CSN is the fifth album by Crosby, Stills & Nash, released on Atlantic Records on June 17, 1977.[3] It is the group's second studio release in the trio configuration. It peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart; two singles taken from the album, Nash's "Just a Song Before I Go" (No. 7) and Stills' "Fair Game" (No. 43) charted on the Billboard Hot 100. It is currently the trio configuration's best selling record, outselling 1969's Crosby, Stills & Nash by 200,000 copies.[4] It has been certified quadruple platinum by RIAA.[5]
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Studio album by Crosby, Stills & Nash | ||||
Released | June 17, 1977 | |||
Recorded | 1976–1977 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 43:50 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Producer | David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash with Ron Albert and Howard Albert | |||
Crosby, Stills & Nash chronology | ||||
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Singles from CSN | ||||
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Source | Rating |
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Christgau's Record Guide | D+[2] |
Following their tour in the spring and summer of 1970 to support Déjà Vu, Crosby, Stills and Nash had only completed one project together, a 1974 reunion tour of CSNY. David Crosby and Graham Nash had recorded three albums as a duo, with Crosby releasing a single solo album (in addition to a Byrds reunion album) and Nash a pair. Stephen Stills pursued other projects including the release of four solo albums, a short career with Manassas that yielded two albums, as well as a tour and an album with Neil Young, which itself nearly became a CSNY project.
CSN featured strong writing from all three members, the last time for seventeen years that the band would compose songs and handle vocals without major assistance from outside sources.
Many of Stills' songs on the album echo his marital problems,[6] with "Dark Star" returning to the Latin rhythms he had favored all the way back to his Buffalo Springfield days. Crosby continued the existential probings consistent with much of his past work, and Nash offered both a radio-ready acoustic ballad with "Just a Song Before I Go", and an elaborate set piece re-creating a vision of an LSD experience that he had in Winchester Cathedral with "Cathedral".[6] Many tracks included a string section, a first on a CSN project.
The album was released for compact disc an initial time in the 1980s,[7] then again at Ocean View Digital from the original tapes and reissued on September 20, 1994. It was remastered once more by Steve Hoffman in April 2013, for an Audio Fidelity 24kt gold disk release in the summer of 2013.
Cash Box said that "Fair Game" "combines a snappy Latin rhythm, neatly interlocking harmonies, and layers of Stephen Stills' thoughtful acoustic guitar work."[8] It commented on the "surging guitars and piano" and "harmonic hooks" and "powerful rhythmic elements" of "I Give You Give Blind."[9]
Side one
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead Vocals | Length |
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1. | "Shadow Captain" | Crosby, Stills & Nash | 4:32 | |
2. | "See the Changes" | Stephen Stills | Stills with Crosby & Nash | 2:56 |
3. | "Carried Away" | Graham Nash | Nash with Crosby | 2:29 |
4. | "Fair Game" | Stephen Stills | Stills with Crosby & Nash | 3:30 |
5. | "Anything at All" | David Crosby | Crosby | 3:01 |
6. | "Cathedral" | Graham Nash | Nash with Crosby | 5:15 |
Side two
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead Vocals | Length |
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1. | "Dark Star" | Stephen Stills | Stills | 4:43 |
2. | "Just a Song Before I Go" | Graham Nash | Nash | 2:12 |
3. | "Run from Tears" | Stephen Stills | Stills | 4:09 |
4. | "Cold Rain" | Graham Nash | Nash | 2:32 |
5. | "In My Dreams" | David Crosby | Crosby | 5:10 |
6. | "I Give You Give Blind" | Stephen Stills | Stills with Crosby & Nash | 3:21 |
Additional musicians
Production
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Chart (1977) | Position |
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Canadian Albums Chart[28] | 52 |
Italian Albums Chart[29] | 65 |
Dutch Album Charts[30] | 40 |
US Billboard 200[31] | 83 |
US Cashbox Charts[32] | 15 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[33] | 4× Platinum | 4,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Tour by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | |
Start date | May 11, 1977 |
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End date | August 10, 1978 |
Legs | 3 |
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young concert chronology | |
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Tours[34] | |||
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1977 Tour Leg 1 | |||
Date | City | Country | Venue |
11 May 1977 | South Bend | United States | Athletic & Convocation Center |
2 June 1977 | Clarkston | Pine Knob Music Theatre | |
3 June 1977 | |||
4 June 1977 | |||
7 June 1977 | Landover | Capital Centre | |
8 June 1977 | |||
10 June 1977 | Buffalo | War Memorial Stadium | |
11 June 1977 | Pittsburgh | Civic Arena | |
13 June 1977 | Providence | Providence Civic Centre | |
14 June 1977 | Boston | Boston Garden | |
15 June 1977 | Hartford | Hartford Civic Centre | |
17 June 1977 | Uniondale | Nassau Coliseum | |
18 June 1977 | Hartford | Hartford Civic Center | |
21 June 1977 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | |
23 June 1977 | Philadelphia | Spectrum | |
24 June 1977 | |||
25 June 1977 | Saratoga | Saratoga Performing Arts Centre | |
28 June 1977 | Los Angeles | The Forum | |
29 June 1977 | |||
30 June 1977 | San Diego | San Diego Sports Arena | |
26 August 1977 | Houston | Six Flags Astroworld | |
1977 Tour Leg 2 | |||
Date | City | Country | Venue |
18 October 1977 | Portland | United States | Portland Memorial Coliseum |
19 October 1977 | Vancouver | Canada | PNE Coliseum |
20 October 1977 | Seattle | United States | Seattle Center Coliseum |
22 October 1977 | Oakland | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | |
23 October 1977 | |||
25 October 1977 | Salt Lake City | Salt Palace | |
27 October 1977 | Denver | McNichols Sports Arena | |
28 October 1977 | Lincoln | Pershing Municipal Auditorium | |
29 October 1977 | Ames | Hilton Coliseum | |
31 October 1977 | St. Paul | St. Paul Civic Center | |
1 November 1977 | Chicago | Chicago Stadium | |
4 November 1977 | Cincinnati | Riverfront Coliseum | |
5 November 1977 | South Bend | Athletic & Convocation Center | |
6 November 1977 | Lexington | Rupp Arena | |
9 November 1977 | Memphis | Mid-South Coliseum | |
10 November 1977 | Murfreesboro | Murphy Athletic Centre | |
12 November 1977 | Greensboro | Greensboro Coliseum | |
14 November 1977 | Atlanta | The Omni | |
15 November 1977 | Birmingham | Jefferson County Civic Center | |
16 November 1977 | Mobile | Municipal Auditorium | |
18 November 1977 | Jacksonville | Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum | |
19 November 1977 | Lakeland | Lakeland Civic Center | |
20 November 1977 | Miami | Sportatorium | |
22 November 1977 | Houston | The Summit | |
23 November 1977 | Fort Worth | Tarrant County Convention Center | |
24 November 1977 | Oklahoma City | The Myriad | |
1978 Tour | |||
Date | City | Country | Venue |
7 July 1978 | Indianapolis, IN | United States | Market Square Arena |
8 July 1978 | Louisville | Freedom Hall | |
11 July 1978 | Clarkston | Pine Knob Music Theater | |
12 July 1978 | |||
13 July 1978 | |||
14 July 1978 | |||
15 July 1978 | Detroit | Masonic Temple | |
16 July 1978 | Buffalo | Memorial Auditorium | |
17 July 1978 | Saratoga | Saratoga Performing Arts Centre | |
18 July 1978 | Montreal | Canada | Montreal Forum |
20 July 1978 | Providence | United States | Providence Civic Center |
22 July 1978 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | |
23 July 1978 | New Haven | New Haven Coliseum | |
24 July 1978 | Saratoga Springs | Saratoga Performing Arts Center | |
26 July 1978 | Pittsburgh | Civic Arena Pittsburgh | |
28 July 1978 | Landover | Capital Center | |
30 July 1978 | Uniondale | Nassau Coliseum | |
31 July 1978 | |||
1 August 1978 | Springfield | Springfield Civic Center | |
2 August 1978 | Boston | Boston Garden | |
4 August 1978 | Philadelphia | Robin Hood Dell West | |
5 August 1978 | |||
6 August 1978 | Hampton | Hampton Coliseum | |
8 August 1978 | Huntington | Huntington Civic Center | |
9 August 1978 | Cleveland | Richfield Coliseum | |
10 August 1978 | Cincinnati | Riverfront Arena | |
Odd Dates after 1978 | |||
Date | City | Country | Venue |
23 September 1979 | New York City | United States | Battery Park "No Nukes" |
Madison Square Garden MUSE Concert | |||
Date | City | Country | Venue |
25 May 1980 | Los Angeles | United States | Hollywood Bowl |
Herbst, Peter (2011). "Crosby, Stills and Nash: CSN : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on February 14, 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
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