Manassas (album)

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Manassas
Studio album by Manassas
Released April 12, 1972
Recorded Criteria Sound Studios, Miami, Florida
Genre Country rock, Rock
Length 70:07
Label Atlantic Records
Producer Stephen Stills, Chris Hillman, Dallas Taylor
Stephen Stills chronology
Stephen Stills 2
(1971)		 Manassas
(1972)		 Down The Road
(1973)
Manassas chronology
Manassas
(1972)		 Down the Road
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars....[1]
Robert Christgau C+[2]

Manassas is the 1972 debut double album from Stephen Stills' band of the same name.

"It Doesn't Matter" was released as a single and peaked at #61.[3] Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones plays bass on and co-authored "The Love Gangster" and is reported to have said that he would have left the Stones to join Manassas.[1]

Manassas would mark somewhat of a critical comeback for Stills with Allmusic going so far as to call it a "sprawling masterpiece".[1] Even Rolling Stone in a joint review with the Graham Nash/David Crosby album, said "[i]t's reassuring to know that Stills has some good music still inside him".[4]

Contents

[edit] Chart Performance

The album debuted on the Billboard Top LP's chart for the week ending April 29, 1972 and eventually peaked at #4[5] in June. Interestingly, Stills' album shared the Top 10 with an album by David Crosby and Graham Nash (Graham Nash/David Crosby) and an album by Neil Young (Harvest), all collectively members of the quartet Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Stephen Stills except as noted; the four suites of music correspond to the four sides of the album's original LP release.

[edit] The Raven

  1. "Song of Love" – 3:28
  2. Medley – 3:34
    "Rock & Roll Crazies" (Stephen Stills, Dallas Taylor)
    "Cuban Bluegrass" (Stephen Stills, Joe Lala)
  3. "Jet Set (Sigh)" – 4:25
  4. "Anyway" – 3:21
  5. "Both of Us (Bound to Lose)" (Stephen Stills, Chris Hillman) – 3:00

[edit] The Wilderness

  1. "Fallen Eagle" – 2:03
  2. "Jesus Gave Love Away for Free" – 2:59
  3. "Colorado" – 2:50
  4. "So Begins the Task" – 3:57
  5. "Hide It So Deep" – 2:44
  6. "Don't Look at My Shadow" – 2:30

[edit] Consider

  1. "It Doesn't Matter" (Chris Hillman, Rick Roberts, Stephen Stills) – 2:30
    • Note: Original releases of Manassas do not credit Roberts as a co-author.
  2. "Johnny's Garden" – 2:45
  3. "Bound to Fall" (Mike Brewer, Tom Mastin) – 1:53
    • Note: Original releases of Manassas do not credit Mastin as a co-author.
  4. "How Far" – 2:49
  5. "Move Around" – 4:15
  6. "The Love Gangster" (Stephen Stills, Bill Wyman) – 2:51

[edit] Rock & Roll is Here to Stay

  1. "What to Do" – 4:44
  2. "Right Now" – 2:58
  3. "The Treasure (Take One)" – 8:03
  4. "Blues Man" – 4:04

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Additional personnel

  • Sydney George - harmonica
  • Jerry Aiello - piano, organ, electric piano, clavinette
  • Bill Wyman - bass
  • Roger Bush - acoustic bass
  • Byron Berline - fiddle

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Caldwell, Rob. Manassas (album) at Allmusic. Retrieved 6 August 2006.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Stephen Stills > Consumer Guide Reviews". Robert Christgau. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=3819&name=Stephen+Stills. Retrieved 10 September 2011. 
  3. ^ Stephen Stills > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles at Allmusic. Retrieved 6 August 2006.
  4. ^ Scoppa, Bud (May 25, 1972). "Manassas / Graham Nash David Crosby > Album Reviews". Rolling Stone (109). Archived from the original on 2 October 2007. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/graham-nash-and-david-crosby-19760526. Retrieved 12 January 2007. 
  5. ^ Stephen Stills > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums at Allmusic. Retrieved 6 August 2006.
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