Stephen Stills Live

Stephen Stills Live is a live album by Stephen Stills, released on Atlantic Records in 1975. Recorded on his first solo tour since 1971 and released after he had signed to Columbia Records. It peaked at number 42 on the US charts.

Stephen Stills Live
Live album by
Stephen Stills
ReleasedDecember 4, 1975
RecordedMarch 8–9, 1974
VenueAuditorium Theatre, Chicago, Illinois
GenreRock
Length34:55
LabelAtlantic
ProducerStephen Stills
Stephen Stills chronology
Stills
(1975)		 Stephen Stills Live
(1975)		 Illegal Stills
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Background and Recording

Taken from live recordings in 1974, it was issued by Atlantic Records after Stills had left the label for Columbia Records. It peaked at #42 on the Billboard 200, and is currently out of print. It was recorded during his first solo tour in three years after the break up of Manassas. Atlantic recorded both nights of the Stills' concerts in Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, for a potential live album. Tom Dowd mixed the album in November 1975 at Caribou Ranch.[2] The first side of the album is Stills with an electric band, and the second side of the album is Stills on his own playing acoustically. 'Four Days Gone' and 'Special Care' are Stills songs written and released by Buffalo Springfield. He combined the Manassas song Jet Set (Sigh) with Joe Walsh's similarly sounding hit Rocky Mountain Way on the electric side. On the acoustic side he did a cover of Robert Johnson's 'Crossroads' segueing into Chuck Berry's 'You Can't Catch Me' which became a live staple of both Stills solo and CSN live. And also included is the first release of Stills cover of Freddie Neil's 'Everybody's Talkin' At Me' which had been recorded, but not released for the debut Crosby Stills & Nash record.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Stephen Stills, except where noted.

Side one: Electric side
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wooden Ships"David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Paul Kantner6:32
2."Four Days Gone" 3:55
3."Jet Set (Sigh) /Rocky Mountain Way/Jet Set (Sigh)"Stills/Rocke Grace, Joe Walsh, Joe Vitale, Kenny Passarelli/Stills5:26
4."Special Care" 3:35
Side one: Acoustic side
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Change Partners" 2:53
2."Crossroads/You Can't Catch Me"Robert Johnson/Chuck Berry4:41
3."Everybody's Talkin' at Me"Fred Neil2:42
4."4 + 20" 2:27
5."Word Game" 4:07
Total length:34:55

Personnel

Side One: Electric Side

Side One: Acoustic Side
  • Stephen Stills - Vocals & Acoustic Guitar

Technical Personnel
  • Tom Dowd, Don Gehmen, & Michael John Bowen - Mixed and edited Oct 1975 at Caribou Ranch, Nederland, Colorado
  • Recorded live by Bill Halverson
  • Photography - Stephen Sanders
  • Management, Cover Concept and Design - Michael John Bowen

Charts
Chart performance for Stephen Stills Live
Chart (1975-1976) Peak

position

US Billboard Top LPs & Tape[3] 42
Canadian RPM 100 Albums[4] 96
US Cash Box Top 100 Albums[5] 44
US Record World Album Chart[6] 44

Tour
1974 Theatre Tour[7] Attendance
Date City Country Venue Opening Act
6 Feb 1974 Passaic United States Capital Theatre Maria Muldaur Sold Out
8 Feb 1974 New York Carnegie Hall
9 Feb 1974
13 Feb 1974 Boston Boston Music Hall
14 Feb 1974
17 Feb 1974 Philadelphia Academy Of Music
18 Feb 1974
22 Feb 1974 Washington JFK Center
23 Feb 1974
24 Feb 1974 Pennsylvania Penn State Recreation Hall
26 Feb 1974 Cleveland Music Hall
27 Feb 1974
3 March 1974 Indiana Indiana Convention Center
5 March 1974 Detroit Masonic Temple
6 March 1974
8 March 1974 Chicago Auditorium Theatre
9 March 1974
Benefit Gigs
29 October 1974 Ann Arbor United States Chances Are (Benefit for the Reuther Campaign)

2 shows[8]

 400 for each show
30 October 1974 East Lansing The Stables (Benefit for Bob Carr) 2 shows,

1 short show at a Frat Party as well[9]

 1,000 for each Stables show,

300 for the frat party gig

22 Feb 1974 - Neil Young joins Stills on stage.

Setlist
  • Love The One You're With
  • Wooden Ships
  • Pretty Girl Why
  • My Favourite Changes
  • Jet Set Sigh/ Rocky Mountain Way
  • Special Care
  • Change Partners
  • Crossroads/ You Can't Catch Me
  • Blackbird
  • Everybody's Talkin' At Me
  • 4+20
  • Word Game
  • Four Days Gone
  • We Are Not Helpless
  • New Mama
  • Bluebird
  • 49 Bye-Byes
  • For What It's Worth
  • In The Way
  • Black Queen

References
  1. Curd, Zach (2011). "Live - Stephen Stills | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  2. Roberts, David (2017). Stephen Stills: Change Partners.
  3. "Stephen Stills". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  4. Canada, Library and Archives (2013-04-16). "The RPM story". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  5. "CASH BOX MAGAZINE: Music and coin machine magazine 1942 to 1996". worldradiohistory.com. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  6. "RECORD WORLD MAGAZINE: 1942 to 1982". worldradiohistory.com. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  7. "Cash Box Tour Dates" (PDF).
  8. https://theconcertdatabase.com/sites/theconcertdatabase.com/files/1974-10-29.jpg. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. https://theconcertdatabase.com/sites/theconcertdatabase.com/files/1974-10-30str.gif. Missing or empty |title= (help)


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