For Everyman

by Jackson Browne

Overview

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 of which is to say that For Everyman was a less consistent collection than Browne's debut album. But Browne's songwriting ability remained impressive. ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date:	09/20/2024
Label:	Inside Recordings
UPC:	0696752401235
Rank:	1236

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jackson Browne   Primary Artist,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Guitar (Rhythm),Guitar (Acoustic)
David Crosby   Vocals (Background),Guest Artist,Vocal Harmony
Bonnie Raitt   Vocals (Background),Guest Artist,Vocals,Vocal Harmony
Glenn Frey   Vocals (Background),Guest Artist,Vocals,Vocal Harmony
Rockaday Johnnie   Piano,Piano
Don Henley   Vocals (Background),Guest Artist,Vocals,Vocal Harmony
Micky McGee   Drums
Joni Mitchell   Guest Artist,Piano,Piano (Electric)
Doug Haywood   Vocals (Background),Bass,Vocals,Guitar (Bass),Vocal Harmony,Guitar (Acoustic)
Wilton Felder   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Jon Douglas Haywood   Bass,Vocals
Sneaky Pete Kleinow   Pedal Steel
Bill Payne   Piano,Keyboards
Spooner Oldham   Organ
Russ Kunkel   Drums
David Paich   Piano
David Lindley   Fiddle,Guitar,Violin,Slide Guitar,Guitar (Steel),Electric Fiddle,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Leland Sklar   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Michael Utley   Organ
Mike Utley   Organ,Keyboards
Mickey McGee   Drums
Gary Mallaber   Drums
Craig Doerge   Piano
Jim Keltner   Drums

Technical Credits

Schmitt   Audio Engineer
Tarantini   Audio Engineer
John Haeny   Audio Engineer,Engineer
David Crosby   Harmony
Glenn Frey   Composer
Al Schmitt   Mixing Engineer,Mixing,Engineer,Audio Engineer
Rick Tarantini   Engineer,Audio Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Anthony Hudson   Design,Art Direction
Duke Ellington   Composer
Jackson Browne   Composer,Producer
Greg Ladanyi   Mastering
Mad Lion   Composer
Kent Nebergall   Engineer,Assistant Engineer