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{{short description|1986 studio album by Graham Nash}}
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| name = Innocent Eyes
{{Infobox album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
Name = Innocent Eyes |
| type = Album
Type = Album |
| artist = [[Graham Nash]]
Artist = [[Graham Nash]] |
| cover = Innocenteyesgn.jpg
Cover = Innocenteyesgn.jpg |
| alt =
Released = 27 March 1986 |
| released = 27 March 1986
| recorded =
Genre = [[Rock and roll|Rock]], [[reggae]] |
Length = 34:10 |
| venue =
| studio = Rudy Records (Los Angeles, California); Devonshire Studios (Burbank, California); Smoketree Ranch (Chatsworth, California); [[Long View Farm Studios]] (North Brookfield, Massachusetts); Sea-West Studios (Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii).
Label = [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]] |
Producer = [[Craig Doerge]], [[Stanley Johnston]], and [[Graham Nash]] |
| genre = [[Rock and roll|Rock]], [[reggae]]
| length = 34:10
Last album = ''[[Earth & Sky (album)|Earth & Sky]]'' <br /> (1980) |
| label = [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
This album ='''''Innocent Eyes'''''<br />(1986) |
| producer = [[Craig Doerge]], Stanley Johnston, and [[Graham Nash]]
Next album = ''[[Songs for Survivors]]''<br />(2002) |
| prev_title = [[Earth & Sky (album)|Earth & Sky]]
| prev_year = 1980
| next_title = [[Songs for Survivors]]
| next_year = 2002
}}
}}
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'''''Innocent Eyes''''' is the fourth solo studio album by [[British people|British]] [[singer-songwriter]] [[Graham Nash]], released in March 1986. The influence of [[reggae]] clearly shows in the hit song "Chippin' Away."
'''''Innocent Eyes''''' is the fourth solo studio album by British singer-songwriter [[Graham Nash]], released in 1986.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1986-07-27-8602240201-story.html|title=GRAHAM NASH TRIES A TRUE SOLO ALBUM WITHOUT HINT OF CROSBY, STILLS OR YOUNG|first=Lynn Van Matre, Pop music|last=critic|website=chicagotribune.com}}</ref> The influence of [[reggae]] shows in the hit song "Chippin' Away".

The album reached No. 136 on the ''Billboard'' charts <ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6RiAAzx-6iYC&q=Innocent+Eyes+%28Graham+Nash+album%29&pg=PA264|title=Crosby Stills And Nash: The Biography|first=Dave|last=Zimmer|date=2 March 2000|publisher=Da Capo Press|isbn=9780306809743|via=Google Books}}</ref> while title's track single was #84 on Billboard's Hot 100.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing|
All tracks composed by Graham Nash; except where indicated
| headline = Side one
#"See You in Prague" ([[Davitt Sigerson]], [[Richie Zito]]) – 3:44
| title1 = See You in Prague
#"Keep Away from Me" – 3:34
| writer1 = [[Davitt Sigerson]], [[Richie Zito]]
#"Innocent Eyes" (Paul Bliss) – 3:10
| length1 = 3:44
#"Chippin' Away" (Tom Fedora) – 3:55
| title2 = Keep Away from Me
#"Over the Wall" – 3:27
| length2 = 3:34
#"Don't Listen to the Rumours" (John Palermo) – 3:05
| writer2 = Graham Nash
#"Sad Eyes" – 3:22
| title3 = Innocent Eyes
#"Newday" ([[Craig Doerge]], Nash) – 3:19
| writer3 = Paul Bliss
#"Glass and Steel" – 3:17
| length3 = 3:10
#"I Got a Rock" – 3:17
| title4 = Chippin' Away
| writer4 = Tom Fedora
| length4 = 3:55
| title5 = Over the Wall
| length5 = 3:27
| writer5 = Nash
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| title6 = Don't Listen to the Rumours
| writer6 = John Palermo
| length6 = 3:05
| title7 = Sad Eyes
| length7 = 3:22
| writer7 = Nash
| title8 = Newday
| writer8 = [[Craig Doerge]], Nash
| length8 = 3:19
| title9 = Glass and Steel
| length9 = 3:17
| writer9 = Nash
| title10 = I Got a Rock
| length10 = 3:17
| writer10 = Nash
}}


==Personnel==
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable"
*Graham Nash : vocals, rhythm guitar (2), keyboards (5,7,10), guitars (9)
|-
*Bill Boydston : linn drum programming (1,2,4–8,10), keyboards (1,4,6)
!Chart (1986)
*Mark Williams : drum overdubs (1,2,5,6,10), drums (3)
!Peak<br/>position
*[[Craig Doerge]] : keyboards
|-
*[[Michael Landau]] : guitars (1,3,5–10)
|Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=213}}</ref>
*Mike Fisher : percussion (1,4,6,7,9,10)
| style="text-align:center;"|91
*[[George "Chocolate" Perry]] : bass (2,4,7,8)
|-
*[[Tim Drummond]] : bass (2,7)
|United States ([[Billboard 200]])<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine|title=Graham Nash|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/graham-nash/chart-history/tlp/|access-date=2020-06-21|magazine=Billboard}}</ref>
*[[David Lindley (musician)|David Lindley]] : lead guitar (2)
| style="text-align:center;"|136
*Paul Bliss : bass (3), drum programming (3), keyboards (3)
|-
*[[Kenny Loggins]] : additional vocal (3)
|United States ([[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box Album]])<ref name="Whitburn">{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=The Comparison Book Billboard/Cash Box/Record World 1954-1982|publisher=Sheridan Books|year=2015|isbn=978-0-89820-213-7|page=125}}</ref>
*[[Ian Wallace (drummer)|Ian Wallace]] : drum over-dubs (4,8)
| style="text-align:center;"|123
*Jeff Southworth : guitars (4,6)
|}
*[[Waddy Wachtel]] : guitars (5)
*Kate Yester : additional vocal (6)
*[[Joe Lala]] : percussion (7)
*[[James Taylor]] : additional vocal (7)
*David Plantshon : drums (9)
*[[Leland Sklar]] : bass (9)
*[[Alan Pasqua]] : keyboards (10)
*Stanley Johnston : engineer
*Jay Parti : engineer
*[[Greg Ladanyi]] : mixing
*Reed Fenton : photography
*[[Doug Sax]] & Mike Reese : LP mastering
*Barry Diament : CD mastering


==Trivia==
== Personnel ==
{{div col}}
The music video for the title track features [[John Ritter]] as Dad.
* Graham Nash – vocals, rhythm guitar (2), keyboards (5, 7, 10), guitars (9)
* [[Craig Doerge]] – keyboards
* Bill Boydston – keyboards (1, 4, 6), [[LinnDrum|LinnDrum programming]] (1, 2, 4–8, 10)
* Paul Bliss – keyboards (3), bass (3), drum programming (3)
* [[Alan Pasqua]] – keyboards (10)
* [[Michael Landau]] – guitars (1, 3, 5–10)
* [[David Lindley (musician)|David Lindley]] – lead guitar (2)
* Jeff Southworth – guitars (4, 6)
* [[Waddy Wachtel]] – guitars (5)
* [[George "Chocolate" Perry]] – bass (2, 4, 7, 8)
* [[Tim Drummond]] – bass (2, 7)
* [[Leland Sklar]] – bass (9)
* Mark Williams – drum overdubs (1, 2, 5, 6, 10), drums (3)
* [[Ian Wallace (drummer)|Ian Wallace]] – drum overdubs (4, 8)
* David Plantshon – drums (9)
* Michael Fisher – percussion (1, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10)
* [[Joe Lala]] – percussion (7)
* [[Kenny Loggins]] – additional vocals (3)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rhino.com/article/happy-anniversary-graham-nash-innocent-eyes|title=Happy Anniversary: Graham Nash, Innocent Eyes &#124; Rhino|website=www.rhino.com}}</ref>
* Kate Yester – additional vocals (6)
* [[James Taylor]] – additional vocals (7)
* Stanley Johnston – engineer
* Jay Parti – engineer
* [[Greg Ladanyi]] – mixing at The Complex (Los Angeles, California)
* [[Doug Sax]] and Mike Reese – LP mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
* Barry Diament – CD mastering at [[Atlantic Studios]] (New York City, New York)
* Reed Fenton – photography
* Dawn Patrol and [[Jimmy Wachtel]] – art direction, design
{{div col end}}


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 04:45, 29 July 2024

Innocent Eyes
Studio album by
Graham Nash
Released27 March 1986
StudioRudy Records (Los Angeles, California); Devonshire Studios (Burbank, California); Smoketree Ranch (Chatsworth, California); Long View Farm Studios (North Brookfield, Massachusetts); Sea-West Studios (Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii).
GenreRock, reggae
Length34:10
LabelAtlantic
ProducerCraig Doerge, Stanley Johnston, and Graham Nash
Graham Nash chronology
Earth & Sky
(1980) 		Innocent Eyes
(1986) 		Songs for Survivors
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Innocent Eyes is the fourth solo studio album by British singer-songwriter Graham Nash, released in 1986.[2] The influence of reggae shows in the hit song "Chippin' Away".

The album reached No. 136 on the Billboard charts [3] while title's track single was #84 on Billboard's Hot 100.

Track listing

[edit]
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."See You in Prague"Davitt Sigerson, Richie Zito3:44
2."Keep Away from Me"Graham Nash3:34
3."Innocent Eyes"Paul Bliss3:10
4."Chippin' Away"Tom Fedora3:55
5."Over the Wall"Nash3:27
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Don't Listen to the Rumours"John Palermo3:05
7."Sad Eyes"Nash3:22
8."Newday"Craig Doerge, Nash3:19
9."Glass and Steel"Nash3:17
10."I Got a Rock"Nash3:17

Charts

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Chart (1986) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 91
United States (Billboard 200)[5] 136
United States (Cash Box Album)[6] 123

Personnel

[edit]
  • Graham Nash – vocals, rhythm guitar (2), keyboards (5, 7, 10), guitars (9)
  • Craig Doerge – keyboards
  • Bill Boydston – keyboards (1, 4, 6), LinnDrum programming (1, 2, 4–8, 10)
  • Paul Bliss – keyboards (3), bass (3), drum programming (3)
  • Alan Pasqua – keyboards (10)
  • Michael Landau – guitars (1, 3, 5–10)
  • David Lindley – lead guitar (2)
  • Jeff Southworth – guitars (4, 6)
  • Waddy Wachtel – guitars (5)
  • George "Chocolate" Perry – bass (2, 4, 7, 8)
  • Tim Drummond – bass (2, 7)
  • Leland Sklar – bass (9)
  • Mark Williams – drum overdubs (1, 2, 5, 6, 10), drums (3)
  • Ian Wallace – drum overdubs (4, 8)
  • David Plantshon – drums (9)
  • Michael Fisher – percussion (1, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10)
  • Joe Lala – percussion (7)
  • Kenny Loggins – additional vocals (3)[7]
  • Kate Yester – additional vocals (6)
  • James Taylor – additional vocals (7)
  • Stanley Johnston – engineer
  • Jay Parti – engineer
  • Greg Ladanyi – mixing at The Complex (Los Angeles, California)
  • Doug Sax and Mike Reese – LP mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
  • Barry Diament – CD mastering at Atlantic Studios (New York City, New York)
  • Reed Fenton – photography
  • Dawn Patrol and Jimmy Wachtel – art direction, design

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Ruhlmann, William. Innocent Eyes at AllMusic
  2. ^ critic, Lynn Van Matre, Pop music. "GRAHAM NASH TRIES A TRUE SOLO ALBUM WITHOUT HINT OF CROSBY, STILLS OR YOUNG". chicagotribune.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Zimmer, Dave (2 March 2000). Crosby Stills And Nash: The Biography. Da Capo Press. ISBN 9780306809743 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 213. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ^ "Graham Nash". Billboard. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2015). The Comparison Book Billboard/Cash Box/Record World 1954-1982. Sheridan Books. p. 125. ISBN 978-0-89820-213-7.
  7. ^ "Happy Anniversary: Graham Nash, Innocent Eyes | Rhino". www.rhino.com.


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