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Graham Nash David Crosby
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 5, 1972
Recorded1972
StudioWally Heider Studio III,
Los Angeles, CA
Genre Rock
Length35:26
Label Atlantic
Producer David Crosby, Graham Nash, Bill Halverson
Crosby & Nash chronology
Graham Nash David Crosby
(1972)
Wind on the Water
(1975)
Professional ratings
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Christgau's Record Guide C− [2]

Graham Nash David Crosby is the first album by Crosby & Nash, the partnership of David Crosby and Graham Nash, released on Atlantic Records in 1972, catalog SD 7220. It peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, and a single taken from the album, "Immigration Man", peaked at No. 36 on the Billboard Hot 100 on June 17 and 24, 1972. [3] It was certified gold by the RIAA, and it was dedicated to Joni Mitchell, as "to Miss Mitchell".

Contents

History

After the split of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young in the summer of 1970, all four members would release solo albums over the next 12 months. Neil Young and Stephen Stills would both pursue independent band projects through the early years of the decade, Young working with Crazy Horse and the Stray Gators, with Stills assembling Manassas. Both If I Could Only Remember My Name and Songs for Beginners respectively by Crosby and Nash fared well in the marketplace, and in the autumn of 1971 the duo embarked on a series of concerts together, unable or unwilling to include Stills and Young. However, Stills joined them for the September 30 performance at Carnegie Hall in New York. [4] "Blacknotes" was recorded live, just before Stills took the stage for the second set. [5] Two other live recordings from this concert were released in 2006 on Crosby's Voyage Box Set: "The Lee Shore" and "Traction in the Rain." [6] All four members reunited at the Boston Music Hall on October 3 [7] and back at Carnegie Hall the next night. [8] The success of the tour led Crosby and Nash to take the new songs auditioned on the road into the recording studio.

Content

Sessions for this album featured backing from notable guests Dave Mason and members of The Grateful DeadJerry Garcia, Phil Lesh and Bill Kreutzmann. Most of the musical support came from The Section, a quartet of in-demand session musicians on the West Coast in the 1970s. Consisting of Craig Doerge, Danny Kortchmar, Leland Sklar, and Russell Kunkel, they would appear on dozens of albums, notably those by James Taylor, Carole King, and Jackson Browne. They would also continue to work with Crosby & Nash for the remainder of the decade, both in the studio and on tour.

The songs continued the qualities that marked the pair's work with the larger aggregate, with Nash writing tighter pop songs including the album's hit, and Crosby exploring mood pieces and introspection, all amidst the duo's usual vocal harmonies. The commercial success of this album equaled that of the pair's two solo albums of the previous year, although it would not be until after the second break-up of CSNY following their 1974 summer tour that Crosby and Nash would sign an album contract as a unit with ABC Records. Following the release of this album, the duo toured in 1973 with a backing band including, at different times, David Lindley and future Eagles guitarist Don Felder.

The album was remastered for compact disc in 1998 as part of the Atlantic Original Sound series: 50 titles reissued in Europe to celebrate Atlantic Records' fiftieth anniversary. It is currently out of print, and American reissues still around use first generation digital remastering from the 1980s.

Track listing

Side one

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Southbound Train" Graham Nash 3:54
2."Whole Cloth" David Crosby 4:35
3."Blacknotes"Nash0:58
4."Stranger's Room"Nash2:28
5."Where Will I Be?"Crosby3:23
6."Page 43"Crosby2:56

Side two

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Frozen Smiles"Nash2:17
2."Games"Crosby4:02
3."Girl to Be on My Mind"Nash3:27
4."The Wall Song"Crosby4:37
5."Immigration Man"Nash3:02

Personnel

Additional personnel

Production

Charts

Certification

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [20] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Tour

Crosby & Nash tour dates surrounding this album. [21]

DateCityCountryVenueNotes
11 September 1970ManchesterUnited KingdomBBC Studios
DateCityCountryVenue
30 January 1971DetroitUnited StatesUniversity Of Detroit
10 September 1971VancouverCanadaQueen Elizabeth Theatre
11 September 1971SeattleUnited StatesParamount Theater
14 September 1971Kansas CityMusic Hall
15 September 1971St. Louis
17 September 1971Milwaukee
18 September 1971ChicagoArie Crown Theatre
19 September 1971Minneapolis
21 September 1971CincinnatiTaft Theatre
22 September 1971Columbus
24 September 1971Detroit
25 September 1971Cleveland
27 September 1971MontrealCanada
28 September 1971Toronto
30 September 1971New York CityUnited StatesCarnegie HallStephen Stills guests
1 October 1971HartfordBushnell Auditorium
3 October 1971BostonBoston Music HallStephen Stills and Neil Young guest
4 October 1971New York CityCarnegie Hall
5 October 1971PhiladelphiaAcademy Of Music
7 October 1971Dallas
10 October 1971Los AngelesDorothy Chandler Pavilionsource for Another Stoney Evening
11 October 1971Royce Hall
14 October 1971BerkerleyBerkeley Community Theatre
15 October 1971
17 October 1971CupertinoFlint Centre
2 December 1971ManchesterUnited KingdomManchester Odeon
4 December 1971LondonRoyal Festival Hall
DateCityCountryVenue
11 March 1972BerkeleyUnited StatesBerkeley Community Theatre
26 March 1972San FranciscoWinterland BallroomNeil Young guests
DateCityCountryVenue
11 March 1973BakersfieldUnited StatesMemorial Stadium
29 August 1973IllinoisSouthern Illinois University
1 September 1973New YorkSaratoga Performing Arts Centre
5 September 1973Barton Hall
28 October 1973BostonBoston Music Hall
7 November 1973New JerseyCapitol Theatre
10 November 1973South BendAthletics And Convocation Centre
15 November 1973DurhamCameron Indoor Stadium
26 November 1973AtlantaMunicipal Auditorium
28 November 1973AuburnMemorial Coliseum
DateCityCountryVenue
14 December 1974San FranciscoUnited States

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