Stephen Stills Live

1975 live album by Stephen Stills

Stephen Stills Live

Live album by

Stephen Stills

Released| December 4, 1975
Recorded| March 8–9, 1974
Venue| Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, Illinois
Genre| Rock
Length| 34:55
Label| Atlantic
Producer| Stephen Stills
Stephen Stills chronology
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(1975)  | Stephen Stills Live
(1975)  | Illegal Stills
(1976)

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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

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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.[2] 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

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All tracks are written by Stephen Stills, except where noted

Side one: Electric sideNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Wooden Ships"| David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Paul Kantner| 6:32
2.| "Four Days Gone"|  | 3:55
3.| "Jet Set (Sigh) /Rocky Mountain Way/Jet Set (Sigh)"| Stills/Rocke Grace, Joe Walsh, Joe Vitale, Kenny Passarelli/Stills| 5:26
4.| "Special Care"|  | 3:35

Side two: Acoustic sideNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Change Partners"|  | 2:53
2.| "Crossroads/You Can't Catch Me"| Robert Johnson/Chuck Berry| 4:41
3.| "Everybody's Talkin' at Me"| Fred Neil| 2:42
4.| "4 + 20"|  | 2:27
5.| "Word Game"|  | 4:07
Total length:| 34:55

## Personnel

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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

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Chart performance for Stephen Stills Live Chart (1975-1976)  | Peak

position

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US Billboard Top LPs & Tape[3] | 42
Canadian RPM 100 Albums[4] | 96
US Cash Box Top 100 Albums[5] | 44
US Record World Album Chart[6] | 44

## Tour

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1974 Theater TourTour by Stephen Stills

Start date| February 6, 1974
End date| March 9, 1974
Legs| 1
No. of shows| 23
Stephen Stills concert chronology

*   * Manassas North American Tour 1973
*   * 1974 Theater Tour
*   * Stephen Stills 1975 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.[7][8][9]

1974 Theatre Tour[10] | Attendance

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Date  | City  | Country  | Venue  | Opening Act
6 Feb 1974  | Passaic | United States | Capital Theatre | Maria Muldaur | Sold Out
8 Feb 1974  | New York | Carnegie Hall
9 Feb 1974
12 Feb 1974  | New Haven | Woolsey Hall
13 Feb 1974  | Boston | Boston Music Hall
14 Feb 1974
15 Feb 1974  | Burlington | Patrick Gymnasium
17 Feb 1974  | Philadelphia | Academy Of Music
18 Feb 1974
19 Feb 1974  | Brookville | The Dome
21 Feb 1974  | Richmond | The Mosque
22 Feb 1974  | Washington | JFK Center
23 Feb 1974
24 Feb 1974  | Pennsylvania | Penn State Recreation Hall
26 Feb 1974  | Cleveland | Music Hall
27 Feb 1974
1 March 1974  | Pittsburgh | Syria Mosque
2 March 1974  | Lexington | Memorial Coliseum
3 March 1974  | Indiana | Indiana Convention Center
5 March 1974  | Detroit | Masonic Temple
6 March 1974
8 March 1974  | Chicago | Auditorium Theatre
9 March 1974

## References

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1. ^ Curd, Zach (2011). "Live - Stephen Stills | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
2. ^ Roberts, David (2017). Stephen Stills: Change Partners.
3. ^ "Stephen Stills". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
4. ^ Canada, Library and Archives (2013-04-16). "The RPM story". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
5. ^ "CASH BOX MAGAZINE: Music and coin machine magazine 1942 to 1996". worldradiohistory.com. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
6. ^ "RECORD WORLD MAGAZINE: 1942 to 1982". worldradiohistory.com. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
7. ^ Roberts, David (2016). Stephen Stills: Change Partners.
8. ^ Zimmer, Dave (2000). Crosby Stills and Nash: The Biography. Da Capo Press. ISBN 978-0306809743.
9. ^ Doggett, Peter (2019). Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: The Biography.
10. ^ "Cash Box Tour Dates" (PDF).

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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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