Magnetic South (album)

Magnetic South
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
The Wichita Train Whistle Sings (1968) Magnetic South (1970) Loose Salute (1970)

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.^[1] 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.^[2] "Joanne" was the highest charting single of Nesmith's entire solo career.