Déjà Vu (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young album)
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  [1] |
| Rolling Stone | (Mixed)[2] |
| Robert Christgau | B−[3] |
| George Starostin | (7/10)[4] |
Déjà Vu is the first album by the rock band Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and the second by the trio configuration of Crosby, Stills, and Nash. It was released in March of 1970 by Atlantic Records, catalogue SD-7200. It topped the pop album chart for one week and generated three Top 40 singles: "Teach Your Children," "Our House," and "Woodstock." In 2003, the album was ranked number 148 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.[5]
History
Déjà Vu was greatly anticipated after the popularity of the first CSN album and the addition of Young to the group. Stills estimates that the album took around 800 hours of studio time to record; this figure may be exaggerated, even though the individual tracks display meticulous attention to detail.[6] The songs, except for "Woodstock", were recorded as individual sessions by each member, with each contributing whatever was needed that could be agreed upon. Young does not appear on all of the tracks, and drummer Dallas Taylor and bassist Greg Reeves are credited on the cover with their names in slightly smaller typeface. Jerry Garcia plays pedal steel on "Teach Your Children" and John Sebastian plays mouth-harp on the title track.
Four singles were released from the album with all but the last (Carry On) charting on the Hot 100.
The popularity of the album contributed to the success of the four albums released by each of the members in the wake of Déjà Vu: Neil Young's After the Gold Rush, Stephen Stills' self-titled solo debut, David Crosby's If I Could Only Remember My Name, and Graham Nash's Songs for Beginners.
In 2003, the album was ranked number 148 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.[5] The same year, the TV network VH1 named Déjà Vu the 61st greatest album of all time. The album ranked at #14 for the Top 100 Albums of 1970 and #217 overall by Rate Your Music.
The album was reissued for compact disc after being remastered from the original tapes at Ocean View Digital by Joe Gastwirt on September 6, 1994. In 1997, guitarist Fareed Haque covered the entire album in jazz form for the Blue Note Cover Series.
Track listing
- Side one
- "Carry On" (Stephen Stills) – 4:26
- "Teach Your Children" (Nash) – 2:53
- "Almost Cut My Hair" (Crosby) – 4:31
- "Helpless" (Young) – 3:33
- "Woodstock" (Joni Mitchell) – 3:54
- Side two
- "Déjà Vu" (Crosby) – 4:12
- "Our House" (Nash) – 2:59
- "4 + 20" (Stills) – 2:04
- "Country Girl: A. Whiskey Boot Hill/B. Down, Down, Down/C. Country Girl (I Think You're Pretty)" (Young) – 5:11
- "Everybody I Love You" (Stills, Young) – 2:21
Personnel
- Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
- David Crosby : rhythm guitar, vocals
- Stephen Stills : guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, vocals
- Graham Nash: rhythm guitar, keyboards, vocals
- Neil Young: guitar, keyboards, harmonica, vocals
- Additional personnel
- Dallas Taylor: drums, percussion
- Greg Reeves: bass (3-6, 9-10)
- Jerry Garcia: pedal steel guitar (2)
- John Sebastian: harmonica (6)
Production
- Producers: David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash, Neil Young
- Engineer: Bill Halverson
- Art direction: Gary Burden
- Design: Gary Burden
- Photography: Henry Diltz, Tom Gundelfinger
- Direction: Elliot Roberts and associates
- Agent: David Geffen
- Digital remastering: Joe Gastwirt
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)[7]
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Pop Albums | 1 |
Album - Album Charts (UK)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Albums | 5 |
Album - ARIA Charts (Australia)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart | 1 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)[8]
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | "Our House" | Pop Singles | 30 |
| 1970 | "Teach Your Children" | Pop Singles | 16 |
| 1970 | "Woodstock" | Pop Singles | 11 |
References
- Zimmer, Dave, and Diltz, Henry. Crosby, Stills & Nash: The Authorized Biography (First Edition), 1984. ISBN 0-312-17660-0
Note
- ^ Eder, Bruce. Déjà Vu at AllMusic. Retrieved 19 November 2004.
- ^ Winner, Langdon (April 30, 1970). "Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young Deja Vu > Album Review". Rolling Stone. No. 57. Archived from the original on 21 June 2008. Retrieved 21 June 2008.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Christgau, Robert. "Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young > Consumer Guide Reviews". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 31 March 2006.
- ^ Starostin, George. "Crosby, Stills & Nash". starling.rinet.ru. Retrieved 1 March 2008.
- ^ a b Levy, Joe (2006) [2005]. "148 | Déjà Vu - Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young". Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (3rd ed.). London: Turnaround. ISBN 1932958614. OCLC 70672814.
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- ^ Déjà Vu - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums at AllMusic. Retrieved 19 November 2004.
- ^ Déjà Vu - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles at AllMusic. Retrieved 19 November 2004.