Graham Nash
Studio album by Graham Nash
Released	May 28, 1971
Recorded	1970-1971
Genre	Rock
Length	32:13
Label	Atlantic
Producer(s)	Graham Nash
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone (not rated) link
Graham Nash chronology
	Songs for Beginners (1971)	Wild Tales (1974)

Songs for Beginners is Graham Nash's first solo album, and one of four high-profile albums released by each partner of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young in the wake of their chart-topping Déjà Vu album of 1970. It peaked at #15 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart, and the single "Chicago" made it to #35 on the Billboard Hot 100. Image File history File linksMetadata Songsforbeginnersgn. ... A Studio Album is an album of regular studio recordings. ... Graham Nash on cover of his recording, Wild Tales, 1973 Graham William Nash (born February 2, 1942) is an English-born singer-songwriter known for his light tenor vocals and songwriting contributions in pop group The Hollies and folk-rock band Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and as a photography collector... May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label that operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes . ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4. ... This article is about the magazine. ... Graham Nash on cover of his recording, Wild Tales, 1973 Graham William Nash (born February 2, 1942) is an English-born singer-songwriter known for his light tenor vocals and songwriting contributions in pop group The Hollies and folk-rock band Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and as a photography collector... Wild Tales is a 1973 album by Graham Nash. ... Graham Nash on cover of his recording, Wild Tales, 1973 Graham William Nash (born February 2, 1942) is an English-born singer-songwriter known for his light tenor vocals and songwriting contributions in pop group The Hollies and folk-rock band Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and as a photography collector... Crosby, Stills & Nash, also Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young when including occasional fourth member Neil Young, are a folk rock/rock supergroup. ... Déjà Vu is the second album by a rock and roll band Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, released on March 11, 1970 (see 1970 in music). ... Billboard can refer to: Billboard magazine Billboard (advertising) Billboard antenna In 3D computer graphics, to billboard is to rotate an object so that it faces the viewer. ... Chicago is a song written by Graham Nash. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ...

As with the debut albums by both Crosby and Stills, Nash roped in a legion of associates to assist in the recording. The album continued the traits that Nash had come to be known for in a good sense of pop song construction, expressions of emotional sincerity, and fervent political activism. The Top 40 track, "Chicago," concerned both the 1968 Democratic National Convention and the infamous trial of the Chicago Eight, articulating the outrage Nash, and many others, felt concerning those proceedings. The topicality which suffuses the album would always remain central to Nash's work: of the quartet, he and Crosby most directly professed sentiments aligned with those common to the Woodstock Nation. This similarity undoubtedly formed part of the foundation for their long-standing partnership even outside the parent group. If I Could Only Remember My Name is David Crosbys first solo album, and one of four high-profile albums released by each partner of Crosby Stills Nash & Young in the wake of their chart-topping Déjà Vu album of 1970. ... Stephen Stills is an eponymous rock album by the musician famous for his long-time membership in Crosby, Stills & Nash. ... Top 40 is a radio format based on frequent repetition of songs from a constantly-updated list of the forty best-selling singles. ... The 1968 National Convention of the U.S. Democratic Party was held at International Amphitheatre in Chicago, Illinois, from August 26 to August 29, 1968, for the purposes of choosing the Democratic nominee for the 1968 U.S. presidential election. ... The Chicago Seven The Chicago Seven were seven (originally eight) defendants charged with conspiracy, inciting to riot, and other charges related to violent protests that took place in Chicago, Illinois on the occasion of the 1968 Democratic National Convention. ... The term Woodstock Nation refers specifically to the attendees of the 1969 Woodstock Music and Arts Festival that took place from August 15-17 on the farm of Max Yasgur in Bethel, New York. ...

The album was released for compact disc on October 25, 1990, and a remixed version supervised by Nash was issued on 180 gram vinyl by Classic Records in 2001.

Track listing

All songs by Graham Nash, except where noted:

1. "Military Madness" – 2:50
2. "Better Days" – 3:47
3. "Wounded Bird" – 2:09
4. "I Used To Be A King" – 4:45
5. "Be Yourself" (Nash, Reid) – 3:03
6. "Simple Man" – 2:05
7. "Man In The Mirror" – 2:47
8. "There's Only One" – 3:55
9. "Sleep Song" – 2:57
10. "Chicago / We Can Change The World" – 4:00

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Personnel

• Graham Nash, vocals, guitars, keyboards, harmonica, percussion
• David Crosby, vocals, guitars
• Neil Young, piano, organ
• Jerry Garcia, guitar, pedal steel guitar
• Dave Mason, guitar, vocals
• Rita Coolidge, vocals, piano, electric piano
• Joel Bernstein, keyboards, guitar, vocals
• David Lindley, violin
• Bobby Keys, saxophone
• Serman Posthumas, bass clarinet
• Dorian Rudnytsky, cello
• Phil Lesh, bass
• Calvin "Fuzzy" Samuels, bass
• Chris Ethridge, bass
• Johnny Barbata, drums
• Dallas Taylor, drums
• P.P. Arnold, vocals
• Larry Cox, vocals, engineer
• Clydie King, vocals
• Venetta Fields, vocals
• Dorothy Morrison, vocals
• Shirley Matthews, vocals

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Additional personnel

• Bill Halverson, engineer
• Gary Burden, art direction
• Russ Gary, engineer

Charts

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