Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Neil Young ♦ Stephen Stills ♦ David Crosby ♦ Graham Nash

Gotta Start Somewhere...

The Squires

The Sultan / Aurora [composers and time uncredited] V Records V-109, ?/63 [Canada] early Neil Young groups

The Mynah Birds

The Mynah Bird Hop / The Mynah Bird Song Kerr (2:20) / Kerr (3:10) Columbia C4-2660, ?/65 [Canada]

The Loner³ / Sugar Mountain¹ Young (3:37) / Young (5:36) Reprise 0785, 11/68 B-side: Recorded "Live" at The Canterbury House [Ann Arbor, MI, 11/10/68]

	Neil Young
	Reprise RS-6317
	11/12/68 [UK: 1/69]
	Back Cover   Inside Cover   Reissue Cover Reissued with revised cover and mixes in January 69

Side One
The Emperor Of Wyoming	Young	2:14
The Loner	Young	3:55
If I Could Have Her Tonight†	Young	2:13
I've Been Waiting For You	Young	2:30
The Old Laughing Lady†	Young	5:53
Side Two
String Quartet From Whiskey Boot Hill	Nitzsche	1:04
Here We Are In The Years	Young	3:32
What Did You Do To My Life?†	Young	1:54
I've Loved Her So Long†	Young	2:40
The Last Trip To Tulsa(Neil solo)	Young	9:25

Note: Reissued 1/22/69 with cover art modified (see note) and tracks A3 and B2&3 remixed.
 

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere² / Emperor Of Wyoming Young (2:13) / Young (2:14) Reprise 0819, 3/69 Orig issue of A-side is solo acoustic version

	Neil Young & Crazy Horse Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
	Reprise RS-6349
	5/14/69 BB RS500 [UK: 7/69]
	Full Cover   Inside Cover

Side One
Cinnamon Girl	Young	2:58
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere	Young	2:26
Round & Round (It Won't Be Long)	Young	5:49
Down By The River	Young	9:13
Side Two
Losing End (When You're On)	Young	4:03
Running Dry (Requiem For The Rockets)	Young	5:30
Cowgirl In The Sand	Young	10:30

Note: The dog's name is Winnepeg (Neil's hometown)
 

For Crazy Horse details

Crosby (from The Byrds), Stills (from Buffalo Springfield) and Nash (from The Hollies)
meet at Mama Cass' house in Laurel Canyon and start singin'...
 

	Crosby, Stills & Nash
	Atlantic SD-8229
	5/29/69 T20 RS500 [UK: 6/69] UK
	Full Cover Or Nash, Stills & Crosby as the photo shows! That's Dallas Taylor, pasted into the door later   Inside Cover   Lyric Sheet

Side One
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes	Stills	7:22
Marrakesh Express	Nash	2:36
Guinnevere(Crosby & Nash only)	Crosby	4:43
You Don't Have To Cry	Stills	2:43
Pre-Road Downs	Nash	2:59
Side Two
Wooden Ships	Crosby-Stills [plus uncredited Kantner]	5:22
Lady Of The Island(Crosby & Nash only)	Nash	2:36
Helplessly Hoping	Stills	2:37
Long Time Gone	Crosby	4:17
49 Bye-Byes	Stills	5:15

Note: Croz' acapella version of Robert Johnson's "Come On In My Kitchen" (between Long Time Gone and 49 Bye-Byes) removed from
the 2006 Super Deluxe CD at the request of Johnson's estate.
The story of how this famous cover came about is chronicled at Best Classic Bands .
 

Marrakesh Express / Helplessly Hoping Nash (2:35) / Stills (2:35) Atlantic 2652, 7/69 BB T20

Woodstock Music & Art Fair(8/17/69)

TV Guide Program Listing =WABC, New York (EST)

Dick Cavett Show: "Woodstock Hangover ," 8/19/69, ABC Dick gets hip with Joni, C&S, and the Airplane right after the upstate mud-fest (see note below).

Note: (cont'd) Stills does "4+20" and with David Crosby join the Airplane at the end with "Somebody To Love." Classic TV!
Read about the show @ wiki or Dangerous Minds —your choice. 
 

Suite: Judy Blue Eyes³ / Long Time Gone Stills (4:35) / Crosby (4:17) Atlantic 2676, 9/69 BB

6th Big Sur Folk Festival(9/13-14/69)

 ➜ Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: 9/20/69, Fillmore East; released 2024: Live At The Fillmore East, 1969 

Down By The River³ / The Losing End (When You're On) Young (3:37) / Young (4:03) Reprise 0836, 10/69 as by Neil Young with Crazy Horse

This Is Tom Jones: Tom joins the boys on Long Time Gone , 10/16/69

Altamont Speedway Free Festival(12/6/69)

1/6/70: Royal Albert Hall, London (CSN&Y) Macca, Donovan, Page/Plant among those in the cheap seats

Oh, Lonesome Me² / I've Loved Her So Long Gibson (3:55) / Young (2:29) Reprise 0898, 2/70 A-side as by Neil Young with Crazy Horse; B-side as by Neil Young with Jim Messina and George Grantham

 ➜ Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Live: 3/6-7, Fillmore East; released 2006: Live At The Fillmore East 

	Déjà Vu
	Atlantic SD-7200
	3/11/70  #1  RS500 [UK: 3/70] T20
	Inside Cover

Side One
Carry On†	Stills	4:25
Teach Your Children†	Nash	2:53
Almost Cut My Hair	Crosby	4:25
Helpless	Young	3:30
Woodstock	Mitchell	3:52
Side Two
Déjà Vu	Crosby	4:10
Our House	Nash	2:59
4 + 20(Stills solo)	Stills	1:55
Country Girl:    Whiskey Boot Hill    Down, Down, Down    Country Girl (I Think You're Pretty)	Young	5:05
Everybody I Love You	Stills-Young	2:20

Woodstock / Helpless Mitchell (3:52) / Young (3:35) Atlantic 2723, 3/70 T20

	Woodstock(3/26/70)
	From Richie to Jimi—3 days of music, mud, and meandering

Cinnamon Girl² / Sugar Mountain¹ Young (2:45) / Young (5:36) Reprise 0911, 4/70 BB A-side as by Neil Young with Crazy Horse; early releases used a different mix

Teach Your Children / Carry On Nash (2:53) / Stills (4:25) Atlantic 2735, 5/70 T20

Ohio¹ / Find The Cost Of Freedom¹ Young (3:00) / Stills (1:57) Atlantic 2740, 5/70 T20

After the summer tour (see 4 Way Street, below), they all got sick of each others petty grievances and headed out by compass rose, reuniting for the big stadium tour of 1974.

	After The Gold Rush
	Reprise RS-6383
	9/9/70 T20 RS500 [UK: 9/70] T20
	Back Cover   Inside Cover Relaxin' backstage at the Fillmore East  Giant Lyric Sheet

Side One
Tell Me Why	Young	2:54
After The Gold Rush	Young	3:45
Only Love Can Break Your Heart	Young	3:05
Southern Man	Young	5:41
Till The Morning Comes	Young	1:17
Side Two
Oh, Lonesome Me†	Gibson	3:47
Don't Let It Bring You Down	Young	2:56
Birds	Young	2:34
When You Dance You Can Really Love†	Young	3:44
I Believe In You†	Young	2:24
Cripple Creek Ferry	Young	1:34

Our House / Déjà Vu Nash (2:59) / Crosby (4:10) Atlantic 2760, 9/70 BB

Only Love Can Break Your Heart / Birds² Young (3:13) / Young (1:38) Reprise 0958, 10/70 BB

	Stephen Stills
	Atlantic SD-7202
	11/16/70 T20 [UK: 11/70] T20
	Back Cover

Side One
Love The One You're With	Stills	3:03
Do For The Others	Stills	2:52
Church (Part Of Someone)	Stills	4:05
Old Times Good Times	Stills	3:38
Go Back Home	Stills	5:56
Side Two
Sit Yourself Down	Stills	3:05
To A Flame	Stills	3:10
Black Queen	Stills	5:28
Cherokee	Stills	3:25
We Are Not Helpless	Stills	4:17

Note: Stills dedicated this record to James Marshall Hendrix.
Giraffe meant to be a message to his current squeeze, Rita Coolidge.
 

Love The One You're With² / To A Flame Stills (3:03) / Stills (3:10) Atlantic 2778, 12/70 T20 UK

 ➜ Neil Young solo, 12/4, Carnegie Hall; released 2021: Neil Young Carnegie Hall 1970 

When You Dance You Can Really Love / Sugar Mountain¹ Young (3:55) / Young (5:36) Reprise 0992, 2/71 BB Third time around for ole Sugar Mountain!

	If I Could Only Remember My Name
	Atlantic SD-7203
	2/22/71 T20 [UK: 2/71]
	Back Cover   Inside Cover

Side One
Music Is Love	Crosby-Nash-Young	3:16
Cowboy Movie	Crosby	8:02
Tamalpais High (At About 3)	Crosby	3:28
Laughing	Crosby	5:20
Side Two
What Are Their Names	Crosby-Garcia-Lesh-Shrieve-Young	4:09
Traction In The Rain	Crosby	3:40
Song With No Words (Tree With No Leaves)	Crosby	5:53
Orleans	arr Crosby	1:56
I'd Swear There Was Somebody Here	Crosby	1:19

Note: All of the above were just shown in photos—details from CDs and other resources.
 

2/27/71: Royal Festival Hall, London (Neil solo) just Shakey, his guitar and piano

Sit Yourself Down³ / We Are Not Helpless Stills (2:40) / Stills (4:17) Atlantic 2778, 3/71 BB

Music Is Love / Laughing³ Crosby-Nash-Young (3:16) / Crosby (4:21) Atlantic 2792, 4/71 BB

	4 Way Street
	Atlantic SD2-902
	4/7/71  #1  [UK: 4/71]
	Back Cover   Inside Cover   Lyric Sheet Insert

Side One
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes‡	Stills	:24
On The Way Home‡	Young	3:19
Teach Your Children‡	Nash	2:46
Triad‡	Crosby	5:07
The Lee Shore‡	Crosby	4:14
Chicago / We Can Change The World‡	Nash	3:03
Side Two
Right Between The Eyes‡	Nash	2:19
Cowgirl In The Sand‡	Young	3:50
Don't Let It Bring You Down‡	Young	2:35
49 Bye-Byes‡	Stills	5:30
Love The One You're With†	Stills	2:57
Side Three
Pre-Road Downs	Nash	2:48
Long Time Gone	Crosby	5:33
Southern Man	Young	13:15
Side Four
Ohio	Young	3:24
Carry On	Stills	13:06
Find The Cost Of Freedom	Stills	2:16

Note: Recorded live at the Fillmore East, 6/2-7/70; The Forum, LA, 6/26/70†; the Chicago Auditorium, 7/5-6/70‡
 

	Celebration At Big Sur(4/9/71)
	Joanie, Joni, CSN&Y sing by the big pool

	Songs For Beginners
	Atlantic SD-7204
	5/28/71 T20 [UK: 6/71] T20
	Back Cover   Lyric Sheet Sleeve   Lyric Sheet Sleeve

Side One
Military Madness	Nash	2:50
Better Days	Nash	3:47
Wounded Bird	Nash	2:09
I Used To Be A King	Nash	4:45
Be Yourself	Nash-Reid	3:03
Side Two
Simple Man	Nash	2:05
Man In The Mirror	Nash	2:47
There's Only One	Nash	3:55
Sleep Song	Nash	2:57
Chicago	Nash	2:55
We Can Change The World	Nash	1:00

Chicago / Simple Man Nash (2:55) / Nash (2:05) Atlantic 2804, 6/71 BB

Change Partners / Relaxing Town Stills (3:13) / Stills (2:20) Atlantic 2806, 6/71 BB

Traction In The Rain / Orleans Crosby (3:41) / arr Crosby (1:57) Atlantic 2809, 6/71

	Stephen Stills 2
	Atlantic SD-7206
	6/30/71 T20 [UK: 7/71] UK
	Full Cover   Inside Cover   Inner Sleeve

Side One
Change Partners	Stills	3:13
Nothin' To Do But Today	Stills	2:40
Fishes And Scorpions	Stills	3:13
Sugar Babe	Stills	4:04
Know You Got To Run	Stills-Hopkins	3:50
Open Secret	Stills	5:00
Side Two
Relaxing Town	Stills	2:20
Singin' Call	Stills	3:01
Ecology Song	Stills	3:22
Word Game	Stills	4:13
Marianne	Stills	2:27
Bluebird Revisited	Stills	5:23

Marianne / Nothin' To Do But Today Stills (2:27) / Stills (2:40) Atlantic 2820, 8/71 BB

Military Madness / Sleep Song Nash (2:50) / Nash (2:57) Atlantic 2827, 8/71 BB

Heart Of Gold / Sugar Mountain Young (2:59) / Young (5:36) Reprise REP-1065, 1/72  #1  T20 couldn't leave out Neil's only #1 hit, could we? (Oh, and more Sugar!)

	Harvest
	Reprise MS-2032
	2/25/72  #1  RS500 [UK: 3/72]  #1
	Back Cover   Inside Cover   Lyric Sheet   Lyric Sheet

Side One
Out On The Weekend	Young	4:35
Harvest	Young	3:03
A Man Needs A Maid†	Young	4:00
Heart Of Gold	Young	3:05
Are You Ready For The Country	Young	3:21
Side Two
Old Man	Young	3:22
There's A World†	Young	3:00
Alabama	Young	4:02
The Needle And The Damage Done‡	Young	2:00
Words (Between The Lines Of Age)	Young	6:42

	Stephen Stills/Manassas
	Atlantic SD 2-903
	4/12/72 T20 [UK: 5/72] UK
	Full Cover   Inside Cover   Inner Sleeve   Huge Poster   Lyrics on back

Side One: The Raven
Song Of Love	Stills	3:28
Rock & Roll Crazies/Cuban Bluegrass	Stills-Taylor/Stills-Lala	3:34
Jet Set (Sigh)	Stills	4:25
Anyway	Stills	3:21
Both Of Us (Bound To Lose)	Hillman-Stills	3:00
Side Two: The Wilderness
Fallen Eagle	Stills	2:05
Jesus Gave Love Away For Free	Stills	3:00
Colorado	Stills	2:53
So Begins The Task	Stills	4:00
Hide It So Deep	Stills	2:46
Don't Look At My Shadow	Stills	2:31
Side Three: Consider
It Doesn't Matter	Hillman-Stills	2:30
Johnny's Garden	Stills	2:46
Bound To Fall	Brewer	1:54
How Far	Stills	2:52
Move Around	Stills	4:17
The Love Gangster	Stills-Wyman	2:52
Side Four: Rock & Roll Is Here To Stay
What To Do	Stills	4:44
Right Now	Stills	3:00
The Treasure (Take One)	Stills	8:09
Blues Man(Stills solo)	Stills	4:05

Note: In Tribute: Al Wilson, Duane Allman, Jimi Hendrix (Blues Man)

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