CSN

by Crosby, Stills & Nash

Overview

The times had certainly changed since Deja Vu's release in 1970. Nevertheless, there was a hunger in audiences for a return to the harmony-soaked idealism with which the trio had been catapulted to popularity, and CSN consequently reached number two on the charts, behind Fleetwood Mac's megasuccessful Rumours. The music here is very good, though probably not up to the hard-to-match level of Crosby, Stills & Nash or Deja Vu. Still, the songs showed a great deal of lyrical maturity and compositional complexity compared to those earlier albums (from a far more innocent time). "Just a Song Before I Go" was the latest of Graham Nash's radio-friendly acoustic numbers, and a Top Ten single. "See the Changes" and "Dark Star" ranked with the best of Stephen Stills' work, while David Crosby contributed three classics from his distinctive oeuvre: "Shadow Captain," "Anything at All," and the beautiful "In My Dreams." Nash's multi-part "Cathedral," a recollection of an acid trip taken in Winchester Cathedral on his 32nd birthday, became a staple of the group's live repertoire. CSN was the trio's last fully realized album, and also the last recording on which the three principals handled all the vocal parts without the sweetening of additional voices. It has held up remarkably well, both as a memento of its time and as a thoroughly enjoyable musical work. ~ Jim Newsom

Product Details

Release Date:	09/20/1994
Label:	Atlantic
UPC:	0075678265020
Rank:	3452

Tracks

1. Shadow Captain
2. See the Changes
3. Carried Away
4. Fair Game
5. Anything at All
6. Cathedral
7. Dark Star
8. Just a Song Before I Go
9. Run from Tears
10. Cold Rain
11. In My Dreams
12. I Give You Give Blind

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Crosby, Stills & Nash   Primary Artist,Vocals
Stephen Stills   Piano (Electric),Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Bass,Drums,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Timbales,Keyboards,Fortepiano,Slide Guitar
George "Chocolate" Perry   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Graham Nash   Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Harmonica,Keyboards,Fortepiano
Russ Kunkel   Drums,Congas,Percussion
Ray Barretto   Congas,Percussion
Jimmy Haslip   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Mike Finnigan   Organ,Keyboards
Tim Drummond   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
David Crosby   Guitar,Vocals,Guitar (Rhythm),Guitar (Acoustic)
Joe Vitale   Timpani,Keyboards,Percussion,Vibraphone,Synthesizer,Piano (Electric),Drums,Flute,Organ
George Perry   Bass
Gerald Johnson   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Craig Doerge   Piano,Vocals,Keyboards,Fortepiano,Piano (Electric)

Technical Credits

Crosby, Stills & Nash   Producer
Stephen Stills   String Arrangements,Arranger,Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Joe Gastwirt   Mastering,Mastering Engineer,Digital Remastering
Graham Nash   Arranger,Composer,Lyricist,Producer,Group Member,String Arrangements
Ron Albert   Engineer,Producer
Joel Bernstein   Arranger,Photography,String Arrangements
Mike Lewis   Arranger,String Arrangements
David Crosby   Arranger,Composer,Lyricist,Producer,String Arrangements
Howard Albert   Engineer,Producer
Gary Burden   Design,Art Direction
Joe Gatswirt   Remastering
Steve Gursky   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Craig Doerge   Composer