Loose Salute

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Loose Salute
Studio album by Michael Nesmith& The First National Band
Released	1970
Genre	Country Rock
Length
Label	RCA
Producer	Michael Nesmith
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Michael Nesmith& The First National Band chronology
Magnetic South (1970) Loose Salute (1970) Nevada Fighter (1971)

Loose Salute is Michael Nesmith's third album, dedicated to Tony Richland.

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Michael Nesmith except where noted.

1. "Silver Moon" – 3:15
2. "I Fall to Pieces" (Harlan Howard/Hank Cochran) – 2:56
3. "Thanx for the Ride" – 2:48
4. "Dedicated Friend" – 2:27
5. "Conversations" – 3:27
6. "Tengo Amore" – 3:00
7. "Listen to the Band" – 2:35
8. "Bye, Bye, Bye" – 3:17
9. "Lady of the Valley" – 2:57
10. "Hello Lady" – 3:49

[edit] The band

• Michael Nesmith (vocals & rhythm guitar)
• John London (bass)
• John Ware (drums)
• O.J. "Red" Rhodes (pedal steel guitar)

plus

• Glen D. Hardin (piano)

[edit] Trivia

• Recording began in April 1970 but would not be completed until October 1970.

• "Bye, Bye, Bye" required eleven recording and mixing sessions before it was completed to Mike's satisfaction.

• A quasi-instrumental number, "First National Dance," was recorded for the album but replaced at the last minute by "Silver Moon," which was recorded in September 1970.

• The version of "Listen To The Band" featured here is the song's third version; previous versions appeared on 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee (featuring The Monkees' final performance of the 1960s with Peter Tork) and as a late-1969 single by The Monkees.

• A cover of Jerry Reed's song "Guitar Man" was recorded but not issued on the album.