Nevada Fighter

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Nevada Fighter
Studio album by Michael Nesmith & The First National Band
Released	1971
Genre	Country Rock
Length
Label	RCA
Producer	Michael Nesmith
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Michael Nesmith & The First National Band chronology
Loose Salute (1970) Nevada Fighter (1971) Tantamount to Treason Vol. 1 (1972)

Nevada Fighter is Michael Nesmith's fourth album.

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Michael Nesmith except where noted.

1. "Grand Ennui" – 2:07
2. "Propinquity (I've just begun to care)" – 2:59
3. "Here I Am" – 3:15
4. "Only Bound" – 3:23
5. "Nevada Fighter" – 3:06
6. "Texas Morning" (Mike Murphy/Boomer Castleman) – 3:00
7. "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" (Bob Nolan) – 4:10
8. "I Looked Away" (Eric Clapton/Bobby Whitlock) – 3:13
9. "Rainmaker" (Harry Nilsson/Bill Martin) – 3:17
10. "René" (Red Rhodes) – 1:40

[edit] The band

• John London (bass)
• John Ware (drums)
• O.J. "Red" Rhodes (Pedal steel)
• Michael Nesmith (gt, voc)

Many Thanks to:

• Joe Osborn (bass)
• Max Bennet (bass)
• Glen D. Hardin (keyboards)
• Michael Cohen (keyboards)
• Ron Tutt (drums)
• James Burton (guitar)
• Al Casey (guitar)

[edit] Trivia

• Recording began in October 1970 and was completed in late January 1971.

• John London and Johnny Ware left the group in late November 1970. Two tracks were left to finish the album - "Here I Am" (recorded in early January 1971) and "Only Bound" (recorded in late January). This required Mike to recruit James Burton, Joe Osborn, and Ron Tutt to help finish the album; all three had worked with Mike during his days with The Monkees.

• The track "Nevada Fighter" was recorded under the title "Apology."

• The track "Propinquity" was the third version of this song Mike recorded - he demoed it for The Monkees in 1966 and recorded a 1969 version for the group.