Crosby, Stills & Nash

RELEASE
May 29, 1969
LABEL
Atlantic
GENRES
Pop/Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soft Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Folk-Rock, Psychedelic

Album Review

The Crosby, Stills & Nash triumvirate shot to immediate superstardom with the release of its self-titled debut LP, a sparkling set immortalizing the group's amazingly close, high harmonies. While elements of the record haven't dated well -- Nash's Eastern-influenced musings on the hit "Marrakesh Express" now seem more than a little silly, while the antiwar sentiments of "Wooden Ships," though well-intentioned, are rather hokey -- the harmonies are absolutely timeless, and the best material remains rock-solid. Stills' gorgeous opener, "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes," in particular, is an epic love song remarkable in its musical and emotional intricacy, Nash's "Pre-Road Downs" is buoyant folk-pop underpinned by light psychedelic textures, and Crosby's "Long Time Gone" remains a potent indictment of the assassination of Robert Kennedy. A definitive document of its era.
Jason Ankeny, Rovi

Track Listing

  1. Suite: Judy Blue Eyeshttp://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=GPa6cpPdL08&offerid=162397&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=3664&u1=EI000000004300000004080010074449&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Falbum%252Fsuite-judy-blue-eyes%252Fid118113531%253Fi%253D118110317%2526uo%253D5%2526s%253D143455
  2. Marrakesh Expresshttp://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=GPa6cpPdL08&offerid=162397&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=3664&u1=EI000000004300000004080010074449&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Falbum%252Fmarrakesh-express%252Fid118113531%253Fi%253D118110493%2526uo%253D5%2526s%253D143455
  3. Guinneverehttp://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=GPa6cpPdL08&offerid=162397&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=3664&u1=EI000000004300000004080010074449&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Falbum%252Fguinnevere%252Fid118113531%253Fi%253D118110566%2526uo%253D5%2526s%253D143455
  4. You Don't Have to Cryhttp://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=GPa6cpPdL08&offerid=162397&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=3664&u1=EI000000004300000004080010074449&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Falbum%252Fyou-dont-have-to-cry%252Fid118113531%253Fi%253D118110656%2526uo%253D5%2526s%253D143455
  5. Pre-Road Downshttp://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=GPa6cpPdL08&offerid=162397&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=3664&u1=EI000000004300000004080010074449&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Falbum%252Fpre-road-downs%252Fid118113531%253Fi%253D118110706%2526uo%253D5%2526s%253D143455
  6. Wooden Shipshttp://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=GPa6cpPdL08&offerid=162397&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=3664&u1=EI000000004300000004080010074449&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Falbum%252Fwooden-ships%252Fid118113531%253Fi%253D118110789%2526uo%253D5%2526s%253D143455
  7. Lady of the Islandhttp://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=GPa6cpPdL08&offerid=162397&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=3664&u1=EI000000004300000004080010074449&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Falbum%252Flady-of-the-island%252Fid118113531%253Fi%253D118111117%2526uo%253D5%2526s%253D143455
  8. Helplessly Hopinghttp://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=GPa6cpPdL08&offerid=162397&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=3664&u1=EI000000004300000004080010074449&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Falbum%252Fhelplessly-hoping%252Fid118113531%253Fi%253D118111396%2526uo%253D5%2526s%253D143455
  9. Long Time Gonehttp://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=GPa6cpPdL08&offerid=162397&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=3664&u1=EI000000004300000004080010074449&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Falbum%252Flong-time-gone%252Fid118113531%253Fi%253D118111677%2526uo%253D5%2526s%253D143455
  10. 49 Bye-Byeshttp://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=GPa6cpPdL08&offerid=162397&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=3664&u1=EI000000004300000004080010074449&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Falbum%252F49-bye-byes%252Fid118113531%253Fi%253D118111924%2526uo%253D5%2526s%253D143455