Name: Whistling Down the Wire [Remaster]
Brand: MCA
SKU: 8554
Price: 16.94 GBP
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Performer Notes

Personnel: Graham Nash (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, harmonica); David Crosby (vocals, acoustic guitar); David Lindley (electric, slide & pedal steel guitars, violin, viola); Danny Kortchmar (electric guitar, dobro); Laura Allen (zither); Craig Doerge (glass harmonica, acoustic & electric pianos, organ); Tim Drummond (bass); Russ Kunkel (drums, percussion).
Producers: David Crosby, Graham Nash.
Reissue producers: Stephen Barncard, Mike Ragogna.
Recorded at The Sound Labs, Los Angeles, California; Rudy Records, San Francisco, California. Includes liner notes by Steve Silberman.
Digitally remastered by Erick Labson (1999, MCA Music Media Studios).
Personnel: Graham Nash (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harmonica, keyboards); David Crosby (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar); James Taylor (vocals); David Lindley (guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar, violin, viola); Danny Kortchmar (guitar, electric guitar, dobro); Craig Kinlers, Ben Keith, Joel Bernstein (guitar); Laura Allen, Laurie Allan (zither); Craig Doerge (piano, electric piano, organ, keyboards, glass armonica); Stan Szelest, Carole King (keyboards); Russ Kunkel (drums, snare drum, percussion).
Liner Note Authors: Graham Nash; Steve Silberman.
Recording information: Sound Labs, LA, CA & Rudy Recor.
Photographers: Lesley Foster Barncard; Joel Bernstein.
The follow-up to Crosby and Nash's best-selling declaration of independence WIND ON THE WATER, WHISTLING DOWN THE WIRE is very much of a piece with its predecessor, down to the similarly alliterative titles; in fact, some of the instrumental tracks were cut during sessions for the earlier album. As before, Crosby's songs have a slightly jazzier feel than Nash's overt pop tunes, and the overall ambiance is creamy, mostly acoustic California folk-rock, with the stars' gorgeous Everly Brothers-inspired harmonies way up front.
Standout tracks include Crosby's "Dancer," a harmonically complex piece with wordless, almost scat vocals, whose opening riff recalls the Hollies' "King Midas in Reverse." Nash's surprisingly acerbic "Mutiny," a dig at colleagues Stephen Stills and Neil Young, features a howling CSNY-style guitar duel between Danny Kortchmar and David Lindley.

Album: Whistling Down the Wire [Remaster]
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Spotlight	More Info...
2)	Broken Bird	More Info...
3)	Time After Time	More Info...
4)	Dancer	More Info...
5)	Mutiny	More Info...
6)	J.B.'s Blues	More Info...
7)	Marguerita	More Info...
8)	Taken At All	More Info...
9)	Foolish Man	More Info...
10)	Out Of The Darkness	More Info...

Album: Whistling Down the Wire [Remaster]
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Spotlight	More Info...
2)	Broken Bird	More Info...
3)	Time After Time	More Info...
4)	Dancer	More Info...
5)	Mutiny	More Info...
6)	J.B.'s Blues	More Info...
7)	Marguerita	More Info...
8)	Taken At All	More Info...
9)	Foolish Man	More Info...
10)	Out Of The Darkness	More Info...