Michael Nesmith - Songs [2019] (12 x CDs)

MICHAEL NESMITH

Michael Nesmith - Songs [2019] (12 x CDs)

Robert Michael Nesmith (December 30, 1942 – December 10, 2021) was an American musician, songwriter, and actor. He was best known as a member of the Monkees and co-star of their TV series of the same name (1966–1968). His songwriting credits with the Monkees include "Mary, Mary", "The Girl I Knew Somewhere", "Tapioca Tundra", "Circle Sky" and "Listen to the Band". Additionally, his song "Different Drum" became a hit for Linda Ronstadt and the Stone Poneys.

After leaving the Monkees in 1969, Nesmith continued his successful songwriting and performing career, first with the seminal country rock group the First National Band, with whom he had a top-40 hit, "Joanne" (1970). As a solo artist, he scored an international hit with the song "Rio" (1977). He often played a custom-built Gretsch 12-string electric guitar with the Monkees and afterwards.

In 1974, Nesmith founded Pacific Arts, a multimedia production and distribution company, through which he helped pioneer the music video format, winning the first Grammy Award for Video of the Year for his hour-long comedy/variety program, Elephant Parts (1981) He created one of the first American television programs dedicated to music videos, PopClips, which aired on Nickelodeon in 1980, and was soon after approached to help develop the MTV network, though he declined. Nesmith was also an executive producer of the film Repo Man (1984). (Wikipedia)

Michael Nesmith, the legendary musician and one-fourth of The Monkees, the enigmatic Monkee with a penchant for cosmic tunes, invites us on a epic and melodic journey through his solo career with his box set, “Songs.” Because this collection isn’t just a box set it’s a musical odyssey spanning decades. Imagine a treasure chest filled with 12 CDs, each containing a chapter of Nesmith’s solo career. From the groovy '70s to the introspective '90s, this anthology covers it all. 

Edsel will issue Songs, a 12CD box set that brings together Michael Nesmith solo albums issued under two different labels. The set kicks off in 1970 with Magnetic South, as a prolific Nesmith went on to issue six albums on RCA in just three years, including the ironically-titled …And The Hits Just Keep on Comin’ which included his own version of ‘Different Drum’, which had been a hit for Linda Ronstadt back in 1967. 

1975’s The Prison was the first album on his own label Pacific Arts. This conceptual offering included a novella that was meant to be read while listening to the album as its ‘soundtrack’. Nesmith did the same with 1994’s The Garden (also included here).

1977’s From The Radio Engine To The Photon Wing produced a top 30 UK hit in Rio, with it’s ahead-of-its-time video, and four further albums from late seventies, late eighties and the nineties, complete this set. Three of the RCA albums offer bonus tracks, and these are all presented in vinyl replica-style card sleeves. Songs also features a booklet with notes by broadcaster and Monkees aficionado Iain Lee. 

Songs isn’t just an album; it’s a time capsule. Whether you’re a seasoned Nesmith devotee or a curious newcomer, this box set invites you to ride shotgun on a musical road trip. So, crank up the stereo, close your eyes, and let the songs carry you away.

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Track lists

CD01

01 Michael Nesmith & The First National Band - Calico Girlfriend 2:35

02 Michael Nesmith & The First National Band - Nine Times Blue 1:36

03 Michael Nesmith & The First National Band - Little Red Rider 2:39

04 Michael Nesmith & The First National Band - The Crippled Lion 3:12

05 Michael Nesmith & The First National Band - Joanne 3:10

06 Michael Nesmith & The First National Band - First National Rag 0:21

07 Michael Nesmith & The First National Band - Mama Nantucket 2:39

08 Michael Nesmith & The First National Band - Keys To The Car 2:56

09 Michael Nesmith & The First National Band - Hollywood 5:06

10 Michael Nesmith & The First National Band - One Rose 3:26

11 Michael Nesmith & The First National Band - Beyond The Blue Horizon 5:57

12 Michael Nesmith & The First National Band - Rose City Chimes 2:16

CD02

01 Michael Nesmith & The First National Band - Silver Moon 3:11

02 Michael Nesmith & The First National Band - I Fall To Pieces 2:56

03 Michael Nesmith & The First National Band - Thanx For The Ride 2:57

04 Michael Nesmith & The First National Band - Dedicated Friend 2:31

05 Michael Nesmith & The First National Band - Conversations 3:32

06 Michael Nesmith & The First National Band - Tengo Amore 2:59

07 Michael Nesmith & The First National Band - Listen To The Band 2:35

08 Michael Nesmith & The First National Band - Bye, Bye, Bye 3:18

09 Michael Nesmith & The First National Band - Lady Of The Valley 2:57

10 Michael Nesmith & The First National Band - Hello Lady 3:50

11 Michael Nesmith & The First National Band - First National Dance (Bonus Track) 2:59

CD03

01 Michael Nesmith & The First National Band - Grand Ennui 2:08

02 Michael Nesmith & The First National Band - Propinquity (I've Just Begun To Care) 2:59

03 Michael Nesmith & The First National Band - Here I Am 3:18

04 Michael Nesmith & The First National Band - Only Bound 3:26

05 Michael Nesmith & The First National Band - Nevada Fighter 3:07

06 Michael Nesmith & The First National Band - Texas Morning 3:12

07 Michael Nesmith & The First National Band - Tumbling Tumbleweeds 3:57

08 Michael Nesmith & The First National Band - I Looked Away 3:13

09 Michael Nesmith & The First National Band - Rainmaker 3:18

10 Michael Nesmith & The First National Band - Rene 1:42

CD04

01 Michael Nesmith And The Second National Band - Mama Rocker 3:02

02 Michael Nesmith And The Second National Band - Lazy Lady 2:57

03 Michael Nesmith And The Second National Band - You Are My One 4:13

04 Michael Nesmith And The Second National Band - In The Afternoon 5:47

05 Michael Nesmith And The Second National Band - Highway 99 With Melange 5:03

06 Michael Nesmith And The Second National Band - Wax Minute 4:39

07 Michael Nesmith And The Second National Band - Bonaparte's Retreat 4:41

08 Michael Nesmith And The Second National Band - Talking To The Wall 2:58

09 Michael Nesmith And The Second National Band - She Thinks I Still Care 4:09

10 Michael Nesmith And The Second National Band - Cantata & Fugue In C&W (Bonus Track) 2:15

11 Michael Nesmith And The Second National Band - Smoke, Smoke, Smoke That Cigarette (Bonus Track) 2:58

CD05

01 Michael Nesmith - Tommorrow & Me 3:46

02 Michael Nesmith - The Upside Of Good-Bye 2:56

03 Michael Nesmith - Lady Love 2:55

04 Michael Nesmith - Listening 2:23

05 Michael Nesmith - Two Different Roads 2:41

06 Michael Nesmith - The Candidate 2:34

07 Michael Nesmith - Different Drum 3:01

08 Michael Nesmith - Harmony Constant 3:45

09 Michael Nesmith - Keep On 3:29

10 Michael Nesmith - Roll With The Flow 5:09

CD06

01 Michael Nesmith - Continuing 3:52

02 Michael Nesmith - Some Of Shelly's Blues 3:20

03 Michael Nesmith - Release 3:50

04 Michael Nesmith - Winonah 3:50

05 Michael Nesmith - Born To Love You 3:52

06 Michael Nesmith - The Back Porch And A Fruit Jar Full Of Iced Tea 8:13

07 Michael Nesmith - Prairie Lullaby 4:08

CD07

01 Michael Nesmith - Opening Theme (Life, The Unsuspecting Captive) 3:31

02 Michael Nesmith - Dance Between The Raindrops 6:38

03 Michael Nesmith - Elusive Ragings 5:11

04 Michael Nesmith - Waking Mystery 7:50

05 Michael Nesmith - Hear Me Calling 4:31

06 Michael Nesmith - Marie's Theme 11:16

07 Michael Nesmith - Closing Theme (Lamp Post) 9:23

CD08

01 Michael Nesmith - Rio 7:00

02 Michael Nesmith - Casablanca Moonlight 6:38

03 Michael Nesmith - More Than We Imagine 3:22

04 Michael Nesmith - Navajo Trail 5:39

05 Michael Nesmith - We Are Awake 4:53

06 Michael Nesmith - Wisdom Has Its Way 5:11

07 Michael Nesmith - Love's First Kiss 3:56

08 Michael Nesmith - The Other Room 4:14

CD09

01 Michael Nesmith - Dance (Dance & Have A Good Time) 2:32

02 Michael Nesmith - Magic (This Night Is Magic) 3:41

03 Michael Nesmith - Tonite (The Television Song) 3:55

04 Michael Nesmith - Flying (Silks & Satins) (Long Version) 6:56

05 Michael Nesmith - Carioca (Blue Carioca) 4:08

06 Michael Nesmith - Cruisin' (Lucy And Ramona And Sunset Sam) 3:51

07 Michael Nesmith - Factions (The Daughter Of Rock 'n' Roll) 3:24

08 Michael Nesmith - Light (The Eclectic Light) 3:20

09 Michael Nesmith - Horserace (Beauty And The Magnum Force) 3:23

10 Michael Nesmith - Capsule (Hello People A Hundred Years From Now) 5:18

CD10

01 Michael Nesmith - Total Control 3:57

02 Michael Nesmith - Tanya 4:15

03 Michael Nesmith - I'll Remember You 3:54

04 Michael Nesmith - Formosa Diner 3:52

05 Michael Nesmith - Dreamer 4:47

06 Michael Nesmith - Eldorado To The Moon 2:50

07 Michael Nesmith - Tahiti Condo 3:54

08 Michael Nesmith - Chow Mein And Bowling 3:22

CD11

01 Michael Nesmith - Yellow Butterfly 5:21

02 Michael Nesmith - Laugh Kills Lonesome 4:12

03 Michael Nesmith - Moon Over The Rio Grande 5:57

04 Michael Nesmith - One... 5:19

05 Michael Nesmith - Juliana 6:09

06 Michael Nesmith - Brazil 5:35

07 Michael Nesmith - In The Still Of The Night 3:09

08 Michael Nesmith - Rising In Love 4:42

09 Michael Nesmith - Begin The Beguine 5:18

10 Michael Nesmith - I Am Not That 2:45

11 Michael Nesmith - For The Island 5:18

12 Michael Nesmith - Twilight On The Trail 4:27

CD12

01 Michael Nesmith - Garden's Glow 7:29

02 Michael Nesmith - Ficus Carica 5:10

03 Michael Nesmith - City 10:06

04 Michael Nesmith - Hills Of Time 7:38

05 Michael Nesmith - Flowers Dancing 6:36

06 Michael Nesmith - Wisteria 11:28

07 Michael Nesmith - Life Becoming 7:21

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