After a protracted legal battle with Blue Thumb Records,
Dave Mason finally signed to Columbia and released the hopefully titled
It's Like You Never Left, his first new studio solo album in more than three years.
Mason received prominent vocal assistance from
Graham Nash, who helped turn tracks like "Every Woman" into singers' showcases. (Other guests included
Stevie Wonder and
George Harrison.) The songs had all the catchiness, but not as much of the individual flavor of
Mason's best work. And the modest commercial acceptance the album enjoyed made it apparent that he would have to rebuild some career momentum. (Originally released by Columbia Records as Columbia 31721,
It's Like You Never Left was reissued on CD by One Way Records as One Way 26077 on July 18, 1995.)