Nils Lofgren & Grin: \"1+1\" (1971), \"All Out\" (1972)

Nils Lofgren & Grin (2 albums): "1+1" (1971) & "All Out"(1972)

Grin

Lofgren used the Neil Young album credits to land his band Grin a record deal in 1971. Lofgren had formed the band with bassist Bob Gordon, and drummer Bob Berberich, in 1969 and the group played in the venues throughout the Washington, D.C. area. The band had a strong local fan base, releasing four critically acclaimed albums of catchy, hard rock, from 1971 to 1974, with guitar as Lofgren's primary instrument. Lofgren wrote the majority of the group's songs, and often shared vocal duties with other members of the band (primarily drummer Bob Berberich). After the second album Nils added brother Tom Lofgren as a rhythm guitarist. Grin failed to hit the big time, and were released by their record company.


"1+1"

Track listing

01.White Lies
02.Please Don't Hide
03.Slippery Fingers
04.Moon Tears
05.End Unkind
06.Sometimes
07.Lost a Number
08.Hi, Hello Home
09.Just a Poem
10.Soft Fun

All tracks by Nils Lofgren

Personnel

Nils Lofgren - Guitars, Keyboards, Vocals
Bob Berberich - Drums, Vocals
Bob Gordon - Bass, Vocals
Graham Nash - Vocals on "Hi, Hello Home"
David Blumberg - Orchestration on "Just a Poem" & "Soft Fun"

"All Out"

Track listing

11.Sad Letter
12.Heavy Chevy
13.Don't Be Long
14.Love Again
15.She Ain't Right
16.Love or Else
17.Ain't Love Nice
18.Heart on Fire
19.All Out
20.Rusty Gun
21.Just to Have You [*]

Personnel

Nils Lofgren - Guitars, Keyboards, Lead Vocals
Bob Berberich - Drums, Lead Vocals
Bob Gordon - Bass, Background Vocals
Tom Lofgren - Guitars, Background Vocals

Special thanks to Kathy McDonald - Vocals