Last Time Around is the third and final album by folk rock band Buffalo Springfield. Released 1968, it featured Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Richie Furay, Dewey Martin, Bruce Palmer, and Jim Messina, who also worked as producer and a recording engineer.[3]
[edit] History
Last Time Around was released to fulfill contractual commitments.[citation needed] By the time it was completed the group had functionally disbanded: nowhere do all members appear together on any track, and even the cover photo of the group is a montage.
Due to immigration and drug bust issues bassist Bruce Palmer only appeared on six tracks: 'On the Way Home,' 'It's So Hard to Wait,' 'Pretty Girl Why,' 'Uno Mundo,' 'Merry-Go-Round,' and 'Questions'. His face and name were both omitted from the album sleeve.[4]
Young continued to perform "I Am a Child" and "On the Way Home" for many years, and Furay reprised "Kind Woman" with Poco. Stills took "Questions" and made it the ending to the Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young song "Carry On."
[edit] Track listing
- "On the Way Home" (Young) – 2:25
- Recorded November 15-December 13, 1967, Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California. Vocals: Furay, with Young and Stills; bass: Palmer; piano: Young.
- "It's So Hard to Wait" (Furay, Young) – 2:03
- Recorded March 9, 1968, Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocals: Furay; bass: Palmer.
- "Pretty Girl Why" (Stills) – 2:24
- Recorded February 26 & May 1967, Sound Recorders, Hollywood and Atlantic Studios, New York City. Lead vocals: Stills and Furay; bass: Palmer. Jim Fielder version recorded February 26, 1967 at Atlantic Studios, NYC, was unfinished and not used.
- "Four Days Gone" (Stills) – 2:53
- Recorded late 1967-early 1968. Lead vocals: Stills.
- "Carefree Country Day" (Messina) – 2:35
- Recorded late 1967-early 1968. Lead vocals: Messina with Furay and Stills.
- "Special Care" (Stills) – 3:30
- Recorded January 3–20, 1968. Sunset Sound, Hollywood. Drums: Buddy Miles.
- "The Hour of Not Quite Rain" (Callen, Furay) – 3:45
- Recorded late 1967-February 1968. Lead vocals: Furay.
- "Questions" (Stills) – 2:52
- Recorded February 16, 1968, Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocals: Stills; bass: Palmer; drums: Jimmy Karstein.
- "I Am a Child" (Young) – 2:15
- Recorded February 5, 1968, Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California. Bass: Gary Marker.
- "Merry-Go-Round" (Furay) – 2:02
- Recorded February 16-March 1968, Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocals: Furay with Stills; bass: Palmer; drums: Jimmy Karstein. Harpsichord, calliope, bells: Jeremy Stuart.
- "Uno Mundo" (Stills) – 2:00
- Recorded February–March 1968, Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocals: Stills; bass: Palmer.
- "Kind Woman" (Furay) – 4:10
- Recorded February–March 6, 1968, Atlantic Studios, New York City & Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocals: Furay with Messina; pedal steel guitar: Rusty Young; bass: Richard Davis.(not Dickie Davis)
[edit] Personnel
- Richie Furay - guitar (1,2,3,8,10,11,12), vocals (1,2,3,5,10,12)
- Dewey Martin - drums (1,2,3,9,11)
- Jim Messina - bass, vocals (5,9,12)
- Stephen Stills - guitar (1,2,3,4,6,8,10,11), piano (4,6,8), organ (6,8,11), bass (6), vibes (1), Percussion (11), Handclaps (11), background vocals (1,5,10), vocals (3,4,6,8,11)
- Neil Young - guitar (3,9,10), harmonica (9), piano (1), background vocals (1), vocals (9), appears in some capacity on (5)
- Bruce Palmer - bass guitar (1,2,3,8,10,11)
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- unidentified: horns (1), saxophone, clarinet (2), piano, drums (12)
[edit] Production
- Producer: Jim Messina
- Engineers: Adrian Barber, Phil Iehle, Jim Messina
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1968) |
Peak
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| Billboard Pop Albums |
42 |
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