For Everyman

For Everyman reached number 43 on the Billboard 200, and its single Redneck Friend reached number 85 on the Hot 100. It marked the start of David Lindley's long association with Browne. Guests included David Crosby on the title track, Glenn Frey and Elton John, credited as Rockaday Johnnie, on Redneck Friend, Don Henley on Colors of the Sun, and Joni Mitchell and Bonnie Raitt. Browne wrote the title track in response to Wooden Ships, the song by Crosby, Stephen Stills and Paul Kantner.

The album holds Browne's own recording of These Days and his version of Take It Easy, written with Frey, which the Eagles had released as their first single on 1 May 1972. The cover photograph shows Abbey San Encino, the Highland Park house hand-built by his grandfather Clyde Browne.

Janet Maslin wrote in Rolling Stone in November 1973 that the album was "brilliantly conceived, incomparably immediate." Robert Christgau gave it a B. Rolling Stone placed it at number 450 on its 2012 list of the 500 greatest albums. It was certified gold in 1975 and platinum in 1989.