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Weir had a greater influence than on previous studio albums, writing three of the songs, with his lyricist John Barlow. I think of recording as sort of a necessary evil in a way. So to cut that up it no longer sounded the way Jerry thought." According to recording engineer Betty Cantor-Jackson, "Jerry's sitting there and Gary says, 'Well, what do you think?' And Jerry says, 'I wouldn't play it that way.' It was true, because his style had a certain logic to it and there were certain ways he put together notes, the sequence of notes, which had to do with the way he thought about music. Instead of compiling different takes of a solo, as with other productions, Lyons learned to keep the sequences whole. The album was recorded at the band's own studio however, as happened while finishing Terrapin Station, overdubs were made in New York City (at Media Sound) while the Dead toured the region. He commuted between California and New York, trading off with assistant producer Peter Thea. With track construction stretching past a couple months, Lyons simultaneously began working with Aerosmith, taking over the production of Night in the Ruts. Davis sent British producer Gary Lyons, who was known for his success with Foreigner's debut album. As with the previous two albums, they used an outside producer, per an agreement with Clive Davis, and in the hope of a more mainstream production with greater commercial potential (and perhaps a hit single). The Grateful Dead were contractually obligated to record another studio album before they could release live material. Following that, he toured with rhythm guitarist Bob Weir's solo band Bobby and the Midnites, leading to a keyboard position in the Grateful Dead. While in Silver, Mydland had performed on the hit pop song "Wham Bam Shang-a-Lang", also playing and writing tracks for that band's 1976 country rock album. Keyboardist Keith Godchaux and vocalist Donna Godchaux left the Grateful Dead in February 1979, replaced in both positions by Brent Mydland. Go to Heaven was both the third Grateful Dead studio album in a row to use an outside producer, this time Gary Lyons, and the last for over seven years. It is the band's first album with keyboardist Brent Mydland. Go to Heaven is the eleventh studio album (sixteenth overall) by rock band the Grateful Dead, released April 28, 1980, on Arista Records.