1971 Graham Nash – Songs For Beginners
Songs For Beginners is the debut solo studio album by English singer-songwriter Graham Nash. Released in May 1971, it was one of four high-profile albums (all charting within the top fifteen) released by each member of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young in the wake of their chart-topping Déjà Vu album of 1970, along with After the Gold Rush (Neil Young, September 1970), Stephen Stills (Stephen Stills, November 1970) and If I Could Only Remember My Name (David Crosby, February 1971). Songs for Beginners peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart, and the single “Chicago” made it to No. 35 on the Billboard Hot 100. It has been certified a gold record by the RIAA.
Tracks
1 Military Madness (Graham Nash) 02:56
2 Better Days (Graham Nash) 03:50
3 Wounded Bird (Graham Nash) 02:13
4 I Used To Be A King (Graham Nash) 04:41
5 Be Yourself (Graham Nash; Terry Reid) 03:09
6 Simple Man (Graham Nash) 02:18
7 Man In The Mirror (Graham Nash) 02:49
8 There’s Only One (Graham Nash) 04:01
9 Sleep Song (Graham Nash) 03:00
10 Chicago (Graham Nash) 02:51
11 We Can Change The World (Graham Nash) 01:06
Biography
Musicians
1 Military Madness
| Bass | Calvin Samuels |
| Drums | John Barbata |
| Guitar | Dave Mason |
| Acoustic Guitar | Graham Nash |
| Piano | Joel Bernstein |
| Background Vocals | Rita Coolidge |
| Background Vocals | PP Arnold |
| Vocals | Graham Nash |
2 Better Days
| Bass | Calvin Samuels |
| Drums | Dallas Taylor |
| Acoustic Guitar | Graham Nash |
| Organ | Graham Nash |
| Piano | Joe Yankee |
| Piano | Graham Nash |
| Clarinet | Seemon Posthuma |
| Whiskers | Larry Cox |
| Background Vocals | Rita Coolidge |
| Vocals | Graham Nash |
3 Wounded Bird
| Acoustic Guitar | Graham Nash |
| Vocals | Graham Nash |
4 I Used To Be A King
| Bass | Phil Lesh |
| Drums | John Barbata |
| Guitar | David Crosby |
| Acoustic Guitar | Graham Nash |
| Steel Guitar | Jerry Garcia |
| Piano | Jerry Garcia |
| Vocals | Graham Nash |
5 Be Yourself
| Bass | Calvin Samuels |
| Drums | John Barbata |
| Electric Piano | Rita Coolidge |
| Piano | Rita Coolidge |
| Acoustic Guitar | Graham Nash |
| Vocals | Graham Nash |
6 Simple Man
| Piano | Graham Nash |
| Cello | Dorian Rudnytsky |
| Fiddle | David Lindley |
| Background Vocals | Rita Coolidge |
| Vocals | Graham Nash |
7 Man In The Mirror
| Bass | Chris Ethridge |
| Drums | John Barbata |
| Acoustic Guitar | Graham Nash |
| Steel Guitar | Jerry Garcia |
| Piano | Joe Yankee |
| Vocals | Graham Nash |
8 There’s Only One
| Bass | Chris Ethridge |
| Drums | John Barbata |
| Acoustic Guitar | Graham Nash |
| Organ | Graham Nash |
| Piano | Rita Coolidge |
| Sax | Bobby Keys |
| Whiskers | Larry Cox |
| Background Vocals | Rita Coolidge |
| Background Vocals | Venetta Fields |
| Background Vocals | Sherlie Matthews |
| Background Vocals | Clydie King |
| Background Vocals | Dorothy Morrison |
| Vocals | Graham Nash |
9 Sleep Song
| Acoustic Guitar | Graham Nash |
| Cello | Dorian Rudnytsky |
| Vocals | Graham Nash |
10 Chicago
| Bass | Chris Ethridge |
| Drums | John Barbata |
| Acoustic Guitar | Graham Nash |
| Organ | Graham Nash |
| Piano | Graham Nash |
| Tambourine | John Barbata |
| Tambourine | Graham Nash |
| Whiskers | Larry Cox |
| Background Vocals | Rita Coolidge |
| Background Vocals | Venetta Fields |
| Background Vocals | Sherlie Matthews |
| Background Vocals | Clydie King |
| Background Vocals | Dorothy Morrison |
| Vocals | Graham Nash |
11 We Can Change The World
| Bass | Chris Ethridge |
| Drums | John Barbata |
| Acoustic Guitar | Graham Nash |
| Piano | Graham Nash |
| Tambourine | Graham Nash |
| Whiskers | Larry Cox |
| Background Vocals | Rita Coolidge |
| Background Vocals | Venetta Fields |
| Background Vocals | Sherlie Matthews |
| Background Vocals | Clydie King |
| Background Vocals | Dorothy Morrison |
| Vocals | Graham Nash |
Liner Notes
Producer – Graham Nash
Engineer – Bill Halverson, Larry Cox, Russ Gary
Engineer (Remix) – Glyn Johns
Art Direction, Design – Gary Burden
Photography – Graham Nash, Joel Bernstein
Recorded At Wally Heider Recording Studio, Los Angeles
Recorded At CBS Studios, San Francisco
Remixed At Island Studios
Copyright Giving Room Music
Copyright Atlantic Recording Corporation