STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - GRAHAM NASH - SONGS FOR BEGINNERS

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Good Tuesday morning, morning people and welcome to the Groundhog's Day edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again also known as the 79th Birthday of British-American singer-songwriter and multi instrumentalist, Graham Nash. Happy Birthday Graham ! Following his work in the Hollies and his second record with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, he released his debut solo album, Songs For Beginners on May 29, 1971. The soon to be Gold certified disc was self produced and peaked at #15 on the Billboard 200, #13 in the UK and Norway , #11 in Canada and on the Record World charts, #10 on the Cash Box and in Sweden, and #4 in the Netherlands. Three singles were released from this country rock record ; "Chicago" (#35 Hot 100, #29 Cash Box, Record World, Belgium, #19 Canada) , "Military Madness" (#73 Hot 100, Record World, #66 Cash Box, #20 Australia) and "I Used To Be A King" (#117 Record World, #111 Hot 100). Amoung Graham's guests on the album are Rita Coolidge, Jerry Garcia, Neil Young, Dave Mason, David Crosby, and Chris Ethridge.

1. "Military Madness" Graham Nash 2:50

2. "Better Days" Graham Nash 3:47

3. "Wounded Bird" Graham Nash 2:09

4. "I Used to Be a King" Graham Nash 4:45

5. "Be Yourself" Graham Nash, Terry Reid 3:03

Side two

1. "Simple Man" Graham Nash 2:18

2. "Man in the Mirror" Graham Nash 2:47

3. "There's Only One" Graham Nash 3:55

4. "Sleep Song" Graham Nash 2:57

5. "Chicago" Graham Nash 2:55

6. "We Can Change the World" Graham Nash 1:00

Graham Nash — vocals; guitar all tracks except "Better Days" and "Simple Man"; piano on "Better Days," "Simple Man," "Chicago" and "We Can Change the World"; organ on "Better Days," "There's Only One," "Chicago" and "We Can Change the World"; paper and comb on "Sleep Song"; tambourine on "Chicago" and "We Can Change the World"

Rita Coolidge — piano on "Be Yourself" and "There's Only One"; electric piano on "Be Yourself"; backing vocals on "Military Madness," "Better Days," "Simple Man," "There's Only One," "Chicago" and "We Can Change the World"

Jerry Garcia — pedal steel guitar on "I Used to Be a King" and "Man in the Mirror"

Neil Young — piano on "Better Days" and "Man in the Mirror" and "I Used to Be a King"

Dorian Rudnytsky — cello on "Simple Man" and "Sleep Song"

Dave Mason — electric guitar on "Military Madness"

David Crosby — electric guitar on "I Used to Be a King"

Joel Bernstein — piano on "Military Madness"

Bobby Keys — saxophone on "There's Only One"

David Lindley — fiddle on "Simple Man"

Sermon Posthumas — bass clarinet on "Better Days"

Chris Ethridge — bass on "Man in the Mirror," "There's Only One," "Chicago" and "We Can Change the World"

Calvin "Fuzzy" Samuels — bass on "Military Madness," "Better Days," and "Be Yourself"
Phil Lesh — bass on "I Used to Be a King"

John Barbata — drums on "Military Madness," "I Used to Be a King," "Be Yourself," "Man in the Mirror," "There's Only One," "Chicago" and "We Can Change the World"; tambourine on "Chicago"

Dallas Taylor — drums on "Better Days"

P.P. Arnold — backing vocals on "Military Madness"

Venetta Fields, Sherlie Matthews, Clydie King, Dorothy Morrison — backing vocals on "There's Only One," "Chicago" and "We Can Change the World"

Graham Nash – producer
Bill Halverson, Russ Gary, Larry Cox — recording engineers
Glyn Johns – Mixing
Doug Sax – mastering
Gary Burden — art direction
Joel Bernstein, Graham Nash – photography