Manassas (album)

Manassas
Studio album by Manassas
Released	April 12, 1972
Recorded	Criteria Sound Studios, Miami, Florida
Genre	Country rock, Rock
Length	70:07
Label	Atlantic Records
Producer	Stephen Stills, Chris Hillman, Dallas Taylor
Stephen Stills chronology
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Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	(C+)[2]

Manassas is the 1972 debut double album from Stephen Stills' band of the same name.

"It Doesn't Matter" was released as a single and peaked at #61.^[3] Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones plays 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]

Manassas would mark somewhat of a critical comeback for Stills with Allmusic going so far as to call it a "sprawling masterpiece".^[1] Even Rolling Stone in a joint review with the Graham Nash/David Crosby album, said "[i]t's reassuring to know that Stills has some good music still inside him".^[4]

Chart Performance

The album debuted on the Billboard Top LP's chart for the week ending April 29, 1972 and eventually peaked at #4^[5] in June. Interestingly, Stills' album shared the Top 10 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.

Track listing

All songs by Stephen Stills except as noted; the four suites of music correspond to the four sides of the album's original LP release.

The Raven

1. "Song of Love" – 3:28
2. Medley – 3:34

   "Rock & Roll Crazies" (Stephen Stills, Dallas Taylor)

   "Cuban Bluegrass" (Stephen Stills, Joe Lala)

3. "Jet Set (Sigh)" – 4:25
4. "Anyway" – 3:21
5. "Both of Us (Bound to Lose)" (Stephen Stills, Chris Hillman) – 3:00

The Wilderness

1. "Fallen Eagle" – 2:03
2. "Jesus Gave Love Away for Free" – 2:59
3. "Colorado" – 2:50
4. "So Begins the Task" – 3:57
5. "Hide It So Deep" – 2:44
6. "Don't Look at My Shadow" – 2:30

Consider

1. "It Doesn't Matter" (Chris Hillman, Rick Roberts, Stephen Stills) – 2:30
   • Note: Original releases of Manassas do not credit Roberts as a co-author.
2. "Johnny's Garden" – 2:45
3. "Bound to Fall" (Mike Brewer, Tom Mastin) – 1:53
   • Note: Original releases of Manassas do not credit Mastin as a co-author.
4. "How Far" – 2:49
5. "Move Around" – 4:15
6. "The Love Gangster" (Stephen Stills, Bill Wyman) – 2:51

Rock & Roll is Here to Stay

1. "What to Do" – 4:44
2. "Right Now" – 2:58
3. "The Treasure (Take One)" – 8:03
4. "Blues Man" – 4:04
   • In tribute: Jimi Hendrix, Al Wilson, Duane Allman.

Personnel

• Stephen Stills - vocals, guitar, bottleneck guitar, piano, organ, electric piano, clavinette
• Chris Hillman - vocals, guitar, mandolin
• Al Perkins - steel guitar, guitar, vocals
• Calvin "Fuzzy" Samuel - bass
• Paul Harris - organ, tack piano, piano, organ, electric piano, clavinette
• Dallas Taylor - drums
• Joe Lala - percussion, vocals

Additional personnel

• Sydney George - harmonica
• Jerry Aiello - piano, organ, electric piano, clavinette
• Bill Wyman - bass
• Roger Bush - acoustic bass
• Byron Berline - fiddle

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Caldwell, Rob. Manassas (album) at Allmusic. Retrieved 6 August 2006.
2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Stephen Stills > Consumer Guide Reviews". Robert Christgau. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=3819&name=Stephen+Stills. Retrieved 10 September 2011. 
3. ^ Stephen Stills > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles at Allmusic. Retrieved 6 August 2006.
4. ^ Scoppa, Bud (May 25, 1972). "Manassas / Graham Nash David Crosby > Album Reviews". Rolling Stone (109). Archived from the original on 2 October 2007. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/graham-nash-and-david-crosby-19760526. Retrieved 12 January 2007. 
5. ^ Stephen Stills > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums at Allmusic. Retrieved 6 August 2006.