Wild Tales (album)

Wild Tales
Studio album by Graham Nash
Released	2 January 1974
Recorded	Rudy Records, San Francisco, California
Genre	folk rock, country rock, rock
Length	31:16
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Graham Nash
Graham Nash chronology
Songs for Beginners (1971) Wild Tales (1974) Earth & Sky (1980)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	C−[2]
Galeria Musical	[3]
Rolling Stone	(not rated)[4]

Wild Tales is the second solo studio album by British singer-songwriter Graham Nash, released on Atlantic Records in 1974. In the United States, it peaked at number 34 on Billboard's albums chart. Nash blamed its failure to chart higher there on a lack of support and promotion from Atlantic Records. Following the protracted break-up of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young in late 1974 and early 1975, Nash left the label and signed a contract with ABC Records as a duo with his CSNY partner David Crosby.

Contrary to later reports, the darker tone of Wild Tales was not inspired by the murder of Nash's then-girlfriend, Amy Gossage,^{[citation needed]} by her brother – an event that occurred in February 1975.^[5] Rather, Nash was in a sombre mood in the wake of the failures of his earlier relationships with Joni Mitchell and Rita Coolidge, and the unwillingness at the time of the other members of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young to reunite for a new album.^{[citation needed]}