This Path Tonight

This Path Tonight
Studio album by Graham Nash
Released	15 April 2016
Studio	The Village Studios (Los Angeles, California); Mile End Studios (Sherman Oaks, California)
Genre	Folk rock
Length	41:43
Label	Blue Castle
Producer	Shane Fontayne [1]
Graham Nash chronology
Reflections (2009) This Path Tonight (2016) Over the Years (2018)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	71/100 [2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Classic Rock	[4]
Consequence of Sound	B [5]
The Independent	[6]
Mojo	[7]
Record Collector	[8]
Rolling Stone	[9]
Uncut	7/10 [10]

This Path Tonight is the sixth solo studio album by British singer-songwriter Graham Nash, released on 15 April 2016. It is his first studio album in fourteen years. ^[11]

Background

When he wrote the tunes for This Path Tonight, Nash's separation from his wife Susan after 38 years of marriage was weighing most heavily on his mind. As he stated about the new album: "This Path Tonight is my emotional journey at this point in my life. [...] Many changes are happening and, as a musician, I'm trying to find the courage to face my future and grab a hold of it. [...] My producer [former Springsteen/Maria McKee sideman] Shane Fontayne and I wanted to make a funkier, more intimate feeling and started the album with the song "This Path Tonight"." ^[11]

Nash also stated: "What a pleasure it was recording this album. Shane Fontayne and I had written 20 songs in a month and recorded them in eight days. I felt comfortable on day one even though I'd never met some of the musicians before that moment. Shane, who produced the album, put together a great band: Todd Caldwell (Hammond organ), Jay Bellerose (drums, percussion), Jennifer Condos (bass), Patrick Warren (piano), Shane Fontayne (guitars). My music has a different feel to my earlier albums although I hear echoes of each one. This journey of mine was one of self-discovery, of intense creation, of absolute passion. Enjoy!" ^[1]

Release

On 22 January 2016, Nash announced the forthcoming release on 15 April 2016 of his new studio album entitled This Path Tonight (his first collection of new songs in fourteen years) and shared the title track from it through the MOJO magazine's website. ^[1]

On 4 February 2016, Rolling Stone magazine's website exclusively unveiled the reflective song "Encore", the tender tune that wraps up Nash's new album. ^[11]

Nash released 3 bonus tracks for the album but they were for download only. To this day none of the 3 bonus tunes has been made available on any physical media worldwide.

Track listing

All songs written by Graham Nash and Shane Fontayne.

This Path Tonight track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"This Path Tonight"	4:26
2.	"Myself at Last"	5:18
3.	"Cracks in the City"	3:41
4.	"Beneath the Waves"	4:01
5.	"Fire Down Below"	3:28
6.	"Another Broken Heart"	4:57
7.	"Target"	3:34
8.	"Golden Days"	3:38
9.	"Back Home"	4:48
10.	"Encore"	3:52
Total length:		41:43

Bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Mississippi Burning"	2:44
12.	"Watch Out for the Wind"	3:06
13.	"The Fall"	4:20

Personnel

• Graham Nash – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica
• Todd Caldwell – Hammond organ
• Patrick Warren – acoustic piano, keyboards
• Shane Fontayne – acoustic guitar, electric guitars, backing vocals, producer, mixing
• Jennifer Condos – bass guitar
• Jay Bellerose – drums, percussion
• Shane Barakan – backing vocals
• Cynthia Bass – backing vocals
• Arnaé Batson – backing vocals
• Brenda Lee Eager – backing vocals
• Kevin Madigan – recording, mixing
• Bernie Grundman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
• Josh Gonzales – guitar technician
• Kevin O'Connor – drum technician
• Brian Porizek – art direction, design
• Amy Grantham – photography

Charts

Chart performance for This Path Tonight

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [12]	43
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [13]	63
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [14]	22
French Albums (SNEP) [15]	108
Irish Albums (IRMA) [16]	69
Italian Albums (FIMI) [17]	34
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [18]	69
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [19]	58
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [20]	57
UK Albums (OCC) [21]	41
US Billboard 200 [22]	93

References

1. "Graham Nash Previews New Album, This Path Tonight (Graham Nash shares the title track of his forthcoming album, This Path Tonight, in an exclusive stream for MOJO readers.) (by MOJO Staff)". MOJO . 22 January 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
2. "Reviews for This Path Tonight by Graham Nash". Metacritic . Retrieved 22 October 2025.
3. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (15 April 2016). "This Path Tonight - Graham Nash". AllMusic . Retrieved 22 October 2025.
4. Roberts, Chris (18 March 2016). "Graham Nash: This Path Tonight". Classic Rock . Retrieved 22 October 2025.
5. Reiff, Corbin (11 April 2016). "Album Review: Graham Nash – This Path Tonight". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved 22 October 2025.
6. Gill, Andy (13 April 2016). "Album reviews - Lush, Graham Nash, Sturgill Simpson and Hauschka". The Independent . Retrieved 22 October 2025.
7. It's a mix of acoustic and occasionally stodgy soft rock with a message of peace and positivity to all men and women. [May 2016, p.88]
8. Curle, Michael (20 April 2016). "This Path Tonight - Graham Nash". Record Collector . Retrieved 22 October 2025.
9. "This Path Tonight (by Will Hermes)". Rolling Stone . 23 March 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
10. Even when the prevailing mood of introspective understatement threatens to sink into the maudlin or overwrought, there's an urgency about This Path Tonight that keeps things buoyant. [May 2016, p.77]
11. "Hear Graham Nash's Reflective New Song "Encore" (Tender tune is the final track on This Path Tonight, singer-songwriter's first solo album in 14 years) (by Andy Greene)". Rolling Stone . 4 February 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
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