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.
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 Stills' concerts at Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, for a potential live album. Tom Dowd mixed the album in November 1975 at Caribou Ranch. 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 songs written by Stills and recorded 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". Also included is the first release of Stills' cover of Fred Neil's "Everybody's Talkin' at Me" which had been recorded, but not released for the debut Crosby Stills & Nash album.
Track listing
Personnel Side One: Electric Side Stephen Stills - vocals, guitar, piano Donnie Dacus - guitar, backing vocals Jerry Aiello - keyboards Kenny Passarelli - bass, backing vocals Russ Kunkel - drums Joe Lala - percussion Side Two: 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 LiveChart (1975–1976)Peak positionUS Billboard Top LPs & Tape42Canadian RPM 100 Albums96US Cash Box Top 100 Albums44US Record World Album Chart44
Tour The Stephen Stills 1974 Theater Tour was a concert tour by American musician Stephen Stills. It was his first solo tour since 1971, and the first since the demise of his band Manassas. He played well respected theaters across the Mid West and the East Coast of the United States. This was Stills' first solo tour in three years, a low-key affair that started with an electric set, then an acoustic set and finishing with another electric set. The setlist contained a range of material from his Buffalo Springfield days, his first two solo albums and the CSN/Y songs. It was during this tour that Stills announced the CSNY 1974 reunion tour. A live album Stephen Stills Live was recorded during the Chicago Auditorium dates and released in December 1975. On the 22 February date in Washington, Neil Young joined Stills on stage. 1974 Theatre TourAttendanceDateCityCountryVenueOpening Act6 Feb 1974PassaicUnited StatesCapital TheatreMaria MuldaurSold Out8 Feb 1974New YorkCarnegie Hall9 Feb 197412 Feb 1974New HavenWoolsey Hall13 Feb 1974BostonBoston Music Hall14 Feb 197415 Feb 1974BurlingtonPatrick Gymnasium17 Feb 1974PhiladelphiaAcademy Of Music18 Feb 197419 Feb 1974BrookvilleThe Dome21 Feb 1974RichmondThe Mosque22 Feb 1974WashingtonJFK Center23 Feb 197424 Feb 1974PennsylvaniaPenn State Recreation Hall26 Feb 1974ClevelandMusic Hall27 Feb 19741 March 1974PittsburghSyria Mosque2 March 1974LexingtonMemorial Coliseum3 March 1974IndianaIndiana Convention Center5 March 1974DetroitMasonic Temple6 March 19748 March 1974ChicagoAuditorium Theatre9 March 1974
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