The Pope Smokes Dope

The Pope Smokes Dope
Studio album by David Peel & The Lower East Side
Released	April 17, 1972
Recorded	1972 at Record Plant Studios, New York City
Genre	Folk rock
Length	42:01 (vinyl edition) 56:04 (CD edition)
Label	Apple
Producer	John Lennon, Yoko Ono
David Peel chronology
The American Revolution (1970) The Pope Smokes Dope (1972) Santa Claus Rooftop Junkie (1974)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	E[2]

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.^[3] The trio, joined by The Lower East Side Band, played several songs by Lennon and Ono.^[3] This episode was recorded on December 16, 1971 and broadcast on January 13, 1972.^[3]

The album was released on April 17, 1972. The CD was released in 2005 (by Orange Records International).

Track listing

All tracks written by David Peel. 

Side one
No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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

13. "Amerika" (Edit) – 4:15
    • with Yoko Ono
14. "How Did You Meet David Peel?" – 2:07
    • interview with John Lennon
15. "Everybody's Smokin'" (Remix) – 7:41

Chart positions

Charts (1972)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[4]	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
• 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

1. Eder, Bruce. "The Pope Smokes Dope". Allmusic. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
2. Christgau, Robert. "David Peel and the Lower East Side". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
3. Miles, Barry; Badman, Keith, eds. (2001). The Beatles Diary After the Break-Up: 1970-2001 (reprint ed.). London: Music Sales Group. ISBN 9780711983076.
4. "The Pope Smokes Dope - Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved October 31, 2012.

External links

• The Pope Smokes Dope at Discogs (list of releases)