Oh Yes I Can

Oh Yes I Can is the second solo studio album by David Crosby. It was released on January 23, 1989, 18 years on from his previous solo release, If I Could Only Remember My Name.

Four songs ("Drive My Car", "Distances", "Melody" and "Flying Man") had been slated to appear on Crosby's unfinished 1979-1981 Capitol Records solo album and were subsequently rejected for inclusion in Crosby, Stills & Nash projects. The group had attempted to record "Drive My Car" and "Distances" during aborted 1978 sessions for a follow-up to CSN (1977). One of the recordings from this time, "Drive My Car," was included in the trio's 1991 box set, CSN.

Track listing

All songs written by David Crosby, except where noted.

Personnel

Musicians

• David Crosby – vocals, guitars (5, 6), acoustic guitar (8)
• Craig Doerge – synthesizers (1), Yamaha TX816 Rhodes (2), acoustic piano (3, 4, 6, 10), Rhodes electric piano (4), keyboards (7, 9)
• Kim Bullard – synthesizers (2, 4, 10)
• Mike Finnigan – additional organ (3), organ (6)
• Kenny Kirkland – electric piano (8)
• Graham Nash – electric piano (8)
• Danny Kortchmar – guitars (1, 3), electric guitar (8)
• David Lindley – slide guitar (1)
• Steve Lukather – guitars (2, 4)
• Michael Hedges – guitars (5, 11), guitar arrangements (11)
• Dan Dugmore – slide guitar (6)
• Michael Landau – guitars (7)
• Larry Carlton – guitars (9)
• Leland Sklar – bass (1, 2, 4, 7, 9–11)
• George "Chocolate" Perry – bass (3, 8)
• Tim Drummond – bass (6)
• Joe Vitale – drums (1, 3, 8), organ (3), synthesizers (10)
• Russ Kunkel – drums (2, 4, 7, 9, 10), percussion (7)
• Jim Keltner – drums (6)
• Joe Lala – percussion (2, 8, 9)
• Kim Hutchcroft – saxophones (3)
• Larry Williams – saxophones (3)
• Gary Grant – trumpet (3)
• Jerry Hey – trumpet (3), horn arrangements (3)

Vocalists

• Jackson Browne – additional vocals (4)
• Michael Hedges – additional vocals (5)
• Graham Nash – additional vocals (5, 11)
• Bonnie Raitt – additional backing vocals (7)
• James Taylor – additional vocals (10)
• JD Souther – additional vocals (11)

Production

• David Crosby – producer
• Craig Doerge – producer (1–7, 9–11)
• Stanley Johnston – producer (1–7, 9–11)
• Howard Alpert – producer (8)
• Ron Alpert – producer (8)
• Caroline Balog – art production, design
• Gary Burden – art direction, design
• Henry Diltz – back cover photography
• Jay Parti – front cover photography
• Aaron Rapoport – inner sleeve photography

Technical credits

• Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York City, New York)
• Mike Reese – mastering at A&M Mastering Studios (Hollywood, California)
• Niko Bolas – mixing (1)
• Stanley Johnston – recording (1–7, 9–11), mixing (2–11)
• Steve Gursky – recording (8)
• Stephen Barncard – additional recording
• Gerry Lentz – additional recording
• Jay Parti – additional recording
• Tom Banghart – additional recording assistant
• Gary Boatner – additional recording assistant
• Michael Bosley – additional recording assistant
• Troy Cruze – additional recording assistant
• Larry Goodwin – additional recording assistant
• Scott Gordon – additional recording assistant
• Mark McKenna – additional recording assistant
• Russell Schmidt – additional recording assistant
• Allan Tucker – additional recording assistant
• Bob Vogt – additional recording assistant
• Paul Winger – additional recording assistant
• Bill Dooley – digital editing
• Dave Collins – digital editing

Charts

Album - Billboard (United States)

Singles - Billboard (United States)

References