Split Coconut

Split Coconut
Studio album by Dave Mason
Released	September 1975
Genre	Rock
Label	Columbia
Producer	Bruce Botnick, Dave Mason
Dave Mason chronology
The Best Of Dave Mason (1974) Split Coconut (1975) Certified Live (1976)

Split Coconut is an album by Dave Mason, released in October 1975. It was reissued on CD on the One Way label in 1995.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Allmusic's brief retrospective review called the album a major disappointment after Mason's first two albums for Columbia, claiming that the songs seem both hastily written and hastily recorded.^[1]

Track listing

All songs by Dave Mason unless otherwise noted.

Side One

1. "Split Coconut"
2. "Crying, Waiting, Hoping" (Buddy Holly)
3. "You Can Lose It" (Dave Mason, Jim Kreuger)
4. "She's a Friend"
5. "Save Your Love"

Side Two

1. "Give Me a Reason Why"
2. "Two Guitar Lovers" (Maureen Grey)
3. "Sweet Music"
4. "Long Lost Friend"

Personnel

• Dave Mason – vocals, guitar, slide guitar
• David Crosby – vocals, background vocals
• Graham Nash – guitar, background vocals
• Rick Jaeger – drums
• Gerald Johnson – bass
• Mark T. Jordan – organ, keyboards, clavinet
• Jim Krueger – guitar
• The Manhattan Transfer – vocals, background vocals
• Emil Richards – percussion, marimba
• Jai Winding – organ, synthesizer, piano, keyboards

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
1975	Billboard Pop Albums	27

References

1. Split Coconut at AllMusic