The Best of Crosby & Nash is a compilation album by Crosby & Nash released in 1978. It features tracks from the artists' solo albums as well as by the duo, although does not contain their biggest hit as a pair, "Immigration Man". Their final album on ABC Records, it is out of print, superseded in 2002 by a survey of their work for ABC released on compact disc.
Track listing
Personnel David Crosby – vocals all tracks except "Wild Tales" and "Chicago"; electric guitar on "Love Work Out," "The Wall Song," and "Carry Me"; guitars on "Southbound Train" and "Laughing" piano on "Bittersweet" Graham Nash – vocals; piano on "Love Work Out," "The Wall Song," "Chicago," and "To the Last Whale..."; guitar on "Wild Tales," "Southbound Train," "Laughing," and "Chicago"; Hammond organ on "The Wall Song" and "Chicago"; harmonica on "Southbound Train"; tambourine on "Chicago"
Additional personnel Craig Doerge — electric piano on "Bittersweet" and "To the Last Whale..."; Hammond organ on "Love Work Out"; piano on "Carry Me"; keyboards on "Out of the Darkness" Carole King — Hammond organ on "Bittersweet" Jerry Garcia – pedal steel guitar on "Southbound Train" and "Laughing"; electric guitar on "The Wall Song" Danny Kortchmar — electric guitar on "Love Work Out," "Out of the Darkness," and "Bittersweet" David Lindley — slide guitar on "Love Work Out," "Wild Tales," and "Out of the Darkness" James Taylor — guitar on "Carry Me" and "To the Last Whale..."; backing vocals on "To the Last Whale..." Tim Drummond — bass on "Love Work Out," "Wild Tales," and "Out of the Darkness" Leland Sklar — bass on "Carry Me," "Bittersweet," and "To the Last Whale..." Chris Ethridge – bass on "Southbound Train" and "Chicago" Phil Lesh – bass on "The Wall Song" and "Laughing" Russ Kunkel — drums on "Love Work Out," "Carry Me," "Out of the Darkness," "Bittersweet," and "To the Last Whale..." John Barbata – drums on "Wild Tales," "Southbound Train," and "Chicago"; tambourine on "Chicago" Bill Kreutzmann – drums on "The Wall Song" and "Laughing" Jackson Browne — backing vocals on "Love Work Out" Joni Mitchell — backing vocals on "Laughing" Venetta Fields, Sherlie Matthews, Clydie King, Dorothy Morrison, Rita Coolidge – backing vocals on "Chicago" Jimmie Haskell — string arrangements on "To the Last Whale..." Lee Holdridge — string arrangements on "Out of the Darkness" Sid Sharp — orchestra leader on "Wind on the Water" and "Out of the Darkness"
Charts Chart (1978)Peak positionUS Billboard Top LPs150US Cash Box Top 100 Albums145
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