Southern Cross (Crosby, Stills and Nash song)

Song infobox
Name = Southern Cross


Type =
Artist = Crosby, Stills & Nash
alt Artist =
Album = Daylight Again
Published =
Released = June 21, 1982
track_no = 3
Recorded =
Genre =
Length = 4:41
Writer = Stephen Stills
Richard Curtis
Michael Curtis
Composer =
Label = Atlantic Records
Producer = Crosby, Stills and Nash
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Tracks =
prev = Wasted on the Way
prev_no = 2
next = Into The Darkness
next_no = 4
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Upper caption = Audio sample
Audio file = Southern Cross by Crosby, Stills & Nash.ogg"Southern Cross" was a song written by Rick Curtis, Michael Curtis, and Stephen Stills, and performed by American rock band Crosby, Stills and Nash, released in 1982 on the album "Daylight Again". The background vocals feature Art Garfunkel and Timothy B. Schmit, but not David Crosby; Crosby was suffering from a severe freebase cocaine addiction at the time and did not take part in the recording sessions for the album at all.

The song's title refers to the constellation also known as Crux.

Cover versions

"Southern Cross" has also been covered by Jimmy Buffett, first appearing on the Live album, "" and is a staple at many Jimmy Buffett concerts. It has appeared on the following albums from Jimmy Buffett:
* "Buffett Live: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays" (1999)
* "Live in Las Vegas, NV" (2003)
* "Live in Cincinnati, OH" (2003)
* "Live in Hawaii" (2005)
* "Live at Fenway Park" (2005) (Appears on the compact disc as well as the video DVD)
* "Live in Anguilla" (2007) (Appears on the compact disc as well as the DVD, although the track listing is different)