If I Could Only Remember My Name (studio album) by David Crosby

If I Could Only Remember My Name by David Crosby
Year: 1971
Overall rank: 1,623rd   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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78/100 (from 227 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1971 (42nd)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (316th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,623rd)
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78/100 (from 227 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.7/100, a mean average of 77.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.7.

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From 11/09/2023 09:51
If Only I Could Remember My Name....David Crosby! Album done? ?
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80/100
From 01/22/2023 12:34
Great album. But what a horrible cover.
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80/100
From 10/30/2021 01:26
A great stoner record. David Crosby's debut solo album probably isn't for everybody. He's definitely trying to experiment with the wordless harmonies on this album and his reliance on that caused critics to call it lazy and stupid. If I Could Only Remember My Name is a great vibe. Its chock full of Laurel Canyon musicians as well.
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65/100
From 04/22/2021 19:30
subtle effervesant group of songs don't quite soar
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80/100
From 06/02/2020 03:02
So glad to see this first solo contribution from David Crosby getting the recognition it deserves.
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From 02/11/2018 22:28
Semplicemente, per me, il più grande disco di rock psichedelico mai realizzato: una musica, cioè, legata alla tradizione americana ma che, avvalendosi di strumenti tra i più classici del rock quali chitarre, basso e batteria e senza trucchi, punta ad orizzonti lontani, raggiungendoli. Per l'ultima volta.
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From 01/07/2018 22:05
Nice sound, but didn't leave a big impression on me.
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100/100
From 04/04/2017 01:46
A true masterpice!
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90/100
From 05/28/2016 11:00
A superb song cycle that relies on feel as much as structure, if I could only remember my name, is easily David Crosby's greatest solo LP. Every track is wonderfully inventive, Crosby gives us something that's probably more from the heart than the head. The album includes the epic, cowboy movie, the excellent, what are their names, and the haunting final two tracks, Orleans, and, I'd swear there was somebody here, a beautiful tribute to his late girlfriend. IICORMN, is a beautiful record.
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70/100
From 08/13/2013 00:54
I understand why some worship this album. However, to me it sounds a little too indulgent.
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