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Having risen to fame with The Hollies and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, English expatriate and West Coast rock icon Graham Nash made a promising solo debut in 1971 with Songs for Beginners. This exemplary singer-songwriter album strikes an important balance between graceful introspection and political passion. Although it is very personal, it still carries the harmonies, heart and messages that made CSN(Y) so unique. 'Songs for Beginners' reached high chart positions worldwide immediately after its release and was certified gold.
With contributions from David Crosby, Jerry Garcia (The Grateful Dead) and Dave Mason (Traffic), notable songs include the sensitive self-reflections 'I Used to Be a King' and 'Man in the Mirror', and the passionate protest anthems 'Chicago' and 'Military Madness'. While CSNY's Déjà Vu was a wild canyon party with four competing egos, Songs for Beginners is Nash's introspective morning after: a mixture of heartbreak, hope and rebellion. Nash recorded the album while still reeling from his breakup with Joni Mitchell, and that melancholy is evident in every note. However, 'Songs for Beginners' does not wallow in the pain of separation; it is also a call to action, packed with folk-rock anthems that established Nash as an indispensable voice of his time.
As part of the Atlantic 75 Series, Analogue Productions honors this masterful album with a sonically superior reissue, lovingly mastered by Bernie Grundman.
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