Younger Than Yesterday
by The Byrds
- Type: Album
- Released: February 6, 1967
- Label: Columbia
- Country: United States
- Length: 46:28
- Community rating: 4.72/5 from 7 ratings
Artists on this release: David Crosby, Michael Clarke, Chris Hillman, Jim McGuinn
Album Notes & Community Reviews
On 'Younger Than Yesterday', The Byrds expanded their sonic palette by blending psychedelic rock with jazz explorations and experimental production, incorporating brass instruments, reverse tape effects, and electronic oscillators. The album marks the crucial emergence of bassist Chris Hillman as a prominent songwriter and vocalist, whose foundational country-rock compositions offered a melodic counterpart to the acerbic satire of "So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star" and the increasingly complex, moody jazz-folk of Roger McGuinn and David Crosby.
Genres
Descriptors: jangly, melodic, classic, harmonies, folk
Tracklist
- So You Want to Be a Rock 'N' Roll Star (2:06)
- Have You Seen Her Face (2:40)
- C.T.A. - 102 (2:28)
- Renaissance Fair - Single Version (1:52)
- Time Between (1:53)
- Everybody's Been Burned - Single Version (3:05)
- Thoughts and Words (2:56)
- Mind Gardens (3:46)
- My Back Pages (3:08)
- The Girl With No Name (1:50)
- Why (2:46)
- It Happens Each Day (2:45)
- Don't Make Waves - Single Version (1:37)
- My Back Pages - Alternate Version (2:43)
- Mind Gardens - Alternate Version (3:18)
- Lady Friend - Single Version (2:31)
- Old John Robertson - Single Version (5:05)
Credits
- Jim McGuinn - lead guitar, twelve-string guitar, vocals, songwriter
- David Crosby - rhythm guitar, vocals, songwriter
- Chris Hillman - electric bass, vocals, songwriter, acoustic guitar, Bass
- Michael Clarke - drums
- Clarence White - guitar, electric guitar, Electric Guitar, Guitar
- Hugh Masekela - trumpet, horns, Horn
- Vern Gosdin - acoustic guitar, Acoustic Guitar
- Gary Usher - producer, Producer
- Bob Hippard - songwriter
- Frank Bez - photography by [front cover]
- Roger McGuinn - Guitar Solo