Graham Nash

1971.05 A1.CHICAGO B1.Simple Man US.35 [6.5.71-11w]

7”: US Atlantic 45-2804, JPN Atlantic P-1053A [ps]

1971.06 SONGS FOR BEGINNERS UK.13 US.15 t

1.Military Madness 2.Better Days 3.Wounded Bird 4.I Used to Be a King 5.Be

Yourself 6.Simple Man 7.Man in the Mirror 8.There’s Only One 9.Sleep Song

10.Chicago 11.We Can Change the World

(orig lp) US Atlantic SD-7204 [lyrics], UK Atlantic 24010110 [lyrics], JPN Atlantic P-8111A

[gf], 1972: ARG Atlantic 2400 168

(reiss lp) UK Atlantic K-40237 [insert, greenred label], US Classic Records SD-7204 [200g

vinyl]

(reiss cs) 1988: US Atlantic CS-7204

(reiss cd) 1988: US Atlantic SD-7204

(repack 2-lp) w. IF ONLY I COULD REMEMBER MY NAME as 2 ORIGINALS OF...

1973: GER Atlantic 60064

1971.09 A1.MILITARY MADNESS US.73

B1.Sleep Song

7”: US Atlantic 45-2827, CAN Atlantic AT-2827, POR Atlantic N28-114 [ps]

B1.I Used To Be A King

7”: UK Atlantic 2091-135

1973.11 A1.PRISON SONG

B1.Hey You (Looking at the Moon)

7”: US Atlantic 45-2990

B1.Prison Song (Mono)

7PRO: US Atlantic 45-2990

1973.12 WILD TALES US.34

1.Wild Tales 2.Hey You (Looking at the Moon) 3.Prison Song 4.You’ll Never Be

the Same 5.And So It Goes 6.Grave Concern 7.Oh! Camil (The Winter Soldier) 8.I

Miss You 9.On the Line 10.Another Sleep Song

(orig lp) UK/US/CAN Atlantic SD-7288 [ps], ARG Atlantic 14400, JPN Atlantic P-8408A

(orig 8t) US Atlantic TP-7288, CAN Atlantic A8TC-7288

(reiss cd) 1988: US Atlantic 7288

1974.03 A1.ON THE LINE B1.I Miss You

7”: UK Atlantic K-10425, NZ Atlantic ATL-150

1974.08 A1.GRAVE CONCERN B1.Another Sleep Song

7”: UK Atlantic K-10470

€ Nash with Craig Doerge, Tim Drummond, Danny Kortchmar, Russ Kunkel, David Lindley, Joe

Vitale, Jackson Browne, David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Joe Walsh, Steve Lukather, etc.

1980.01 A1.IN THE 80’S B1.T.V. Guide

7”: US/CAN Capitol 4812 [ps]

B1.In the 80’s (Mono)

7PRO: US Capitol P-4812

1980.03 A1.OUT ON TH ISLAND

B1.Out on the Island (Mono)

7PRO: US Capitol P-4849

B1.Helicopter Song

7”: US Capitol

1980.03 EARTH & SKY US.117

Produced by Graham Nash and Stanley Johnston

A1.Earth & Sky A2.Love Has Come A3.Out on the Island A4.Skychild A5.Helicopter

Song B1.Barrel of Pain (Half-Life) B2.T.V. Guide B3.It’s All Right B4.Magical

Child B5.In the ‘80s

(orig lp) US/UK Capitol SWAK-12014 [gf/ps], ARG Capitol 8077, JPN Capitol ECS-81268 [gf]

(reiss cd) July 17 2001: NET Magic 1982202

3 stars. I read on the Internet (and, hooray, it still sounds illegitimate) that Graham had intended to keep the Crosby & Nash bicycle upright, but Crosby wasn’t up to it, so he went ahead and pedalled Earth & Sky on his own. (I don’t know if Crosby had to pull out or something, but I’m sure I don’t want to think about it. Really, really sure.) His first “solo” album since Wild Tales (the C&N albums were half solo, or han’s half-brother), Earth & Sky covers a pretty wide range: ballads, midtempo rockers, social stingers. It’s not a landmark album any more than the Crosby & Nash albums were, since for CS&N all roads pointed to the past (only Young kept moving forward). But it’s a professional, even sharp, session with some good material: “It’s All Right,” “Out on the Island,” “Magical Child.” Nash was usually good for a few songs on the CS&N albums; his tastes have always leaned toward treacly Anglophile pop, and I count on him for the sweet stuff. Nothing here is on the level of an “Our House,” and in fact I rarely walk away from this album humming anything. So I return to it periodically, suspecting my mild review guilty of softness, and walk away from it mildly charmed again. I’ve heard too many lousy solo albums form the Seventies (Chris Hillman, Jay Ferguson, Stephen Stills) to mistake the middle of the barrel with the black, gooey bottom. Earth & Sky is mead from the middle-barrel, intoxicating for a short spell just like those Crosby & Nash albums (no wonder, since the full-time absence of Crosby is the only thing that separates the two). Songs for Beginners is still the place to start, and then—well, you’ve probably got things to do. But Earth & Sky has a place in the world of CS&N alongside Wind on the Water, Whistling Down the Wire and the west of the woods cut from this interesting axis.

1980.05 A1.EARTH & SKY B1.Magical Child

7”: CAN Capitol 4879

€ Nash, Doerge, Drummond, Lindley, Bill Boydston, Mike Fisher, Michael Landau, Kenny

Loggins, Leland Sklar, James Taylor, Waddy Wachtel, Ian Wallace, Mark Williams, etc.

1986.04 A1.INNOCENT EYES US.86 [4.26.86-7w]

7PRO: US Atlantic 7-89434 [ps], UK Atlantic A9434 [ps], GER Atlantic 789 434-7

[ps]

B1.I Got a Rock

7”: US Atlantic 7-89434 [ps]

1986.04 INNOCENT EYES US.136

Produced by Graham Nash, Stanley Johnston, Craig Doerge

A1.See You in Prague A2.Keep Away from Me A3.Innocent Eyes A4.Chippin’ Away

A5.Over the Wall B1.Don’t Listen to the Rumors B2.Sad Eyes B3.Newday B4.Glass

and Steel B5.I Got a Rock

(orig lp) US Atlantic 81633 [lyrics], GER Atlantic 781 631-1 [lyrics], JPN Atlantic P-13299

(orig cs) US Atlantic 81633

1 or 2 stars. While the CS&N reunions spoke to a bygone era, Nash reached out to a new generation (theoretically) with the studio synth-rock of Innocent Eyes. Graham’s voice has always been a little underwhelming on its own, and these mechanical arrangements tend to absorb his vocals rather than support them. Which wouldn’t be awful if the melodies were clever, but they’re not. Nash writes about half the material, the other half coming from professional songwriters like Richie Zito. It’s not a recipe for disaster, since David Crosby has had good success with outside collaborators (Thousand Roads), but it does support the suspicion that Nash didn’t really have an album in him. His lyrics lack the pointed social criticism of Crosby, his melodies are forgettable, his vocal performance sounds like Sting’s bored, tone-deaf brother (notably on “Newday”). I know that sounds harsh, but Innocent Eyes is guilty of being a bad album, and I wouldn’t want anyone to buy this thinking it’s representative of Graham Nash’s abilities. Even longtime fans will be hard-pressed to find a ray of sunshine here; “Sad Eyes” and “I Got A Rock” are as good as it gets. The supporting musicians are solid, as always, but studio music like this doesn’t place much value in musicianship. Most interesting contribution: Ian Wallace (of King Crimson ages past) adds drum overdubs on two tracks. If I had to pick the lamest CS&N solo album I’ve heard so far (and actually, I don’t have to, so I suppose I’m just being a jerk), I’d pick Innocent Eyes. Blindfolded, every time.

1986.07 A1.SAD EYES B1.Newday

7”: US Atlantic 7-89396 [ps]

B1.?

12PRO: US Atlantic PR-904

1986.10 A1.CHIPPIN’ AWAY

7PRO: US Atlantic

1986 SOLO IN ’86: A CONVERSATION

(promo lp) US Atlantic PR-910

2002.07.30 SONGS FOR SURVIVORS

1.Dirty Little Secret 2.Blizzard of Lies 3.Lost Another One 4.The Chelsea Hotel

5.I’ll Be There for You 6.Nothing in the World 7.Where Love Lies Tonight

8.Pavanne 9.Liar’s Nightmare 10.Come with Me

(promo cd) US Artemis ARTCD-132, JPN Epic EICP-139

(orig cd) Artemis 51130

2002 1.LOST ANOTHER ONE

CDSPRO: US Artemis ARTCD-131