Pieces (Manassas album)

2009 compilation album by Stephen Stills, Manassas

Pieces

Compilation album by

Stephen Stills, Manassas

Released| September 9, 2009
Recorded| 1971–1973, 1975
Studio| Criteria Studios, Miami, Caribou Ranch, Colorado, The Record Plant, Los Angeles, Stills English Home in Surrey
Length| 43:00
Label| Rhino
Producer| The Albert Brothers, Stephen Stills
Stephen Stills chronology
| Just Roll Tape
(2007)  | Pieces
(2009)  | Live at Shepherd's Bush
(2009)

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Manassas chronology
| Down the Road
(1973)  | Pieces
(2009)  |

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [1]
Goldmine| [2]

Pieces is a compilation of alternate takes and outtakes from Stephen Stills’s band Manassas's two albums, 1972’s Manassas and 1973’s Down the Road. Released in 2009.

## Background

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"This is the first in a series of retrospective recordings that Stills plans to issue, among them a box set, a live set, and (in association with Experience Hendrix) an album of studio session demos he recorded with Jimi Hendrix, his then guitar teacher (Hendrix appeared on Stills' debut solo effort), as well as a live compilation."[3] The songs were recorded from late 1971-1973, during rehearsals at Stills English mansion, Criteria Studios, and in Colorado, with the exception of 'My Love Is a Gentle Thing' which was recorded in 1975.

## Songs

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"Witching Hour" - Left off the debut, but later rerecorded for Chris Hillman's first solo album.

"Sugar Babe" - A rehearsal of the song that would become a staple of the bands live shows.

"Lies" - The original version of the song recorded in Criteria Studios, Miami, with Joe Walsh guesting on guitar.

"My Love Is a Gentle Thing" - Stills' love song to his beloved Hawaiian Islands; alone and overdubbed in the middle of 1975 at Criteria.

"Like a Fox" - Uncompleted song, Bonnie Raitt turned up to sing the chorus.

"Word Game" - Electric version recorded during a Manassas rehearsal.

"Tan Sola y Triste" - A lyric-less jam for the second album, that turned into "Pensamiento".

"Fit to Be Tied" - Later reworked and rerecorded as "Shuffle Just as Bad" for the 1975 Stills album.

"Love and Satisfy" - Originally recorded for Down the Road, but left off at the last minute. Later remade for The Souther-Hillman-Furay Band.

"High and Dry" - A slow blues jam - based on a riff from Ray Charles' version of Doc Pomus' "Lonely Avenue" - was often jammed and recorded as a warm up. The live audience sound heard here was added as a studio experiment.

"Panhandle Rag" - Stills and the Burrito Boys, jamming during the first week in Miami. Joe Lala is playing the tempo on a box, Bryon Berline is playing fiddle, and Chris Hillman is playing mandolin.

"Uncle Pen" - Byron Berline sings this Bill Monroe tune, with Stills flat-picking guitar and Chris Hillman playing Mandolin.

"Do You Remember the Americans" - Earlier version than released, with Al Perkins bluegrass banjo to the fore.

"Dim Lights, Thick Smoke, (And Loud, Loud Music)" - Another one the Burritos had been playing live.

"I Am My Brother" - Stills playing alone.

## Track listing

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

No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Witching Hour"|  | 5:12
2.| "Sugar Babe"|  | 4:19
3.| "Lies"| Chris Hillman| 3:07
4.| "My Love Is a Gentle Thing"|  | 1:23
5.| "Like a Fox"|  | 2:58
6.| "Word Game"|  | 1:35
7.| "Tan Sola y Triste"| Stills, Nelson Escoto| 1:23
8.| "Fit to Be Tied"|  | 3:49
9.| "Love and Satisfy"| Chris Hillman| 1:57
10.| "High and Dry"|  | 5:52
11.| "Panhandle Rag"| Leon McAuliffe| 1:58
12.| "Uncle Pen"| Bill Monroe| 1:53
13.| "Do You Remember the Americans"|  | 1:49
14.| "Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music)"| Joe Maphis, Max Fidler, Rose Lee Maphis| 2:16
15.| "I Am My Brother"|  | 1:34
Total length:| 43:00

## References

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1. ^ Jurek, Thom (2011). "Pieces - Manassas | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
2. ^ Goldmine review
3. ^ Jurek, Thom (2011). "Pieces - Manassas | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved May 10, 2018.

## External links

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* Stephen Stills official website

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Stephen Stills

Studio albums|

* Super Session (with Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper)
* Stephen Stills
* Stephen Stills 2
* Manassas (with Manassas)
* Down the Road (with Manassas)
* Stills
* Illegal Stills
* Long May You Run (with Neil Young)
* Thoroughfare Gap
* Right by You
* Stills Alone
* Man Alive!
* Just Roll Tape
* Can't Get Enough (with The Rides)
* Pierced Arrow (with The Rides)
* Everybody Knows (with Judy Collins)

Compilations|

* Still Stills: The Best of Stephen Stills
* Turnin' Back the Pages
* Pieces (with Manassas)
* Carry On

Live albums|

* Stephen Stills Live
* Live at Shepherd's Bush

Singles|

* "Love the One You're With"
* "Sit Yourself Down"
* "Change Partners"

Tours|

* Memphis Horns Tour 1971
* Manassas World Tour 1972
* Manassas North American Tour 1973
* 1974 Theater Tour
* 1975 Tour
* The Stills-Young Band Tour
* 1976 Tour
* 1979 California Blues Band Tour

Related articles|

* Buffalo Springfield
* Manassas
* Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
* The Rides
* Chris Stills
* Véronique Sanson
* Judy Collins
* The Au Go Go Singers

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