Out Friday: Graham Nash, OVER THE YEARS

First he was a member of The Hollies, then he joined forces with David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and sometimes Neil Young, and whenever the opportunity has presented itself, he’s also had a significant solo career. Now, Graham Nash is about to issue a two-disc compilation which features some of his most notable compositions from the CSN(&Y) years and the work he’s released under his own name, and while it doesn’t technically feature anything by The Hollies, it does kick off with a song that he offered them but which was rejected.

Yes, the song in question is “Marrakesh Express,” which went on to become a classic CSN track, and it’s joined on this new compilation  - OVER THE YEARS – with a number of other tracks which will immediately ring a bell, including “Immigration Man,” “Simple Man,” “Teach Your Children,” “Our House,” “Wasted on the Way,” and “Just a Song Before I Go,” among many others. Better yet, it’s a 2-disc set, one which features 15 studio tracks on the first disc and 15 original demos on the second disc.

OVER THE YEARS will be released digitally and as a 2-CD set this Friday, and it will also be released as a 15-track, double-LP version on August 31, one which has music on three of its sides and an etching on “Side Four.”  You can find the track listing for all of these formats below, but in the meantime, you can spin the Graham Nash playlist we’ve compiled.

Over The Years...
CD Track Listing

Disc One
1.    "Marrakesh Express"
2.    "Military Madness"
3.    "Immigration Man"
4.    "Just A Song Before I Go"
5.    "I Used To Be King" *
6.    "Better Days" *
7.    "Simple Man"
8.    "Teach Your Children"
9.    "Lady Of The Island"
10.  "Wind On The Water"
11.  "Our House"
12.  "Cathedral"
13.  "Wasted On The Way"
14.  "Chicago/We Can Change The World"
15.  "Myself At Last"

* Previously unreleased mixes

Disc Two: The Demos
1.    "Marrakesh Express" - London, 1968
2.    "Horses Through A Rainstorm" - London, 1968
3.    "Teach Your Children" - Hollywood, 1969
4.    "Pre-Road Downs" - Hollywood, 1969
5.    "Our House" - San Francisco, 1969
6.    "Right Between The Eyes" - San Francisco, 1969 *
7.    "Sleep Song" - San Francisco, 1969 *
8.    "Chicago" - Hollywood, 1970 *
9.    "Man In The Mirror" - Hollywood, 1970
10.  "Simple Man" - Hollywood, 1970
11.  "I Miss You" - San Francisco, 1972
12.  "You'll Never Be The Same" - San Francisco, 1972
13.  "Wind On The Water" - San Francisco, 1975
14.  "Just A Song Before I Go" - San Francisco, 1976
15.  "Wasted On The Way" - Oahu, 1980

Previously unreleased demo versions, except *

LP Track Listing

Side One
1.    "Marrakesh Express"
2.    "Military Madness"
3.    "Immigration Man"
4.    "Just A Song Before I Go"
5.    "I Used To Be King" *

Side Two
1.    "Better Days" *
2.    "Simple Man"
3.    "Teach Your Children"
4.    "Lady Of The Island"
5.    "Wind On The Water"
 
Side Three
1.    "Our House"
2.    "Cathedral"
3.    "Wasted On The Way"
4.    "Chicago/We Can Change The World"
5.    "Myself At Last"
 
* Previously unreleased mixes