| Artist |
David Crosby |
| Album Title: |
If I Could Only Remember My Name.... |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Rock: Classic Rock |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
02/22/1971 |
| Reissue Date |
04/24/2011 |
| Label |
Atlantic Recording Corporation |
| Catalog No |
R2 7203 |
| Bar Code No |
0 8122 79770 8 5 |
| Reissue |
Yes |
| Packaging |
Jewelcase |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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Music Is Love (3:16)
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| 2.
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Cowboy Movie (8:02)
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| 3.
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Tamalpais High (At About 3) (3:29)
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| 4.
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Laughing (5:20)
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| 5.
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What Are Their Names (4:09)
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| 6.
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Traction In The Rain (3:40)
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| 7.
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Song With No Words (Tree With No Leaves) (5:53)
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| 8.
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Orleans (1:56)
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| 9.
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I'd Swear There Was Somebody Here (1:19)
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| Date Acquired |
09/12/2019 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
pop.market (Discogs) |
| Purchase Price |
11.35 |
Web Links |
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Notes |
2011 CD reissue of Crosby's 1971 debut solo album. Disc features the Atlantic label.
Art Direction, Design, Photography By [Back Cover] – Gary Burden
Engineer [Additional] – Henry Lewy
Performer – Bill Kreutzmann, David Crosby, David Frieberg, Elliot Roberts, Ethan Crosby, Gary Burden, Grace Slick, Graham Nash, Gregg Rolie, Jack Casady, Jerry Garcia, Joni Mitchell, Jorma Kaukonen, Laura Allen*, Michael Shrieve, Mickey Hart, Neil Young, Paul Kantner, Phil Lesh, Ronald Stone
Photography By [Front Cover (16mm Movie Frame)] – Robert Hammer
Producer – David Crosby
Recorded By, Mixed By – Stephen Barncard
Written-By – David Crosby (tracks: 1 to 7, 9)
Barcode: 0 8122 79770 8 5
Matrix / Runout: 3 R2 7203.3-2 01
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Analyzed Folder: David Crosby - If I Could Only Remember My Name_dr.txt
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DR Peak RMS Filename
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DR10 -0.03 dB -12.67 dB 01 - Music Is Love.flac
DR07 -0.00 dB -8.27 dB 02 - Cowboy Movie.flac
DR08 -0.00 dB -10.34 dB 03 - Tamalpais High (At About 3).flac
DR07 -0.00 dB -9.03 dB 04 - Laughing.flac
DR08 -0.04 dB -11.67 dB 05 - What Are Their Names.flac
DR09 -0.00 dB -12.61 dB 06 - Traction In The Rain.flac
DR08 -0.05 dB -10.56 dB 07 - Song With No Words (Tree With No Leaves).flac
DR08 -0.00 dB -11.46 dB 08 - Orleans.flac
DR08 -0.09 dB -12.87 dB 09 - I'd Swear There Was Somebody Here.flac
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Number of Files: 9
Official DR Value: DR8
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| Reviews |
AllMusic Review by Stanton Swihart:
David Crosby's debut solo album, If I Could Only Remember My Name is a one-shot wonder of dreamy but ominous California ambience. The songs range from brief snapshots of inspiration (the angelic chorale-vocal showcase on "Orleans" and the a cappella closer, "I'd Swear There Was Somebody Here") to the full-blown, rambling western epic "Cowboy Movie," and there are absolutely no false notes struck or missteps taken. No one before or since has gotten as much mileage out of a wordless vocal as Crosby does on "Tamalpais High (At About 3)" and "Song With No Words (Tree With No Leaves)," and because the music is so relaxed, each song turns into its own panoramic vista. Those who don't go for trippy Aquarian sentiment, however, may be slightly put off by the obscure, cosmic storytelling of the gorgeous "Laughing" or the ambiguous (but pointed) social questioning of "What Are Their Names," but in actuality it is an incredibly focused album. Even when a song as pretty as "Traction in the Rain" shimmers with its picked guitars and autoharp, the album is coated in a distinct, persistent menace that is impossible to shake. It is a shame that Crosby would continue to descend throughout the remainder of the decade and the beginning of the next into aimless drug addiction, and that he would not issue another solo album until 18 years later. As it is, If I Could Only Remember My Name is a shambolic masterpiece, meandering but transcendentally so, full of frayed threads. Not only is it among the finest splinter albums out of the CSNY diaspora, it is one of the defining moments of hungover spirituality from the era.
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