''Grin'' is a 1971 album by Grin, featuring songs by their guitarist

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. As well as being an album in its own right, this was released by CBS in the UK as part of a 1976 double album set along with its successor ''

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''. In 2005, it was issued on CD in remastered form, with the addition of two more tracks from the original sessions. The album was dedicated to

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with "special thanks" to

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Track listing

All tracks composed by Nils Lofgren # "Like Rain" - 3:38 # "See What a Love Can Do" - 5:02 (*) (Jerry Williams - scat vocals) # "Everybody's Missin' the Sun" - 2:44 # "18 Faced Lover" - 3:26 # "Outlaw" - 4:02 (*) # "We All Sung Together" - 3:44 # "If I Were a Song" - 3:10 # "Take You to the Movies Tonight" - 1:45 # "Direction" - 4:14 # "Pioneer Mary" - 3:45 (*) # "Open Wide" - 3:02 # "I Had Too Much (Miss Dazi)" - 3:23

2005 Sony CD bonus tracks

# "Nobody" - 2:57 # "Sing for Happiness" - 3:15 (**) All songs written by

. Timings taken from remastered CD. "Nobody" features the original lyrics prior to being re-written for Crazy Horse. Both "Nobody" and "Sing for Happiness" were previously released on ''The Very Best of Grin'', Spindizzy/Epic Associated/Legacy 65697-SI.

Cover versions

The live track labelled "Any Day Woman" recorded by

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includes a version of "Take You to the Movies Tonight" after that

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song.

Personnel

;Grin *

- Guitars, Keyboards, Vocals * Bob Berberich - Drums, Vocals * Bob Gordon - Bass, Vocals with: * (*) Harmony vocals by

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and

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. * (*) Scat singing by Jerry Williams * (**)

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on steel guitar ;Technical *Bruce McCauley - cover artwork

References

All information from album & CD cover and label. ''Grin'', Grin, Acadia ACA 8090 (2005) CD reissue {{DEFAULTSORT:Grin (Grin Album) 1971 debut albums Nils Lofgren albums Albums produced by David Briggs (producer) Epic Records albums Albums recorded at Wally Heider Studios