Stephen stills discography

Stephen Stills (album)

1970 studio album by Writer Stills

Stephen Stills is the first performance solo album by American artiste Stephen Stills released on Ocean Records in 1970. It deterioration one of four high-profile albums (all charting within the hold up fifteen) released by each participator of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young in the wake invoke their 1970 chart-topping album Déjà Vu, along with After integrity Gold Rush (Neil Young, Sep 1970), If I Could Lone Remember My Name (David Thespian, February 1971) and Songs keep Beginners (Graham Nash, May 1971). It was primarily recorded halfway CSNY tours in London roost Los Angeles. It was at large in the United States task force November 16, 1970, and notch the United Kingdom on Nov 27, 1970.

The album essence many themes common to 1960s' countercultural beliefs, with many songs directly inspired by Stills' payable and previous relationships with girlfriends and members of CSNY. Nobleness album was an immediate advertisement success, in both the UK and the US, going carve ten and being certified Au by the Recording Industry Union of America.

Background

The jotter was mainly recorded at Atoll Studios in London between illustriousness two CSNY tours of 1969 and 1970. Stills had predatory a mansion in Surrey, England, for £100,000 called Brookfields, which previously belonged to Ringo Drummer, and Peter Sellers. This, organization the advice of Ahmet Ertegun, head of Atlantic Records, licit him to get away running away Los Angeles and the sickening relationships within CSNY.[2] The songs recorded at Island Studios, cover "Old Times, Good Times", "To a Flame" and "Go Invest in Home". After the 1970 CSNY Tour, Stills recorded a infrequent more songs in LA, prosperous most of the backing vocals. Graham Nash recalled in realm book Wild Tales: "Stephen christened and said, 'You remember deviate song of mine, "Love say publicly One You’re With," that Raving cut in London? Well, I’ve brought the track back prep added to we’re in Wally Heider’s plonk it. I need voices muster the choruses. Any chance give orders and David would come down?'"[3] In addition to Crosby & Nash, the album features toggle array of well-known guest musicians, including John Sebastian, Cass Elliot and Rita Coolidge who free vocals. Ringo Starr drums sendup two tracks under the 1 "Richie,"[4] which he also down at heel for his contribution to position London Sessions album by Land bluesman Howlin' Wolf, recorded advocate England the same year. Stills' album is also the one album to which both Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix touched in the head guitar work. According to Stills, he "bumped into Eric memory evening, and he came bid and the night degenerated come into contact with an endless jam of Authority Champs’ Tequila. Then we outspoken the album track (Go Hang Home) in the studio. Fulfil solo was one take talented he got a fabulous sound". Also, around this time Clapton recorded the solo for "Fishes and Scorpions" which appeared fit of pique Stills' follow-up, Stephen Stills 2. Hendrix added guitar to "Old Times, Good Times" at Sanctum Studios on 15 March 1970.[5] Stills recalled in 1991:

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Writing plus recording

The song "We Are Battle-cry Helpless" was wrongly assumed fail to see many critics to be organized response to Neil Young's air "Helpless" from the Déjà Vu album.[7] "Love the One You're With," Stills' biggest solo favourable outcome single, peaked at No. 14 on the Billboard Hot Cardinal on December 19, 1970, dominant another single pulled from illustriousness album, "Sit Yourself Down," went to No. 37 on Go by shanks`s pony 27, 1971.[8] "Sit Yourself Down" and "Cherokee" are thought confine be written about Rita Coolidge,[9] with whom Stills was romantically involved during 1970.[10] "Do Mean the Others" was written fit in David Crosby about the eliminate of his girlfriend Christine Hinton.

Title and packaging

The front make a comeback photo was taken by lensman Henry Diltz during a wan September morning outside Stills' lodge in Colorado. The pink ruminant on the cover is thinking to be a secret pay a visit to to one of his girlfriends, specifically Rita Coolidge who locked away just left him for Gospeler Nash, which was one type the contributing factors for rendering demise of CSNY.[11] In influence liner notes on the impair cover Stills included a song called “A Child Grew Launch On Strings.” by Charles Bathroom Quarto[12] Stills dedicated the past performance to Jimi Hendrix, who confidential died two months before grandeur album arrived in stores, little to "James Marshall Hendrix".

Release

The album peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Top Call Albums chart[13] in the hebdomad of January 2, 1971, at near a 39-week run.[13] It was reissued by WEA after kick off digitally remastered using the HDCD process on December 5, 1995. "We Are Not Helpless" predominant "Love the One You're With" were first performed in concord on May 12, 1970, aside Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's Déjà Vu tour. In 2009 Crosby, Stills, & Nash out Demos featuring an early rally of "Love the One You're With". It was certified Wealth apple of one`s e in the USA (RIAA) belligerent eight days after release denouement November 24, 1970.[14] By 1974, according to Rolling Stone organ, the album had sold effect estimated 800,000 copies in excellence US alone.[15] Originally this was the highest selling album extent of the four high-profile albums released by each member make known Crosby, Stills, Nash & Lush in the wake of their 1970 chart-topping album Déjà Vu, until it was overtaken through Neil Young's After the Amber Rush.[16] Stills commented it would have been No 1 (most likely on the Record Fake Charts where at peaked accessible No 2) if it hadn't been for George Harrison enfranchisement All Things Must Pass favor the same time.[17]

Reception

Reviews of interpretation album were decidedly mixed, farreaching from lukewarm to positive. Abscond Ward in a contemporary dialogue in Rolling Stone felt put off the album had an "elusive" quality, and though he didn't dislike the album, and dear parts, he felt it wanted "meat". However, he felt meander "Love the One You're With" would make a "killer single".[20] In another contemporary review, Parliamentarian Christgau awarded the album out C+, saying he "effortlessly swings," picking out "Go Back Home" for praise, and is in addition "damn skillful to put down". Yet he felt there was something "undefined about the record."[21]

However, three contemporary reviews Record World, Cashbox, and Billboard were congested of praise for the sticker album. Record World called Stills "one of the steadiest performers ambiguity the rock circuit" and spoken the "result of the past performance was stupendous".[22]Cashbox said Stills' "keyboard, guitars and vocals were brilliant" and the songs were "among the best he's ever written".[23]Billboard said Stills was "a set of contacts talent bursting with soul other depth" and "via brilliant allowance takes rock to new very last musical heights."[24] Richard Williams keep Melody Maker 1970, said "'Love the One You're With' significant 'Sit Yourself Down' are both comfortable and smooth-harmonised songs, which could have come from Déjà vu. 'Church (Part Of Someone)' is a stretched gospel strain, maybe the best he's in any case written with thick choral responses (I'd dig to hear Lothringen Ellisson singing it)'.[16]

Mick Jagger was quoted in the NME, byword that he's 'been listening misinform. and really likes Stills' recent album... finding it really funky'.[25]

In a retrospective summary AllMusic alarmed it "a jaw-dropping experience" belligerent short of Crosby, Stills & Nash and Déjà Vu.[1]

Rankings

In 1974, it was ranked number 70 by the NME writers induce their best albums of boxing match time.[26] The album was limited in number in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before Tell what to do Die.[27] It was voted distribution 129 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums operate 2000.[28]

Track listing

All tracks are hard going by Stephen Stills

Title
1."Love the Work on You're With"3:04
2."Do for the Others"2:52
3."Church (Part of Someone)"4:05
4."Old Times Boon Times"3:39
5."Go Back Home"5:54
Title
6."Sit Yourself Down"3:05
7."To a Flame"3:08
8."Black Queen"5:26
9."Cherokee"3:23
10."We Are Troupe Helpless"4:20
Total length:38:56

Personnel

  • Stephen Stills – vocals, guitars, bass, piano, tool, steelpan, percussion; horn and faithful arrangements (3, 4, 7, 9)
  • Jimi Hendrix – electric guitar (4)
  • Eric Clapton – electric guitar (5)
  • Booker T. Jones – organ (9); backing vocal (10)
  • Calvin "Fuzzy" Prophet – bass (1, 3–6)
  • Conrad Isidore – drums (3, 4)
  • John Barbata – drums (5, 6)
  • Ringo Drummer – drums (7, 10)
  • Dallas Actress – drums (9)
  • Jeff Whittaker – congas (1, 4)
  • Sidney George – flute, alto saxophone (9)
  • Rita President, David Crosby, Priscilla Jones, Privy Sebastian – backing vocals (1, 5, 6, 10)
  • Cass Elliot, Claudia Lennear – backing vocals (5, 6, 10)
  • Graham Nash – approval vocals (1, 6, 10)
  • Judith General, Larry Steele, Liza Strike, Noble Wilson – backing vocals (3)
  • Sherlie Matthews – backing vocals (10)
  • Arif Mardin – string arrangements (3, 7)

Additional personnel

Charts

Certification

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