| Nevada Fighter | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Michael Nesmith & The First National Band |
| Cover: | NevadaFighter.jpg |
| Released: | May 1971 |
| Recorded: | October 1970 – January 1971 |
| Genre: | Country rock |
| Length: | 30:28 |
| Label: | RCA Victor |
| Producer: | Michael Nesmith |
| Prev Title: | Loose Salute |
| Prev Year: | 1970 |
| Next Title: | Tantamount to Treason Vol. 1 |
| Next Year: | 1972 |
Nevada Fighter is the third solo album by American singer-songwriter Michael Nesmith during his post-Monkees career. The album is also the third and final album with Nesmith backed by the First National Band. Released by RCA Records in 1971, the LP failed to chart in the top 200 but bubbled under at #218. The lead off single "Nevada Fighter" peaked at No. 70 on the Billboard charts and No. 67 in Canada.[1]
John London and John Ware left the group in late November 1970. Two tracks were left to finish the album - "Here I Am" (recorded in early January 1971) and "Rainmaker" (recorded over two dates in January). Nesmith recruited James Burton, Joe Osborn and Ron Tutt to help finish the album — all three had worked with Nesmith during his days with The Monkees.
The track "Nevada Fighter" was originally recorded under the title "Apology." "Propinquity" was the third version of this song Nesmith recorded — he demoed it for The Monkees in 1966 and recorded a 1968 version for the group.
All songs by Michael Nesmith except where noted.
| Chart (1971) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| United States (Billboard 200) | 218 | |
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] | 45 |
Additional musicians: