Manassas (album)
Manassas is the 1972 debut double album by Stephen Stills' new band of the same name, released April 1972. It was a critical comeback for Stills, and continued his commercial success by being certified Gold only a month after being released and peaking at number 4 on the US charts.[4]
Manassas | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | April 12, 1972 | |||
Recorded | Criteria Sound Studios, Miami, Florida, Late 1971 | |||
Genre | Country rock, roots rock, blues rock, folk rock, southern rock | |||
Length | 71:57 | |||
Label | Atlantic Records | |||
Producer | Stephen Stills, Chris Hillman, Dallas Taylor | |||
Stephen Stills chronology | ||||
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Manassas chronology | ||||
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Singles from Manassas | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Christgau's Record Guide | C+[2] |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
Recording
The album was recorded at Criteria Studio B late 1971, where Stills used his clout to keep the studio and engineers Ron and Howard Albert available around the clock. The band all stayed in a rented house about 30 minutes away from the studio, in Coconut Grove. This allowed Stills to record the album around the clock, waking up band members in the early hours of the morning when an idea struck. Stills would also record in mammoth sessions often going on for days, until Chris Hillman and Stills got into a fight, after which they started to record at regular hours. Al Perkins and Dallas Taylor had a rule where they would not perform any more than seven takes for a single track, so often Stills would stay in the studio editing after having released the band at 4 or 5 am.[5] The band then flew to Stills' house in London in January 1972 to finish recording and mixing the album and to rehearse for an upcoming tour starting in March 1972. It was here that Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones played 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] At one point Stills put in an unbroken 106 hour stint in the studio, and engineer Ron Albert said he had just gotten to bed after a marathon session lasting 84 hours when the phone rang with Stills summoning him back to the studio with the words: "I know you're tired, but there's this idea I've got for this song that I want to get on tape before I forget it..." Another time, working to Stills' manic schedule, the band cut eight tracks in two days with no sleep.[6]
Songs
The album was split into four thematic sides. Side 1 - The Raven, is a composite of rock and Latin sounds that the group would often perform in full live exactly as recorded. Side 2 - The Wilderness mainly centers on country and bluegrass. Side 3 - Consider is largely folk and folk-rock, and contains the song "Johnny's Garden", reportedly for the caretaker at Stills' English manor house bought from Ringo Starr. This includes Stills at his most experimental including using a Moog Synthesiser on "Move Around". The closing section, titled "Rock & Roll Is Here to Stay", is a rock and blues set.[7]
"What To Do" and "Right Now" are Stills take on the CSNY split and his relationship with Graham Nash.[8]
Artwork and packaging
The artwork was taken after Stills, a Civil War buff, had the band flown over to Manassas station in Manassas, Virginia, where the Confederacy had claimed its first major victory at the Battle of Bull Run. The photo they liked was the band standing on the platform under a Manassas sign, and so the band was named.[9] Included with the album were fold-out posters with named pictures of all the members and hand-written lyrics on the back, including a message urging people to 'Use The Power, Register and Vote'.
Chart performance
The album debuted on the Billboard Top LP's chart for the week ending April 29, 1972 and eventually peaked at No. 4[10] in June, during a 30-week run.[11] Stills' album shared the top 5 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. "It Doesn't Matter" was released as a single and peaked at #61, during a chart run of 7 weeks.[12] "Rock & Roll Crazies" was released as the second single and peaked at #92 during a 3-week run.[13] By 1974, it had sold an estimated 400,000 copies in the US, which is the equivalent of 800,000 as the album is a double.[14]
Reception
Manassas marked a critical comeback for Stills, with Allmusic calling it a "sprawling masterpiece"[1] and Rolling Stone saying it was "reassuring to know that Stills has some good music still inside him. Most of it has a substantial, honest sound found on too few records these days. All the sounds you hear come from the seven group members". Chris Hillman was singled out as an "importance in the success of Manassas and in the comeback of Stills, he can't be over-stressed [...] He's a masterful musician whether he's playing bass, guitar, or mandolin, and his boyishly pure, uncolored voice can carry a lot of emotional weight.".[15] However, Robert Christgau rated the album C+ and in a mixed review stated "Yes, Steve has gotten it together a little, even deigning to cooperate with real musicians in a real band, and yes, some of this four-sided set echoes in your head after you play it a lot. The only problem is you're never sure where the echoes come from".[16] In positive reviews, Record World called it "music of the highest order",[17] Cash Box said it will "convince you of Stills' worth",[18] and Billboard said it "offers loads of class material".[19] In a June 1972 review for The San Diego Door, Cameron Crowe said "Manassas always remains admirable if not exciting. The musicianship is generally excellent with the only pitfall being that the droning Stills' vocal pervades all but one of the LP's sixteen cuts". He also stated the "lyrics represent a low-point in Stills' lyricist career".[20] Chris Welch for Melody Maker said "The blues, soul, rock and country music are all the influences. They play them like the Grateful Dead, with a sincerity and ability that one does not always detect in the work of those exclusively involved in the original idiom".
Andrew Weiner for Creem said "Stills, perhaps the most maligned superstar in recent rock history, has finally - and against all the odds - got it on. And Stills has written too many good songs here even to try count them".[21]
Stills has stated the album did not receive the recognition it deserved due to Atlantic Records and Ahmet Ertegun (head of Atlantic Records) wanting him back in the "goldmine" that was Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Stills has stated that as soon as the album shipped gold, Ertegun pulled the record, and people could not find it in stores.[22]
Due to the critics' dislike of Stills at the time for being too arrogant, he was passed up for the May 11, 1972 cover of Rolling Stone for David Cassidy, as fictionally shown in the Martin Scorsese produced TV series Vinyl.
The album was certified Gold on May 30, 1972, just over a month after being released.[4]
The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[23]
It was voted number 735 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums 3rd Edition (2000). [24]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Stephen Stills, except where indicated.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Song of Love" | 3:28 | |
2. | "Medley
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| 3:34 |
3. | "Jet Set (Sigh)" | 4:25 | |
4. | "Anyway" | 4:21 | |
5. | "Both of Us (Bound to Lose)" | Stills, Chris Hillman | 3:00 |
Total length: | 17:48 |
No. | Title | Length |
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6. | "Fallen Eagle" | 2:03 |
7. | "Jesus Gave Love Away for Free" | 2:59 |
8. | "Colorado" | 2:50 |
9. | "So Begins the Task" | 3:57 |
10. | "Hide It So Deep" | 2:44 |
11. | "Don't Look At My Shadow" | 2:30 |
Total length: | 17:03 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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12. | "It Doesn't Matter" (original releases of Manassas do not credit Roberts as a co-author) | Stills, Hillman, Rick Roberts | 2:30 |
13. | "Johnny's Garden" | 2:45 | |
14. | "Bound to Fall" (original releases of Manassas do not credit Mastin as a co-author) | Mike Brewer, Tom Mastin | 1:53 |
15. | "How Far" | 2:49 | |
16. | "Move Around" | 4:15 | |
17. | "The Love Gangster" | Stills, Bill Wyman | 2:51 |
Total length: | 16:53 |
No. | Title | Length |
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18. | "What to Do" | 4:44 |
19. | "Right Now" | 2:58 |
20. | "The Treasure (Take One)" | 8:03 |
21. | "Blues Man" (in tribute: Jimi Hendrix, Al Wilson, Duane Allman) | 4:04 |
Total length: | 19:49 |
Members
Manassas
- Stephen Stills - vocals, guitar, bottleneck guitar, piano, organ, electric piano, clavinet, Moog synthesizer
- Chris Hillman - vocals, guitar, mandolin
- Al Perkins - pedal steel guitar, guitar, vocals
- Paul Harris - organ, tack piano, piano, electric piano, clavinet
- Dallas Taylor - drums
- Calvin "Fuzzy" Samuels - bass
- Joe Lala - congas, timbales/percussion, vocals
Additional members
- Sydney George (on The Raven and The Wilderness) - harmonica
- Jerry Aiello (on The Raven and The Wilderness) - piano, organ, electric piano, clavinet
- Bill Wyman (on The Raven and The Wilderness) - bass
- Roger Bush (on The Raven and The Wilderness) - acoustic bass
- Byron Berline - fiddle
- Jerry Garcia - pedal steel guitar [Rumored to have played on "Jesus Gave Love Away For Free" (along with Al Perkins) and "So Begins The Task". Various interviews have Garcia talking about playing uncredited on the first Manassas album.]
- Malcolm Cecil - Expanded Series III Moog Synthesizer programming
Technical
- The Albert Brothers - Engineers
- Stephen Stills, Ira H. Wexler - Cover Design
- Ira H. Wexler - Photography
Special thanks to Bruce Berry & Guillermo Giachetti, Daniel J. Campbell, Michael John Bowen, Michael O'Hara Garcia, Buddy P. Zoloth, Edward Astrin & Ahmet Ertegun
Charts
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Year-end album charts
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Certification
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[45] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Tour
Tour by Stephen Stills Manassas | |
Start date | March 21, 1972 |
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End date | December 9, 1972 |
Legs | 7 |
Stephen Stills Manassas concert chronology |
Manassas toured across the world in 1972, this being Stills biggest solo tour date, playing arenas in Americas, and headlining festivals in Australia. After the initial Manassas tour from 9 April to 20 May. Manassas then completed five tours in six months, from July 14 to July 30 they toured the West Coast, the second tour from 11 to 28 August toured the East Coast, they then toured Europe and Scandinavia from September 13 to October 9. The fourth tour was a tour of Midwestern American Colleges, and finally the fifth tour was conducted in the South from December 1–19.[46][47] During this tour Manassas had a charter plane and toured manically, but Stills was losing money on these tours as he was paying the band very generously.[48]
Date | City | Country | Venue | Attendance/Notes |
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Europe Tour | ||||
21 March 1972 | Bremen | Germany | Beat Club (German TV) | |
22 March 1972 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Concertgebouw | |
23 March 1972 | Frankfurt | Germany | Jahrhunderthalle | |
25 March 1972 | London | England | Big Beat Club | |
26 March 1972 | Paris | France | L'Olympia[49] | |
Australia | ||||
31 March 1972 | Albury | Australia | Rock Isle (Mulwala) Festival[50] | Headlined both nights |
1 April 1972 | ||||
2 April 1972 | Due to headline (Cancelled due to weather) | |||
US Tour | ||||
9 April 1972 | Honolulu | United States | HIC Arena | |
14 April 1972 | Auburn | Auburn Memorial Coliseum[51] | ||
15 April 1972 | Jackson | Mississippi Coliseum[51] | ||
17 April 1972 | New Orleans | Municipal Auditorium[51] | ||
19 April 1972 | Baton Rouge | Assembly Center[51] | ||
21 April 1972 | Gainesville | Fieldhouse | ||
22 April 1972 | Dania | Pirates World | Sold Out[52] | |
23 April 1972 | Tampa | Tampa Jai Alai Fronton | ||
26 April 1972 | Oxford | Mississippi Colisseum | ||
28 April 1972 | St Louis | Kiel Auditorium | ||
29 April 1972 | Peoria | Fieldhouse | ||
30 April 1972 | Chicago | Arie Crown Theatre | ||
2 May 1972 | ||||
4 May 1972 | New York City | Carnegie Hall[53] | ||
5 May 1972 | Boston | Boston Garden | ||
7 May 1972 | Uniondale | Nassau Colisseum | ||
9 May 1972 | Buffalo | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | ||
12 May 1972 | Philadelphia | The Spectrum Theatre | 6,410[54] | |
13 May 1972 | Williamsburg | Kaplan Arena | ||
15 May 1972 | Atlanta | Alexander Memorial Coliseum | ||
18 May 1972 | San Antonio | San Antonio Municipal Auditorium | ||
19 May 1972 | Houston | Hofheinz Pavilion | ||
20 May 1972 | Dallas | Dallas Memorial Auditorium | ||
West Coast Tour | ||||
8 July 1972 | Miami | United States | Miami Jai-Alai Fronton | Dolphin Benefit, concert recorded[55]
John Sebastian, Fred Neil guest |
14 July 1972 | Fresno | Unknown Venue | ||
15 July 1972 | Las Vegas | Las Vegas Stadium | ||
16 July 1972 | Los Angeles | Hollywood Bowl[56] | ||
17 July 1972 | Sacramento | Sacramento Memorial Auditorium | ||
21 July 1972 | Berkeley | Berkeley Community Theatre | Sold Out[57] Roger McGuinn, Neil Young
& Graham Nash guest on 22 July | |
22 July 1972 | ||||
23 July 1972 | ||||
24 July 1972 | Albuquerque | Johnson Gym | ||
26 July 1972 | San Diego | San Diego Sports Arena | ||
28 July 1972 | San Bernardino | Swing Auditorium | ||
30 July 1972 | Tucson | Tucson Community Centre | ||
East Coast Tour | ||||
11 August 1972 | Washington | United States | Merriweather Post Pavilion[58] | |
12 August 1972 | New York | Roosevelt Raceway | Festival of Hope[59] | |
14 August 1972 | Clarkston | Pine Knob Music Theatre | ||
19 August 1972 | Wildwood | Wildwood Convention Hall | ||
European Tour | ||||
15 September 1972 | Manchester | Europe | The Hardrock Concert Theatre | |
17 September 1972 | London | Rainbow Theatre | BBC TV recorded for
Stephen Stills Manassas: In Concert – broadcast on 16 Nov 1972 | |
20 September 1972 | Nederlands | Unknown Venue | ||
22 September 1972 | Stockholm | Kungliga Tennishallen | ||
24 September 1972 | Hamburg | Musikhalle | ||
26 September 1972 | Frankfurt | Jahrunderthalle | ||
5 October 1972 | Paris | Bastille Railroad Station[60] | ||
7 October 1972 | Norway | Unknown Venue | ||
9 October 1972 | Belgium | Unknown Venue | ||
10 October 1972 | London | Sundown Festival | ||
Midwest American College Tour | ||||
19 October 1972 | Bloomington | United States | Indiana University Assembly Hall | |
20 October 1972 | Tulsa | Assembly Centre | ||
22 October 1972 | Minneapolis | Minneapolis Auditorium | 4,700[61] | |
26 October 1972 | Madison | Dane County Coliseum[62] | ||
27 October 1972 | South Bend | Athletics And Convocation Centre | ||
28 October 1972 | Indiana University | Assembly Hall[63] | ||
2 November 1972 | Dayton | Dayton Arena | ||
3 November 1972 | Michigan State University | Jenison Fieldhouse | ||
4 November 1972 | Port Clinton | Field House, University of Toledo[64] | ||
8 November 1972 | Stanford University | Maples Pavilion[65] | ||
11 November 1972 | Washington | Hec Edmundson Pavilion | ||
12 November 1972 | Cancelled | |||
16 November 1972 | Portland | United States | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | |
18 November 1972 | Utah | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum | ||
South Tour | ||||
9 December 1972 | Anaheim | United States | Anaheim Convention Center |
Manassas
- Stephen Stills - vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Chris Hillman - vocals, guitar, mandolin
- Al Perkins - pedal steel guitar, guitar, vocals
- Paul Harris – organ, piano, electric piano, clavinet
- Dallas Taylor – drums
- Calvin "Fuzzy" Samuels – bass
- Joe Lala – congas, timbales/percussion, vocals
Tour Setlist
Typical tour set list
All songs written by Stephen Stills, except where noted.
- "Rock And Roll Woman"
- "Bound To Fall"
- "Hot Burrito #2"
- "It Doesn't Matter"
- "So You Want To Be A Rock'n'Roll Star" (Jim McGuinn, Chris Hillman) (also played on April 22, 1972 in Dania, FL)
- "Go Back Home"
- "Change Partners"
- "Know You Got To Run" (Stills, John Hopkins)
- "Crossroads Blues" (Robert Johnson) (also played on April 22, 1972 in Dania, FL)
- "Black Queen" (also played on April 22, 1972 in Dania, FL)
- "4+20"
- "Blues Man"
- "Word Game"
- "Do For The Others"
- "Move Around"
- "Both Of Us (Bound To Loose)" (Stills, Chris Hillman)
- "Love The One You're With"
- "He Was A Friend Of Mine"
- "Fallen Eagle"
- "Hide It So Deep"
- "Johnny's Garden" (or "You're Still On My Mind" (Luke McDaniel) (played on April 22, 1972 in Dania, FL))
- "Don't Look At My Shadow"
- "Sugar Babe"
- "49 Bye-Byes" (also played on April 22, 1972 in Dania, FL)
- "For What It's Worth"
- "Song Of Love"
- "Rock & Roll Crazies"
- "Cuban Bluegrass"
- Jet Set (Sigh)
- Anyway
- The Treasure
- "Carry On" (also played on April 22, 1972 in Dania, FL)
- "Find The Cost Of Freedom/Daylight Again"
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