For Free (album)
For Free is the eighth and final solo studio album by American musician David Crosby. The album was released on July 23, 2021, by Three Blind Mice and BMG Rights Management with cover art produced by Joan Baez.
The album was Crosby's final release prior to his death in January 2023.
Critical reception
For Free received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 84, which indicates "universal acclaim", based on 11 reviews.Personnel
- David Crosby – vocals
- James Raymond – acoustic piano, synthesizers, synth guitar solo, synth bass, synth acoustic guitar, drum programming, Fender Rhodes, percussion, horn arrangements, Wurlitzer electric piano, backing vocals
- Shawn Tubbs – guitars, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Steve Postell – acoustic guitar, backing vocals, guitars
- Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar
- Dean Parks – guitars, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Andrew Ford – bass
- Elijah Thomson – bass
- Gary Novak – drums
- Steve DiStanislao – drums
- Abe Laboriel Jr. – drums
- Steve Tavaglione – tenor saxophone, EWI
- Walt Fowler – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Michael McDonald – backing vocals
- Gracie Raymond – backing vocals
- Becca Stevens – backing vocals
- Michelle Willis – backing vocals
- Sarah Jarosz – vocals
- Brian Wilson – count-in vocal
Production
- James Raymond – producer, arrangements, recording, mixing
- Dan Garcia – recording, mixing
- David Crosby – mixing
- Nate Hassely – assistant engineer
- Joel Jacks – assistant engineer
- Jason Mariani – assistant engineer
- Kaushlesh "Garry" Purohit – assistant engineer
- Shawn Tubbs – guitar recording
- Dean Parks – guitar recording
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
- Louise Hendy – artwork design
- Joan Baez – sleeve artwork, original painting
- Mike Chadwick – management
- Recorded at The Bamboom Room ; Hz Werks ; Joel Jacks' Studio ; Groove Masters ; Stubbs Recording ; Tomorrow's Sound Today.
- Mixed at The Bamboom Room; Sunset Sound ; Carbonite Sound.
- Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering.