Wild Tales (album)

Wild Tales is the second solo studio album by British singer-songwriter Graham Nash, released on Atlantic Records in 1974. In the United States, it peaked at number 34 on Billboards albums chart. Nash blamed its failure to chart higher there on a lack of support and promotion from Atlantic Records. Following the protracted break-up of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young in late 1974 and early 1975, Nash left the label and signed a contract with ABC Records as a duo with his CSNY partner David Crosby.

Contrary to later reports, the darker tone of Wild Tales was not inspired by the murder of Nash's then-girlfriend, Amy Gossage, by her brother – an event that occurred in February 1975. Rather, Nash was in a sombre mood in the wake of the failures of his earlier 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.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Graham Nash.

Personnel

• Graham Nash – vocals; acoustic guitar <small> on "You'll Never Be the Same" and "Oh! Camil (The Winter Soldier)"; </small> electric guitar <small> on "Wild Tales", "Hey You (Looking at the Moon)", "And So it Goes" and "Grave Concern"; </small> piano <small> on "I Miss You" and "On the Line"; </small> electric piano <small> on "Prison Song" and "Another Sleep Song"; </small> harmonica <small> on "Hey You (Looking at the Moon)", "Prison Song", "Oh! Camil (The Winder Soldier)" and "On the Line" </small>

Additional Personnel

• David Lindley – slide guitar <small> on "Wild Tales" and "Grave Concern"; </small> mandolin <small> on "Prison Song" </small>
• Dave Mason – twelve-string guitar <small> on "Oh! Camil (The Winter Soldier)" </small>
• Joel Bernstein – acoustic guitar <small> on "Hey You (Looking at the Moon)" and "Another Sleep Song" </small>
• Stephen Stills (credited as "Harry Halex") – acoustic guitar <small> on "On the Line"; </small> electric piano <small> on "And So it Goes" </small>
• Ben Keith – pedal steel guitar <small> on "Hey You (Looking at the Moon)", "You'll Never Be the Same", "And So it Goes" and "On the Line"; </small> dobro <small> on "Another Sleep Song" </small>
• Neil Young (credited as "Joe Yankee") – piano <small> on "And So it Goes" </small>
• Tim Drummond – bass guitar
• John Barbata – drums <small> all tracks except "Oh! Camil (The Winter Soldier)" and "I Miss You" </small>
• David Crosby – backing vocals <small> on "Prison Song", "And So it Goes" and "On the Line" </small>
• Joni Mitchell – backing vocals <small> on "Another Sleep Song" </small>
• Stanley Johnston – voice montage <small> on "Grave Concern" </small>

Charts

References