Younger Than Yesterday

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

Younger Than Yesterday was released on 6 February 1967 on Columbia Records and was the Byrds' fourth album. Gene Clark was gone, the group's popularity was declining, and with new producer Gary Usher the album was recorded in eleven days at Columbia Studios in Hollywood. The group experimented with horns, reversed tape effects and an electronic oscillator.

Bassist Chris Hillman came to the fore for the first time as a singer and writer, and two of his songs point ahead to country rock. The album opens with So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star, a mocking song with a trumpet solo by Hugh Masekela and the sound of screaming fans. C.T.A.-102 speculates about extraterrestrial life. At the time the album was largely ignored, but critical appreciation grew, and today it is regarded as one of the group's best.

Listening

Track list

1. 1So You Want To Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star2:06Apple Music ↗
2. 2Have You Seen Her Face2:40Apple Music ↗
3. 3C.T.A. - 102)2:28Apple Music ↗
4. 4Renaissance Fair (Single Version)1:52Apple Music ↗
5. 5Time Between1:53Apple Music ↗
6. 6Everybody's Been Burned (Single Version)3:05Apple Music ↗
7. 7Thoughts and Words2:56Apple Music ↗
8. 8Mind Gardens3:46Apple Music ↗
9. 9My Back Pages3:08Apple Music ↗
10. 10The Girl With No Name1:50Apple Music ↗
11. 11Why2:46Apple Music ↗
12. 12It Happens Each Day2:45Apple Music ↗
13. 13Don't Make Waves (Single Version)1:37Apple Music ↗
14. 14My Back Pages2:43Apple Music ↗
15. 15Mind Gardens3:18Apple Music ↗
16. 16Lady Friend (Single Version)2:31Apple Music ↗
17. 17Old John Robertson (Single Version)5:05Apple Music ↗

30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗

See also

• The Byrds