title: Dark Side of the Mule
text: # Dark Side of the Mule
  
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  Dark Side of the Mule is a live album by Gov't Mule composed of covers of Pink Floyd songs. The album was recorded in 2008 during a three-hour gig at Boston's Orpheum Theatre on Halloween night. The title is a pun on The Dark Side of the Moon, the 1973 Pink Floyd album. One of the background singers, Durga McBroom, also toured with Pink Floyd and appears on their two most recent albums.
  
  ## Release
  
  Dark Side of the Mule was released as both a single CD and deluxe three-CD/DVD set.
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Warren Haynes – vocals, guitar
  * Matt Abts – drums
  * Danny Louis – keyboards
  * Jorgen Carlsson – bass guitar
  * Ron Holloway – saxophone
  * Durga McBroom – background vocals
  * Sophia Ramos – background vocals
  * Machan Taylor – background vocals
  
  ## Charts
  
  Chart performance for Dark Side of the Mule :
  
  | Chart (2014–2015) | Peak position |
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  | Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) | 161 |
  | Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) | 91 |
  | German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 55 |
  | Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | 65 |
  | US Billboard 200 | 99 |
  | US Independent Albums (Billboard) | 7 |
  | US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) | 10 |
  | US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) | 6 |
  