Oh Yes I Can Explained
Oh Yes I Can is the second solo studio album by David Crosby. It was released on January 23, 1989, 18 years on from his previous solo release, If I Could Only Remember My Name.
Four songs ("Drive My Car", "Distances", "Melody" and "Flying Man") had been slated to appear on Crosby's unfinished 1979-1981 Capitol Records solo album and were subsequently rejected for inclusion in Crosby, Stills & Nash projects. The group had attempted to record "Drive My Car" and "Distances" during aborted 1978 sessions for a follow-up to CSN (1977). One of the recordings from this time, "Drive My Car," was included in the trio's 1991 box set, CSN.
Track listing
All songs written by David Crosby, except where noted.
Personnel
- David Crosby – lead and backing vocals, guitars (5, 6), acoustic guitar (8)
- Craig Doerge – synthesizers (1), Yamaha TX816 Rhodes (2), acoustic piano (3, 4, 6, 10), Rhodes electric piano (4), keyboards (7, 9)
- Kim Bullard – synthesizers (2, 4, 10)
- Mike Finnigan – additional organ (3), organ (6)
- Kenny Kirkland – electric piano (8)
- Danny Kortchmar – guitars (1, 3), electric guitar (8)
- David Lindley – slide guitar (1)
- Steve Lukather – guitars (2, 4)
- Michael Hedges – guitars (5, 11), additional backing vocals (5), arrangements (11)
- Dan Dugmore – slide guitar (6)
- Michael Landau – guitars (7)
- Larry Carlton – guitars (9)
- Leland Sklar – bass (1, 2, 4, 7, 9–11)
- George "Chocolate" Perry – bass (3, 8)
- Tim Drummond – bass (6)
- Joe Vitale – drums (1, 3, 8), organ (3), synthesizers (10)
- Russ Kunkel – drums (2, 4, 7, 9, 10), percussion (7)
- Jim Keltner – drums (6)
- Joe Lala – percussion (2, 8, 9)
- Kim Hutchcroft – saxophones (3)
- Larry Williams – saxophones (3)
- Gary Grant – trumpet (3)
- Jerry Hey – trumpet (3), horn arrangements (3)
- Jackson Browne – additional backing vocals (4)
- Graham Nash – additional backing vocals (5, 11), electric piano (8)
- Bonnie Raitt – additional backing vocals (7)
- James Taylor – additional backing vocals (10)
- JD Souther – additional backing vocals (11)
Production
- Executive Producer – Eddie Wilner
- Producers – David Crosby; Craig Doerge and Stanley Johnston (Tracks 1–7, 9–11); Howard Alpert and Ron Alpert (Track 8).
- Engineers – Stephen Barncard, Steve Gursky, Stanley Johnston, Gerry Lentz and Jay Parti.
- Assistant Engineers – Tom Banghart, Gary Boatner, Michael Bosley, Troy Cruze, Larry Goodwin, Scott Gordon, Mark McKenna, Russell Schmidt, Allan Tucker, Bob Vogt and Paul Winger.
- Mixing – Niko Bolas (Track 1); Stanley Johnston (Tracks 2–11).
- Mastered by Bob Ludwig and Mike Reese at Masterdisk (New York, NY) and A&M Mastering Studios (Los Angeles, CA).
- Art Direction and Design – Caroline Balog and Gary Burden
- Photography – Henry Diltz (back cover), Jay Parti (front cover) and Aaron Rapoport (inner sleeve).
Charts
Album - Billboard (United States)
Singles - Billboard (United States)
