David Crosby - If I Could Only Remember My Name (1971)

David Van Cortlandt Crosby (born August 14, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. In addition to his solo career, he was a founding member of both the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash.

Crosby joined the Byrds in 1964. The band gave Bob Dylan his first number one hit in April 1965 with "Mr. Tambourine Man." Crosby appeared on the Byrds' first five albums, and produced the original lineup's 1973 reunion album. In 1967 he joined Buffalo Springfieldon stage at the Monterey Pop Festival, which contributed to his dismissal from the Byrds. He subsequently formed Crosby, Stills & Nashin 1968 with Stephen Stills (of Buffalo Springfield) and Graham Nash of the Hollies. After the release of their debut album CSN won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist of 1969. Neil Young joined the group for live appearances, their second concert being Woodstock, before recording their second album Déjà Vu. Meant to be a group that could collaborate freely, Crosby and Nash recorded three gold albums in the 1970s, while the core trio of CSN remained active from 1976 until 2016. CSNY reunions took place in each decade from the 1970s through the 2000s.


If I Could Only Remember My Name is the debut solo album by David Crosby, released in February 1971 on Atlantic Records. It was one of four high-profile albums released by each member of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young in the wake of their chart-topping Déjà Vualbum (along with Stephen Stills, Songs for Beginners, and After the Gold Rush). It peaked at #12 on the Billboard 200 and earned a RIAA gold certification for selling over 500,000 copies in the United States.

The album gained new recognition in 2010 when it was listed second on the "Top 10 Pop Albums of All Time" as published in the Vatican City newspaper L'Osservatore Romano

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1. "Music Is Love" David Crosby, Graham Nash, Neil Young 3:16
2. "Cowboy Movie" David Crosby 8:02
3. "Tamalpais High (at about 3)" David Crosby 3:29
4. "Laughing" David Crosby 5:20

Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1. "What Are Their Names" Crosby, Garcia, Lesh, Shrieve, Young 4:09
2. "Traction in the Rain" David Crosby 3:40
3. "Song with No Words (Tree with No Leaves)" David Crosby 5:53
4. "Orleans" traditional 1:56
5. "I'd Swear There Was Somebody Here"


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