Wild Tales is a 1973 album by Graham Nash. All songs that appear on this album were written by Graham Nash.
Contrary to later reports, the darker tone of this album was not inspired by the murder of Nash's then-girlfriend, Amy Gossage, by her brother; that tragedy happened more than a year after the release of this LP. Rather, Nash was in a somber mood in the wake of the failures of his relationships with Joni Mitchell and Rita Coolidge, and the unwillingness at the time of the other members of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young to reunite for a new album.
This album failed to break into the Top 30 on the US chart, a fact which Nash blamed on supposed lack of support and promotion from Atlantic Records. As a result, Nash left the label and signed with ABC Records for several duo albums with David Crosby.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Graham Nash
- "Wild Tales" – 2:18
- "Hey You (Looking at the Moon)" – 2:14
- "Prison Song" – 3:10
- "You'll Never Be The Same" – 2:48
- "And So It Goes" – 4:48
- "Grave Concern" – 2:45
- "Oh! Camil (The Winter Soldier)" – 2:51
- "I Miss You" – 3:04
- "On The Line" – 2:35
- "Another Sleep Song" – 4:43
Personnel
- Graham Nash: acoustic guitar (4,7), electric rhythm guitar (1,2,6), electric piano (3,10), piano (8,9), harmonica (3,7,9), vocals
- Johnny Barbata: drums (1,2,3,4,5,6,9,10)
- Joel Bernstein: acoustic guitar (2,10)
- David Crosby: vocals (3,5,9)
- Tim Drummond: bass
- Harry Halex: electric piano (5), acoustic guitar (9)
- Stanley Johnston: voice montage (6)
- Ben Keith: pedal steel guitar (2,4,5,9), dobro (10)
- David Lindley: electric slide guitar (1,6), mandolin (3)
- David Mason: twelve-string guitar (7)
- Joni Mitchell: vocal (10)
- Joe Yankee (a pseudonym for Neil Young): acoustic piano (5)
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