Split Coconut

1975 studio album by Dave Mason
Split Coconut
Studio album by
Dave Mason
ReleasedSeptember 1975
GenreRock
LabelColumbia
ProducerBruce Botnick, Dave Mason
Dave Mason chronology
The Best Of Dave Mason
(1974)
Split Coconut
(1975)
Certified Live
(1976)

Split Coconut is an album by Dave Mason, released in October 1975. It was reissued on CD on the One Way label in 1995.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Allmusic's brief retrospective review called the album a major disappointment after Mason's first two albums for Columbia, claiming that the songs seem both hastily written and hastily recorded.[1]

Track listing

All songs by Dave Mason unless otherwise noted.

Side One

  1. "Split Coconut"
  2. "Crying, Waiting, Hoping" (Buddy Holly)
  3. "You Can Lose It" (Dave Mason, Jim Krueger)
  4. "She's a Friend"
  5. "Save Your Love"

Side Two

  1. "Give Me a Reason Why"
  2. "Two Guitar Lovers" (Maureen Grey)
  3. "Sweet Music"
  4. "Long Lost Friend"

Personnel

  • Dave Mason – vocals, guitar, slide guitar
  • Jim Krueger – guitar
  • Graham Nash – guitar, background vocals
  • Gerald Johnson – bass
  • Mark T. Jordan – organ, keyboards, clavinet
  • Jai Winding – organ, synthesizer, piano, keyboards
  • Rick Jaeger – drums
  • Emil Richards – percussion, marimba
  • The Manhattan Transfer – vocals, background vocals
  • David Crosby – vocals, background vocals

Chart positions

Year Chart Position
1975 Billboard Pop Albums 27

References

  1. ^ a b Split Coconut at AllMusic
  • v
  • t
  • e
Studio albums
Live albums
Compilations
  • 1972 Scrapbook
  • 1974 The Best of Dave Mason
  • 1975 At His Best
  • 1978 The Very Best of Dave Mason
  • 1981 The Best of Dave Mason
  • 1995 Long Lost Friend: The Very Best of Dave Mason
  • 1999 Ultimate Collection
  • 2006 The Definitive Collection
  • 2016 The Columbia Years: The Definitive Anthology
Singles
  • 1968 "Just for You"
  • 1970 "Only You Know and I Know"
  • 1970 "Satin Red and Black Velvet Woman"
  • 1972 "To Be Free"
  • 1977 "So High (Rock Me Baby and Roll Me Away)"
  • 1977 "We Just Disagree"
  • 1978 "Mystic Traveller"
  • 1978 "Don't It Make You Wonder"
  • 1978 "Let It Go, Let It Flow"
  • 1978 "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?"
  • 1980 "Save Me" (with Michael Jackson)
  • 1987 "Something In The Heart"
  • 1988 "Dreams I Dream" (duet with Phoebe Snow)
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