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Thousand Roads

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Thousand Roads
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 4, 1993
RecordedJuly 1992–January 1993
StudioGroove Masters (Santa Monica, California)
Sunset Sound (Los Angeles, California)
Ocean Way Recording (Los Angeles, California)
The Power Station (New York City, NY)
Warnham Lodge Farm (West Sussex, UK)
The Farm (Chiddingfold, UK)
GenreRock
Length47:30
LabelAtlantic
ProducerPhil Collins
David Crosby chronology
Oh Yes I Can
(1989)
Thousand Roads
(1993)
It's All Coming Back to Me Now...
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauC−[2]

Thousand Roads is the third solo studio album by the rock artist David Crosby, a founding member of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. It was released on May, 4 1993 on Atlantic Records. It was the last solo studio album from Crosby for 21 years until Croz in 2014.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hero" (featuring Phil Collins)Phil Collins, David Crosby4:39
2."Too Young to Die"Jimmy Webb5:45
3."Old Soldier"Marc Cohn4:58
4."Through Your Hands"John Hiatt4:33
5."Yvette in English"Joni Mitchell, David Crosby5:53
6."Thousand Roads"David Crosby4:31
7."Columbus"Noel Brazil4:26
8."Helpless Heart"Paul Brady4:18
9."Coverage"Bonnie Hayes3:22
10."Natalie"Stephen Bishop4:55

B-sides

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Song Single Writer
"Fare Thee Well" "Hero" Emily Saliers

Personnel

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Strings on "Helpless Heart"

  • David Campbell – arrangements
  • Armen Garabedian – concertmaster
  • Suzie Katayama – contractor
  • David Young – string bass
  • Larry Corbett, Suzie Katayama and Daniel Smith – cello
  • Scott Haupert, Maria Newman and Evan Wilson – viola
  • Armen Garabedian, Berj Garabedian, Ruth Johnson and Dimitrie Levici – violin

Production

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  • Executive Producer – Jan Crosby
  • Producers – Phil Collins (Track 1); Don Was (Tracks 2, 4 & 8); David Crosby (Tracks 3, 5 & 9); John Leventhal (Track 3); Dean Parks (Track 5); Glyn Johns (Tracks 6 & 7); Phil Ramone (Track 10).
  • Co-Producers – Nick Davis (Track 1); Stephen Barncard (Track 9).
  • Engineers – Nick Davis (Track 1); Rob Eaton (guitar overdub, Track 1); Rik Pekkonen (Tracks 2, 4 & 8); Paul Dieter (Tracks 3, 5 & 10); Glyn Johns (Tracks 6 & 7); Stephen Barncard and Ed Goodreau (Track 9).
  • Assistant Engineers – Simon Metcalfe (Track 1); Dan Bosworth (Tracks 2, 4 & 8); Steve Onsuka (Track 5); Bob Salcedo (Tracks 5 & 10); Mike Kloster (Track 9).
  • Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).
  • Art Direction – Graham Nash
  • Cover Art – R. Mac Holbert
  • Photography – Guido Harari

References

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  1. ^ William Ruhlmann (1993-05-04). "Thousand Roads - David Crosby | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (November 23, 1993). "Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved July 5, 2013.