David Crosby's "If I Could Only Remember My Name"
CD/DVD reissue of the classic 1971 solo debut album.
The legendary two-time Rock And Roll Hall Of Famer’s revered 1971 solo debut album newly reissued as a 2-Disc CD/DVD set featuring a previously unreleased track, 5.1 mix, rare video footage and more.
Background
Originally released at the pinnacle of CSNY’s fame—singer-songwriter David Crosby’s 1971 solo debut IF I COULD ONLY REMEMBER MY NAME is a transcendent tour de force that allmusic.com calls, “among the finest splinter albums out of the CSNY diaspora.”
Recorded in San Francisco, the LP hit #12 on Billboard®’s Pop Albums chart and features stand-out tracks including “Music Is Love,” “Laughing,” and “Traction In The Rain” as well as guest performances from: the Dead’s Jerry Garcia, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann and Phil Lesh, Paul Kantner, Jorma Kaukonen, Joni Mitchell, Graham Nash, Gregg Rolie (Santana), Neil Young, and more. 35 years later, Rhino’s new CD/DVD reissue features the previously unreleased track “Kids And Dogs,” a 5.1 mix of the entire album, rare video footage, a photo gallery, and more.
Album Facts
- Deluxe 2-disc CD/DVD reissue of the classic 1971 solo debut album from two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Famer David Crosby (inducted for The Byrds and CSN).
- CD Disc 1 presents the original album, remastered to sound better than ever. Expanded with the previously unreleased song/bonus track “Kids And Dogs,” featuring Jerry Garcia on guitar. Includes the solo Croz classics “Traction In The Rain,” “Cowboy Music,” “Orleans,” and more. Plus the textured, “wordless” vocals of “Tamalpais High (At About 3),” and “Song With No Words (Tree With No Leaves).”
- DVD Disc 2 features a stellar 5.1 surround sound mix of the entire album including “Kids And Dogs.” Plus, a photo gallery, including many previously unseen images and more.
Tracks
- Music Is Love
- Cowboy Movie
- Tamalpais High (At About 3)
- Laughing
- What Are Their Names
- Traction In The Rain
- Song With No Words (Tree With No Leaves)
- Orleans
- I’d Swear There Was Somebody Here
- Bonus: Kids and Dogs

