Jeff’s Playlist: Dec. 3, 2021

If I Could Only Remember My Name — David Crosby

This has got to be one of, if not the best, albums of all time. It includes an all-star cast with mem­bers of the Grateful Dead, Santana, and Jefferson Airplane — along with Joni Mitchell, Graham Nash, and Neil Young. 

The album fea­tures Jerry Garcia and Neil Young togeth­er on gui­tar and vocals on “What are their Names,” a fab­u­lous collaboration. 

When I found this album, none of my friends had it. I was pleased that I was able to intro­duce it to them, and now per­haps to you. If you’ve nev­er heard it in its entire­ty, believe me, you’re gonna love it!

This album has been reis­sued in CD for­mat as an anniver­sary edi­tion. If you don’t have it, get it. You won’t regret it.

Track listing

Artists appearing

• David Crosby – vocals, guitars
• Graham Nash – gui­tar, vocals (on “Music Is Love”, “Tamalpais High”, “Laughing”, “What Are Their Names”, “Traction in the Rain” and “Song with No Words”)
• Jerry Garcia – elec­tric gui­tar (on “Cowboy Movie”, “Tamalpais High”, “What Are Their Names” and “Song with No Words”); ped­al steel gui­tar (on “Laughing”); gui­tars (on “Kids and Dogs”); vocal (on “What Are Their Names”)
• Neil Young – gui­tars, vocals (on “Music Is Love” and “What Are Their Names”); bass, vibra­phone, con­gas (on “Music Is Love”)
• Jorma Kaukonen – elec­tric gui­tar (on “Tamalpais High” and “Song with No Words”)
• Laura Allan – auto­harp, vocal (on “Traction in the Rain”)
• Gregg Rolie – piano (on “Song with No Words”)
• Phil Lesh – bass (on “Cowboy Movie”, “Tamalpais High”, “Laughing” and “What Are Their Names”); vocal (on “What Are Their Names”)
• Jack Casady – bass (on “Song with No Words”)
• Bill Kreutzmann – drums (on “Tamalpais High” and “Laughing”); tam­bourine (on “Cowboy Movie”)
• Michael Shrieve – drums (on “What Are Their Names” and “Song with No Words”)
• Mickey Hart – drums (on “Cowboy Movie”)
• Joni Mitchell – vocals (on “Laughing” and “What Are Their Names”)
• David Freiberg, Paul Kantner, Grace Slick – vocals (on “What Are Their Names”)
• Stephen Barncard – engi­neer, dig­i­tal remas­ter­ing producer
• Ellen Burke – assis­tant engineer
• Gary Burden – art direction
• Henry Diltz – photography
• Elliot Roberts, Ronald Stone – management
• David Geffen – direc­tion
• Steve Hall – sur­round mas­ter­ing engi­neer 2006 DVD reissue
• Bill Dooley – com­pact disc dig­i­tal mas­ter­ing engi­neer 2006 reissue

Album information

• Released: February 22, 1971
• Recorded: 1970–1971
• Studio: Wally Heider, San Francisco A&M, Hollywood
• Length: 37:04
• Label: Atlantic
• Producer: David Crosby

Listen to the whole orig­i­nal album below. Ignore the video on Cowboy Movie and enjoy the audio.

Note: The track “Kids and Dogs” is not on the orig­i­nal album.