Magnetic South (album)
| Magnetic South | ||||
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| Studio album by Michael Nesmith & The First National Band | ||||
| Released | June 1970 | |||
| Recorded | February–March 1970 | |||
| Genre | Country rock | |||
| Length | 33:24 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Producer | Felton Jarvis | |||
| Michael Nesmith & The First National Band chronology | ||||
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Magnetic South is the first solo album by American singer-songwriter Michael Nesmith during his post-Monkees career. Released by RCA Records in 1970, the album peaked at Number 143 on the Billboard Pop Albums charts and Number 49 in Canada. Magnetic South is considered a pioneering example of country rock. "Joanne" backed with "One Rose" was issued as a single from the album, reaching Number 21 on the Billboard singles charts and Number 6 on the Adult Contemporary charts, #5 on the Australian chart, and #4 in Canada. "Joanne" was the highest charting single of Nesmith's entire solo career.