MEDIUM Vinyl Record WEIGHT 2 x 180gr (black Vinyl) 45rpm CONDITION sealed COVER Gatefold CONDITION COVER M mint COVER DAMAGES No, we take care about that SERIALNUMBER No LIMITED Yes MISCELLANEOUS Stereo MUSICIAN HOMEPAGEstephenstills.com
Stephen Stills – vocals, guitar, bass, piano, organ, steelpan, percussion, horn and string arrangements (3, 4, 7, 9)
Jimi Hendrix – guitar (4)
Eric Clapton – guitar (5)
Booker T. Jones – organ (9), background vocals (10)
Calvin "Fuzzy" Samuel – bass (1, 3 – 6)
Conrad Isidore – drums (3, 4)
John Barbata – drums (5, 6)
Ringo Starr – drums (7, 10)
Dallas Taylor – drums (9)
Jeff Whittaker – congas (1, 4)
Sidney George – flute, alto sax (9)
Rita Coolidge, David Crosby, Priscilla Jones, John Sebastian – background vocals (1, 5, 6, 10)
Cass Elliot, Claudia Lennear – background vocals (5, 6, 10)
Graham Nash – background vocals (1, 6, 10)
Judith Powell, Larry Steele, Liza Strike, Tony Wilson – background vocals (3)
Sherlie Matthews – background vocals (10)
Arif Mardin – string arrangements (3, 7)
love the one you're with - 3:03
do for the others - 2:52
church (part of someone) - 4:05
old times good times - 3:38
go back home - 5:56
sit yourself down - 3:05
to a flame - 3:10
black queen - 5:28
cherokee - 3:25
we are not helpless - 4:17
This self-titled solo debut from CSNY's most musically adventurous member is a tour de force of bluesy rock, Latin grooves, and pure, unfiltered Stephen Stills energy
His songs are certainly in a league with those of the other members, and it's chiefly on his solo albums that Stills's own personality comes through
Stills' Top 20 hit "Love the One You're With" was the lead single from the album, released in November 1970
The album's other smash, "Sit Yourself Down," the seccond single, reached the Top 40, peaking at No. 37
Stills doesn't just play guitar here — he wrestles it into submission, layering his virtuosity over an album that sounds both meticulously crafted and effortlessly cool
Oh, and did we mention it features both Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton?
Because it does
That's like having both the Beatles and the Stones as your backup band
Recorded in the wake of CSNY's success, Stephen Stills proves that while Crosby and Nash leaned into their harmonies and Young wandered off into his own world, Stills was busy crafting something bolder, grittier, and sonically rich
Stills jumps from folk to blues to Latin to orchestral balladry, but it never feels disjointed
The production is warm and immersive, with Stills playing most of the instruments himself (because of course he does)
If Déjà Vu was a collaborative masterpiece, Stephen Stills is proof that he could do just fine on his own
RECORDING January, June – July 1970 at Island Studios London and The Record Plant and Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles ENGINEERING Andy Johns LABEL Atlantic RE MASTERING Bernie Grundman RE RELEASED 2026 AVERAGE RATING 4.68 Stars out of 5 PRESSING by Quality Record Pressings MADE IN USA STYLE Rock / Folk Rock / Blues Rock / Latin Grooves AVAILABLE as long as inventory stock
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