The Band

The Band, also known as The Brown Album, is the second studio album by the Canadian-American rock band the Band, released on September 22, 1969, by Capitol Records. According to Rob Bowman's liner notes for the 2000 reissue, The Band has been viewed as a concept album, with the songs focusing on people, places and traditions associated with a traditional view of Americana.

In 2009, The Band was preserved into the National Recording Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant, and/or informs or reflects life in the United States". It was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[30] At the 2017 Polaris Music Prize, the album won the jury vote for the Heritage Prize in the 1960-1975 category.