Unlimited Streaming
Listen to this album in high quality now on our apps
Start my trial period and start listening to this albumEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
SubscribeEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
Digital Download
Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
David Crosby, the reluctant solo artist, made his first solo album, If I Could Only Remember My Name, with an all-star guest list, then waited 18 years to make another. For his third solo album, Thousand Roads, Crosby increased the participation of his guests and attempted to redefine himself as an artist. Where previously, whoever was playing or singing on the track, the song was a Crosby composition, on Thousand Roads Crosby acted primarily as an interpretive singer, penning only one of the 10 songs and contributing to two others. He also brought in eight people to help produce the album, as if this were a Whitney Houston project on which every song was a potential single. The result certainly was a craftsman-like set of songs written by pop professionals -- Phil Collins, Jimmy Webb, Marc Cohn, John Hiatt, Paul Brady, Stephen Bishop -- and produced by the cream of pop producers -- Don Was, Glyn Johns, Phil Ramone. The failings were, first, that Crosby's individuality was lost and, second, that, as the list suggests, his choices were more calculated than inspired. The problem with David Crosby as a solo artist was not how to make him sound more conventional, it was how to make his unconventionality work. Thousand Roads solved the wrong problem, and though Crosby's collaboration with Phil Collins, "Hero," rode halfway up the singles charts (and high into the easy listening lists) largely on Collins's fame and the lyric's winking references to Crosby's jail time, the album was Crosby's least successful in the record stores.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
You are currently listening to samples.
Listen to over 100 million songs with an unlimited streaming plan.
Listen to this playlist and more than 100 million songs with our unlimited streaming plans.
From £10.83/month
David Crosby, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Phil Collins, Producer, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals, Writer - Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar - Jeff Pevar, Guitar
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactued & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1993 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Jackson Browne, Harmony Vocals - Bernie Leadon, Guitar - David Crosby, Vocals, MainArtist - Don Was, Producer - Benmont Tench, Keyboards - Jim Keltner, Drums - Jimmy Webb, Composer, Lyricist, Piano - Michael Landau, Guitar - Leland Sklar, Bass Guitar - Graham nash, Harmony Vocals
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactued & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1993 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
David Crosby, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Marc Cohn, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Piano - JOHN LEVENTHAL, Guitar - Leland Sklar, Bass Guitar - Graham nash, Harmony Vocals, Harmonica
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactued & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1993 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Jeff Porcaro, Drums - Bernie Leadon, Guitar - David Crosby, Vocals, MainArtist - Don Was, Producer - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion - CJ Vanston, Keyboards - Leland Sklar, Bass Guitar - John Hiatt, Composer, Lyricist - Kipp Lennon, Harmony Vocals - Craig Doerge, Keyboards
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactued & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1993 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Dean Parks, Producer, Flute, Guitar - David Crosby, Producer, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Joni Mitchell, Writer - CJ Vanston, Keyboards - Luis Conte, Percussion - Leland Sklar, Bass Guitar
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactued & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1993 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bernie Leadon, Guitar - David Crosby, Composer, Lyricist, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Ethan Johns, Drums, Additional Guitar, Percussion - Andy Fairweather Low, Electric Guitar - GLYN JOHNS, Producer - David Watkins Clarke, Bass Guitar
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactued & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1993 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bernie Leadon, Guitar - David Crosby, Vocals, MainArtist - Noel Brazil, Composer, Lyricist - Ethan Johns, Percussion - Andy Fairweather Low, Electric Guitar - GLYN JOHNS, Producer - David Watkins Clarke, Bass Guitar - PAUL WICKENS, Accordion, Keyboards
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactued & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1993 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Jeff Porcaro, Drums - Bernie Leadon, Guitar - David Crosby, Vocals, MainArtist - Don Was, Producer - Paul Brady, Composer, Lyricist - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion - CJ Vanston, Keyboards - Leland Sklar, Bass Guitar - Kipp Lennon, Harmony Vocals - Craig Doerge, Keyboards
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactued & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1993 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bernie Leadon, Guitar - David Crosby, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Russ Kunkel, Drums - Leland Sklar, Bass Guitar - Kipp Lennon, Harmony Vocals - Craig Doerge, Keyboards - Bonnie Hayes, Composer, Lyricist, Keyboards
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactued & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1993 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Dean Parks, Guitar - David Crosby, Vocals, MainArtist - Phil Ramone, Producer - Russ Kunkel, Drums - CJ Vanston, Keyboards - Leland Sklar, Bass Guitar - STEPHEN BISHOP, Composer, Lyricist, Harmony Vocals - Kipp Lennon, Harmony Vocals - Craig Doerge, Keyboards
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactued & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1993 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Album review
David Crosby, the reluctant solo artist, made his first solo album, If I Could Only Remember My Name, with an all-star guest list, then waited 18 years to make another. For his third solo album, Thousand Roads, Crosby increased the participation of his guests and attempted to redefine himself as an artist. Where previously, whoever was playing or singing on the track, the song was a Crosby composition, on Thousand Roads Crosby acted primarily as an interpretive singer, penning only one of the 10 songs and contributing to two others. He also brought in eight people to help produce the album, as if this were a Whitney Houston project on which every song was a potential single. The result certainly was a craftsman-like set of songs written by pop professionals -- Phil Collins, Jimmy Webb, Marc Cohn, John Hiatt, Paul Brady, Stephen Bishop -- and produced by the cream of pop producers -- Don Was, Glyn Johns, Phil Ramone. The failings were, first, that Crosby's individuality was lost and, second, that, as the list suggests, his choices were more calculated than inspired. The problem with David Crosby as a solo artist was not how to make him sound more conventional, it was how to make his unconventionality work. Thousand Roads solved the wrong problem, and though Crosby's collaboration with Phil Collins, "Hero," rode halfway up the singles charts (and high into the easy listening lists) largely on Collins's fame and the lyric's winking references to Crosby's jail time, the album was Crosby's least successful in the record stores.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:47:31
- Main artists: David Crosby
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino Atlantic
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactued & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactued & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing
Improve album information
Why buy on Qobuz...
-
Stream or download your music
Buy an album or an individual track. Or listen to our entire catalogue with our high-quality unlimited streaming subscriptions.
-
Zero DRM
The downloaded files belong to you, without any usage limit. You can download them as many times as you like.
-
Choose the format best suited for you
Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats (FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF...) depending on your needs.
-
Listen to your purchases on our apps
Download the Qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go.