portrait of this blog's author - by Stephen Blackman 2008

Saturday, November 17, 2018

Speaking of Jimi . . . . . (he appears on this posthumously) we bought both Stephen Stills 1 & 2 when they came out and, though sounding somewhat dated now, he is a fine guitarist and fine soulful singer. I was never entirely sure about the moral issues raised by this song but maybe that's best left to another day. Enjoy!


On this day in music history: November 16, 1970 - “Stephen Stills”, the debut album by Stephen Stills is released. Produced by Stephen Stills and Bill Halverson, it is recorded at Island Studios in London from June - July 1970. The first solo release from the songwriter and musician it features musical support from friends such as Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Booker T. Jones, Cass Elliott, Rita Coolidge, John Sebastian, Graham Nash, and Jimi Hendrix who passes away two months before its release, and is dedicated to his memory. It spins off two singles including the classic “Love The One You’re With” (#14 Pop), becoming Stills’ biggest solo hit. “Love The One You’re With” is covered by a number of artists over the years, including versions by The Isley Brothers, Luther Vandross, Tight Fit, Bucks Fizz, and by Stills own daughter Jen Stills. The album is remastered on CD with high resolution HDCD encoding, and is reissued on vinyl as a limited 200 gram LP pressing by Classic Records in 2009. Rhino Records also reissues the album as a 180 gram LP in 2010. “Stephen Stills” peaks at number three on the Billboard Top 200, and is certified Gold in the US by the RIAA.

 thanks to Jeff Harris' blog 

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