Magnetic South (album)

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Magnetic South
Studio album by Michael Nesmith & The First National Band
Released	1970
Genre	Country Rock
Length
Label	RCA
Producer	Felton Jarvis
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Michael Nesmith & The First National Band chronology
The Wichita Train Whistle Sings (1968) Magnetic South (1970) Loose Salute (1970)

Michael Nesmith's second album, reissued in 1999 as 16 Original Classics.

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Michael Nesmith except where noted.

1. "Calico Girlfriend" – 2:37
2. "Nine Times Blue" – 1:39
3. "Little Red Rider" – 2:34
4. "The Crippled Lion" – 3:10
5. "Joanne" – 3:10
6. "First National Rag" (Red Rhodes) – 0:21
7. "Mama Nantucket" – 2:36
8. "Keys to the Car" – 2:52
9. "Hollywood" – 5:03
10. "One Rose" (D.Lyon/L.McIntyre) – 3:27
11. "Beyond the Blue Horizon" (Whiting/Harling/Robin) – 5:55

[edit] The band

• O.J. "Red" Rhodes (pedal steel guitar)
• John Ware (drums)
• John London (bass)
• Earl P. Ball (side piano)
• Michael Nesmith (guitar & vocals)

[edit] Trivia

• Felton Jarvis was given production credit even though he did no actual production work; the credit is primarily a tip for Jarvis given that he'd helped sign The First National Band to RCA.

• Five of the album's eleven tracks are from Mike's days with The Monkees. The first four tracks were recorded by Mike in 1968-9 for The Monkees, while "Hollywood" was also recorded in 1968 but first demoed by Mike for possible inclusion on the album Headquarters.

• The Monkees connection to the First National Band not only involved Mike's compositions - Mike of course had been the Monkees' unofficial leader; John London played bass on several Monkees tracks and appeared as an extra on several episodes of the TV show; Red Rhodes had played on a few 1969 Monkees tracks, notably "Steam Engine."