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1972 studio album by David Peel & The Lower East Side
The Pope Smokes Dope
Studio album by David Peel & The Lower East Side
ReleasedApril 17, 1972
Recorded1972
StudioRecord Plant Studios, New York City
GenreFolk rock
Length42:01 (vinyl edition)
56:04 (CD edition)
LabelApple
ProducerJohn Lennon, Yoko Ono
David Peel chronology
The American Revolution
(1970) 		The Pope Smokes Dope
(1972) 		Santa Claus Rooftop Junkie
(1974)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
Christgau's Record GuideE

The Pope Smokes Dope is the third album by David Peel and the Lower East Side, released on April 17, 1972 through Apple Records.

History

Peel, along with John Lennon and Yoko Ono, performed Peel's "The Ballad of New York", on The David Frost Show, with Lennon playing tea-chest bass. The trio, joined by The Lower East Side Band, played several songs by Lennon and Ono. This episode was recorded on December 16, 1971 and broadcast on January 13, 1972.

The album was released on April 17, 1972.

The CD was released in 2005 by Orange Records International.

Track listing

All tracks are written by David Peel

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."I'm a Runaway"3:39
2."Everybody's Smoking Marijuana"4:06
3."F Is Not a Dirty Word"3:12
4."The Hippie from New York City"3:01
5."McDonald's Farm"3:13
6."The Ballad of New York City/John Lennon • Yoko Ono"3:19
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."The Ballad of Bob Dylan"4:12
2."The Chicago Conspiracy"3:47
3."The Hip Generation"1:50
4."I'm Gonna Start Another Riot"2:37
5."The Birth Control Blues"4:48
6."The Pope Smokes Dope"2:15
Bonus tracks on CD edition
  2. "Amerika" (Edit) – 4:15
    • with Yoko Ono
  3. "How Did You Meet David Peel?" – 2:07
    • interview with John Lennon
  4. "Everybody's Smokin'" (Remix) – 7:41

Chart positions

Charts (1972) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 191

Personnel

  • Bagtwo (Jeffery Levy) – design, artwork
  • Roy Cicala – engineering
  • Jack Douglas – engineering
  • Bill Ferrara – photography
  • Robert L. Heimall – art direction
  • Allan Steckler – production supervision
  • John Lennon – production, voice (tracks 6 & 12), backing vocals (12)
  • Yoko Ono – production, percussions (track 1), voice (6)
  • David Peel – vocals, guitar
  • Eddie Mottau – guitar
  • Chris Osborne – guitar
  • Charlie Wolff – guitar
  • Eddie Ryan – drums
  • The Lower East Side Friends – chorus
  • Tom Doyle – guitar, backing vocals
  • Bruce Bierman – backing vocals
  • John Robertson – guitar
  • Billy Minelli – bass
  • Frank Lanci – drums
  • Lenny Mars – harp (tracks 4 & 7), flutes (1,4,6 & 8), piano (7), percussions (1, 8 & 10), banjo (1, 4 & 7), mandolin (7 & 10)

References

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  9. ^ Miles, Barry; Badman, Keith, eds. (2001). The Beatles Diary After the Break-Up: 1970–2001 (reprint ed.). London: Music Sales Group. ISBN 9780711983076.
  10. Grimes, William (9 April 2017). "David Peel, Downtown Singer and Marijuana Evangelist, Dies at 74". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
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  13. "HoZac Records » David Peel". hozacrecords.com.
  14. "East Village icon David Peel in critical condition after heart attack". BrooklynVegan. 2 April 2017.
  15. Zschau, Rebeat Digital – Guenter Loibl, Rico. "The Pope Smokes Dope". Rebeat-Artist-Camp.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  16. Paul DeRienzo (23 May 2009). "David Peel on John Lennon and the FBI" – via YouTube.
  17. "John Lennon The Ballad Of New York City US 7" vinyl single (7 inch record) (552232)". eil.com.
  18. "The Pope Smokes Dope – Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved October 31, 2012.

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