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Release date: 13-05-2010 (originally released in 1971) 2010 issue UK 11-track digitally remastered LP pressed on 180gram Vinyl - originally released in 1971, 'Songs For Beginners' finds Graham Nash at his solo best. A Quintessential experience which consists of some of Nash's most famous harmonies and guitar work. 'Wounded Bird' and 'Simple Man' go a long way to explain the attraction, beautiful melodies and a real sense of Nash becoming a solo artist in his own right Tracks: 01. Military Madness 02. Better Days 03. Wounded Bird 04. I Used to Be a King 05. Be Yourself 06. Simple Man 07. Man in the Mirror 08. There's Only One 09. Sleep Song 10. Chicago 11. We Can Change the World Probably Graham Nash's most famous solo album--he never recorded as many solo projects as his CSN&Y cohorts, for some reason--1971's SONGS FOR BEGINNERS is the quintessential Graham Nash experience. The ex-Hollies frontman overdubs his distinctive harmonies over unfailingly pretty piano and guitar melodies, letting his pop instincts, which were always more finely attuned than those of his folkier chums, lead him. Part protest songs--"Military Madness" and "Chicago" are asimpassioned as Young's "Ohio"--and part singer-songwriter introspection, the songs are a uniformly strong lot. "WoundedBird" and "Simple Man", among Nash's most beloved tunes, are highlights, but the lovely "Sleep Song" is among Nash's finest tunes ever. Jerry Garcia and Dave Mason are among the many heavy friends who make cameo appearances.
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