Thousand Roads

Thousand Roads is the third solo studio album by the rock artist David Crosby, a founding member of Crosby, Stills, and Nash. It was released in 1993 on Atlantic Records.

Thousand Roads
Studio album by David Crosby
Released	May 4, 1993
Genre	Rock
Length	47:30
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Phil Collins, Don Was, Dean Parks, David Crosby, Glyn Johns, Stephen Barncard, Phil Ramone
David Crosby chronology
Oh Yes I Can (1989) Thousand Roads (1993) It's All Coming Back to Me Now... (1995)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	C–[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Hero" (featuring Phil Collins)	Phil Collins, David Crosby	4:39
2.	"Too Young to Die"	Jimmy Webb	5:45
3.	"Old Soldier"	Marc Cohn	4:58
4.	"Through Your Hands"	John Hiatt	4:33
5.	"Yvette in English"	Joni Mitchell, David Crosby	5:53
6.	"Thousand Roads"	David Crosby	4:31
7.	"Columbus"	Noel Brazil	4:26
8.	"Helpless Heart"	Paul Brady	4:18
9.	"Coverage"	Bonnie Hayes	3:22
10.	"Natalie"	Stephen Bishop	4:55

B-sides

Song	Single	Writer
"Fare Thee Well"	"Hero"	Emily Saliers

Personnel

• David Crosby – lead and backing vocals
• Phil Collins – keyboards (1), drums (1), percussion (1), backing vocals (1)
• Benmont Tench – keyboards (2)
• Jimmy Webb – acoustic piano (2)
• Marc Cohn – acoustic piano (3)
• Craig Doerge – keyboards (4, 8, 9), arrangements (9)
• C.J. Vanston – keyboards (4, 5, 8, 10)
• Paul Wickens – keyboards (7), accordion (7)
• Bonnie Hayes – keyboards (9)
• Jeff Pevar – guitar (1)
• Michael Landau – electric guitar (2)
• Bernie Leadon – electric guitar (2, 9), acoustic guitar (2, 4, 6, 7, 8)
• John Leventhal – guitars (3)
• Dean Parks – guitars (5, 10), flute (5)
• Andy Fairweather Low – electric guitar (6, 7)
• Ethan Johns – additional electric guitar (6), drums (6, 7), percussion (6, 7)
• Pino Palladino – bass (1)
• Leland Sklar – bass (2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10)
• David Watkins Clarke – bass (6, 7)
• Jim Keltner – drums (2)
• Jeff Porcaro – drums (4, 8)
• Russ Kunkel – drums (9, 10)
• Paulinho Da Costa – percussion (4, 8)
• Luis Conte – percussion (5)
• David Campbell – string arrangements and conductor (8)
• David Young – acoustic bass (8)
• Larry Corbett – cello (8)
• Suzie Katayama – cello (8), string contractor (8)
• Daniel Smith – cello (8)
• Scott Haupert – viola (8)
• Maria Newman – viola (8)
• Evan Wilson – viola (8)
• Armen Garabedian – violin (8), concertmaster (8)
• Berj Garabedian – violin (8)
• Ruth Johnson – violin (8)
• Dimitrie Levici – violin (8)
• Jackson Browne – harmony vocals (2)
• Graham Nash – harmony vocals (2, 3), harmonica (3)
• Kipp Lennon – harmony vocals (4, 8, 9, 10)
• Stephen Bishop – harmony vocals (10)

Production

• Producers – Phil Collins (Track 1); Don Was (Tracks 2, 4 & 8); David Crosby (Tracks 3, 5 & 9); John Leventhal (Track 3); Dean Parks (Track 5); Glyn Johns (Tracks 6 & 7); Phil Ramone (Track 10).
• Co-Producers – Nick Davis (Track 1); Stephen Barncard (Track 9).
• Executive Producer – Jan Crosby
• Engineers – Nick Davis (Track 1); Rob Eaton (guitar overdub, Track 1); Rik Pekkonen (Tracks 2, 4 & 8); Paul Dieter (Tracks 3, 5 & 10); Glyn Johns (Tracks 6 & 7); Stephen Barncard and Ed Goodreau (Track 9).
• Assistant Engineers – Simon Metcalfe (Track 1); Dan Bosworth (Tracks 2, 4 & 8); Steve Onsuka (Track 5); Bob Salcedo (Tracks 5 & 10); Mike Kloster (Track 9).
• Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).
• Art Direction – Graham Nash
• Cover Art – Mac Holbert
• Photography – Guido Harari

References

1. William Ruhlmann (1993-05-04). "Thousand Roads - David Crosby | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
2. Christgau, Robert (November 23, 1993). "Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved July 5, 2013.