In the Dark (Grateful Dead album)

In the Dark is the twelfth studio album (nineteenth overall) by the Grateful Dead. It was recorded in January 1987, and released on July 6, 1987.

In the Dark
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 6, 1987 (1987-07-06)
RecordedJanuary 6โ€“13, 1987
StudioMarin Veterans Memorial Auditorium, San Rafael, California
Genre
Length40:37
LabelArista
Producer
Grateful Dead chronology
Dead Set
(1981)
In the Dark
(1987)
Dead Zone: The Grateful Dead CD Collection (1977โ€“1987)
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
Robert ChristgauC+
Rolling StoneFavorable

In the Dark was the band's first album in six years, and its first studio album since 1980's Go to Heaven. It became unexpectedly popular, achieving double platinum certification in the U.S. It reached No. 6 on the Billboard 200 chart, the Grateful Dead's only top ten album. The peppy "Touch of Grey" peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100, the band's only top forty single; it also became a frequently played music video on MTV. "Hell in a Bucket" and "Throwing Stones" (for which videos were also made) also achieved significant album-oriented rock radio airplay.

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