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Jan 16, 2022 · “Cry on My Shoulder,” doused in ’90s schmaltz, casually features backup vocals by David Crosby and Graham Nash, and Herbie Hancock accompanies Raitt on the aching ballad “I Ain’t Gonna ...
- Harvest – Neil Young
- Blows Against The Empire – Jefferson Starship
- Jackson Browne – Jackson Browne
- Judee Sill – Judee Sill
- Breakaway – Art Garfunkel
- Cracked Rear View – Hootie & The Blowfish
- Gorilla – James Taylor
- Nick of Time – Bonnie Raitt
- Across The Borderline – Willie Nelson
- Blue Moves – Elton John
After their project Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young split, Neil Young recruited the other three bandmates to record backing vocals for his fourth studio album, the 1972 LP, Harvest. Linda Ronstadt and James Taylor were other notable contributors to the album. Crosby’s vocal stylings can be heard on the tracks “Are You Ready for the Country?” and “Alab...
Jefferson Starship’s Blows Against the Empirewas a collaborative effort between the former Jefferson Airplane members and various San Francisco-area bands recording music at the time, including the Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service, as well as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Many members of these bands came together to work with Starship o...
Crosby lent his vocals to Jackson Browne’s eponymous 1972 debut, providing harmonies throughout. Over the years, Crosby would appear as a backing vocalist on several other Browne works, including the albums, For Everyman, The Pretender, World in Motion, I’m Alive, and Looking East.
Crosby shared his legendary guitar chops with the young songwriter, Judee Sill, for her self-titled 1971 debut. Sill’s first major tour was spent opening for Crosby & Nash when they toured as duo.
Art Garfunkel’s second solo album featured the backing vocals of Crosby alongside Nash, and even Toni Tennille of Captain & Tennille.
Crosby was recruited to sing backup on Hootie & the Blowfish’s mega hit “Hold My Hand” which appeared on their 1994 album, Cracked Rear View.
Crosby’s voice makes an appearance in the background of James Taylor’s 1975 classic, Gorilla. He is most notably featured on the tracks, “Lighthouse” and “Mexico.” He is also credited on Taylor’s 1976 album, In the Pocket.
Crosby can be heard in Bonnie Raitt’s “Cry on My Shoulder,” featured on her 10th studio album, the 1989 hit record, Nick of Time. He also makes an appearance on her 1994 album, Longing in Their Hearts.
Willie Nelson went big for his 40th studio release, Across the Borderline, recruiting the help of not only Crosby, but also Kris Kristofferson, Sinéad O’Connor, Bonnie Raitt, Bob Dylan, and Paul Simon. Crosby serves as a backing vocalist on the project.
Elton John and Crosby seem the most unlikely of musical pairings, but their voices work together on John’s 11th studio album, the 1976-released Blue Moves. Crosby provides support on the tracks “Cage the Songbird” and “The Wide-Eyed and Laughing.”
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Nick of Time is the tenth studio album by the American singer Bonnie Raitt, released on March 21, 1989. It was Raitt's first album released by Capitol Records.
David Van Cortlandt Crosby (August 14, 1941 – January 18, 2023) was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
- Joni Mitchell, Song to a Seagull (1968) Crosby was assigned to produce his girlfriend Mitchell's debut album. He took her to Sunset Sound Recorders and initially set up microphones around the room as she sat and sang at the grand piano — an experiment that failed spectacularly.
- Jefferson Airplane, Volunteers (1969) Crosby is credited with sailboat ambience on Jefferson Airplane's version of "Wooden Ships," the track he co-wrote with the band's Paul Kantner and Stills (who played organ on the album's "Turn My Life Around").
- Stephen Stills, Stephen Stills (1970) Crosby was part of the vocal chorus for his sometimes bandmate's self-titled first solo album, joining Rita Coolidge, John Sebastian and Priscilla Jones on the tracks "Love the One You're With," "Sit Yourself Down," "We Are Not Helpless" (all also featuring Nash) and "Go Back Home."
- Paul Kantner and Jefferson Starship, Blows Against the Empire (1970) Crosby was part of the original Starship crew, singing on "Mau Mau," "Starship," "A Child Is Coming" and "Have You Seen the Stars Tonite."
Mar 21, 2019 · They also feature some of the album’s biggest names: Graham Nash and David Crosby sang backup vocals on “Cry On My Shoulder,” Herbie Hancock accompanied Bonnie on piano for “I Ain’t ...
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Michael Ruff’s shimmering ballad that features Graham Nash and David Crosby on backing vocals, making the sound in unison that only they can. Although ostensibly a roots album, to these ears, “Nick Of Time” has more in common with a work like Anita Baker’s “Rapture,”
