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I’ll Take a Melody

Jerry Garcia

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18 cited facts

  • 1976
  • 9:29
  • 123 BPM · A major

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  1. Written by Allen Toussaint, also Southern Nights (Glen Campbell), Hercules (Aaron Neville) and What Do You Want the Girl to Do (Boz Scaggs)

  2. Recorded at His Master’s Wheels, also Wheel in the Sky (Journey), Lights (Journey) and Patiently (Journey)

  3. Produced by Ram Rod, also The Music Never Stopped (Grateful Dead), Franklin’s Tower (Grateful Dead) and Crazy Fingers (Grateful Dead)

  4. Part of Reflections, also Might as Well, It Must Have Been the Roses and Mission in the Rain

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Credits

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Written by
Allen Toussaint
Produced by
Ram Rod and Steve Parish
Performed by
Bob Weir, Donna Jean Godchaux, Jerry Garcia, John Kahn, Larry Knechtel, Mickey Hart, Nicky Hopkins and Ron Tutt
Engineered by
Joel Edelstein, Robert "Smiggy" Smith and Willy Deenihan
Part of
Reflections
Recorded at
His Master’s Wheels
Released on
Round Records

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  1. 1MusicBrainz I’ll Take a Melody was performed by Bob Weir

    I’ll Take a Melody was performed by Bob Weir

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz I’ll Take a Melody was performed by Donna Jean Godchaux

    I’ll Take a Melody was performed by Donna Jean Godchaux

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz I’ll Take a Melody was performed by Jerry Garcia

    I’ll Take a Melody was performed by Jerry Garcia

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz I’ll Take a Melody was performed by John Kahn

    I’ll Take a Melody was performed by John Kahn

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz I’ll Take a Melody was performed by Larry Knechtel

    I’ll Take a Melody was performed by Larry Knechtel

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  6. 6MusicBrainz I’ll Take a Melody was performed by Mickey Hart

    I’ll Take a Melody was performed by Mickey Hart

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  7. 7MusicBrainz I’ll Take a Melody was performed by Nicky Hopkins

    I’ll Take a Melody was performed by Nicky Hopkins

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  8. 8MusicBrainz I’ll Take a Melody was performed by Ron Tutt

    I’ll Take a Melody was performed by Ron Tutt

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  9. 9MusicBrainz I’ll Take a Melody was produced by Ram Rod

    I’ll Take a Melody was produced by Ram Rod

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  10. 10MusicBrainz I’ll Take a Melody was produced by Steve Parish

    I’ll Take a Melody was produced by Steve Parish

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  11. 11MusicBrainz I’ll Take a Melody was written by Allen Toussaint

    I’ll Take a Melody was written by Allen Toussaint

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  12. 12MusicBrainz I’ll Take a Melody is part of the release Reflections

    I’ll Take a Melody is part of the release Reflections

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  13. 13MusicBrainz I’ll Take a Melody was recorded at His Master’s Wheels

    I’ll Take a Melody was recorded at His Master’s Wheels

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  14. 14MusicBrainz Round Records is the label of the song I’ll Take a Melody

    Round Records is the label of the song I’ll Take a Melody

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  15. 15MusicBrainz I’ll Take a Melody was engineered by Joel Edelstein

    I’ll Take a Melody was engineered by Joel Edelstein

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  16. 16MusicBrainz I’ll Take a Melody was engineered by Robert "Smiggy" Smith

    I’ll Take a Melody was engineered by Robert "Smiggy" Smith

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  17. 17MusicBrainz I’ll Take a Melody was engineered by Willy Deenihan

    I’ll Take a Melody was engineered by Willy Deenihan

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  18. 18MusicBrainz I’ll Take a Melody was released on 1976-02

    I’ll Take a Melody was released on 1976-02

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026