alabama Getaway" (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter)
10. "Tangled Up in Blue" (Bob Dylan)
11. "Simple Twist of Fate" (Bob Dylan)
12. "Dear Prudence" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
13. "Valerie" alternative mix (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter)

• Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocals
• John Kahn – bass, fretless bass, synthesizer, piano, clavinet, guitar
• Ron Tutt – drums, percussion
• Melvin Seals – organ
• Merl Saunders – organ
• James Warren – piano, clavinet
• Michael O'Martian – piano, clavinet
• Michael Neuman – trumpet
• Liz Stires – vocals
• Julie Stafford – vocals

• Produced by Jerry Garcia, John Kahn
• Recording: Betty Cantor-Jackson, Ron Malo
• Mixing: Bob Matthews
• Mastering: George Horn
• Artwork: Victor Moscoso