Browne, Jackson
For Everyman
Rare & Collectible Vinyl Records

Late 70's Reissue. Blue Clouds Label Housed In A Die-Cut Cover. VG++ Vinyl. Super Thin Saw Cut. Features David Crosby, Bonnie Raitt And Others. "Jackson Browne Faced The Nearly Insurmountable Task Of Following A Masterpiece In Making His Second Album. Having Cherry-Picked Years Of Songwriting The First Time Around, He Turned To Some Of His Secondary Older Material, Which Was Still Better Than Most People's Best And, Ironically, More Accessible — Notably Such Songs As "These Days," Which Had Been Covered Six Times Already, Dating Back To Nico's Chelsea Girl Album In 1967, And "Take It Easy," A Co-Composition With The Eagles' Glenn Frey That Had Been A Top 40 Hit For The Group In 1972. Browne Unsuccessfully Looked For Another Hit Single With The Up-Tempo "Red Neck Friend," Reminisced About Meeting His Wife And Starting A Family In The Coy "Ready Or Not," And, At The End, Finally Came Up With A New Song To Rank With Those On The First Album In The Philosophical Title Track, Which Reportedly Was His More Positive Reply To Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's "Wooden Ships." (David Crosby Sang Harmony.) Musically, The Album Was Still Restrained, But Not As Austere As Jackson Browne, As The Singer Had Hooked Up With Multi-Instrumentalist David Lindley, Who Would Introduce Interesting Textures To His Music On A Variety Of Stringed Instruments For The Next Several Years." All Music Guide - William Ruhlmann