1967 studio album by Buffalo Springfield
Buffalo Springfield Once more |
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Released | November 18, 1967[ane] |
Recorded | January ix – October three, 1967, Los Angeles, California |
Genre | - Folk rock[2]
- psychedelic rock[three]
- hard rock[four]
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Length | 34:07 |
Label | Atco |
Producer | Richie Furay, Jack Nitzsche, Stephen Stills, Neil Young |
Buffalo Springfield (1966) | Buffalo Springfield Once again (1967) | Last Time Effectually (1968) | |
Professional ratings Review scores |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [5] |
Rolling Stone | (favorable)[half-dozen] |
The Village Voice | A− [7] |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [8] |
Buffalo Springfield Again is the 2nd album by Buffalo Springfield, released on Atco Records in November 1967. Information technology peaked at #44 on the Billboard 200. In 2003, the album was ranked number 188 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all fourth dimension,[9] maintaining the rating in a 2012 revised list.[10] The album was included in Robert Christgau's "Basic Record Library" of 1950s and 1960s recordings—published in Christgau'south Tape Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981)[eleven]—and in Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[12] Information technology was voted number 165 in Colin Larkin's All Time Elevation 1000 Albums in 2000.[xiii]
Groundwork [edit]
Different the ring's debut album, which had been recorded fairly chop-chop during the summer of 1966, recording for this album took place over a protracted nine-calendar month bridge during 1967. Several factors may accept contributed to this, including that bassist Bruce Palmer had been deported in Jan and had re-entered the U.s. illegally to go along working with the band, and guitarist Neil Young had quit and rejoined the grouping on several occasions, notably absent-minded for the band's appearance at the famed Monterey Popular Festival where David Crosby substituted in his place at the asking of guitarist Stephen Stills.[14] [15]
The anthology features the outset recordings of songs written by guitarist Richie Furay, who had non contributed any material to the band's debut anthology. Also unlike the previous tape, which had been recorded in its entirety by the band proper, session musicians appeared on diverse tracks every bit indicated on the album's inner sleeve. Palmer's deportation problems necessitated the contributions of outside bass players. During i of the times that Young had left the ring, he had booked a studio to record "Expecting to Fly," with the exterior musicians nether the impression it was for a Neil Young solo projection rather than for Buffalo Springfield.[16] Phil Spector Wrecking Coiffure associate Jack Nitzsche provided the musical arrangements for "Expecting to Fly"; information technology does non characteristic any members of the Springfield. Nitzsche would keep to piece of work with Immature through the early 1970s on both his solo debut album and his acknowledged Harvest, besides condign a member of Young's backing bands Crazy Horse and The Stray Gators.
The anthology includes an early on country rock rails by Furay, "A Child'south Claim to Fame." The rails "Stone & Roll Woman" allegedly includes vocals by Crosby, who also allegedly had a mitt in its composition; whether true or not, Stills acknowledges the genesis of the song was from jamming with Crosby.[17] Greenbacks Box said of "Rock & Whorl Woman" that it'southward a "mid-tempo rock ballad" and that "throaty vocals with a shimmering group bankroll are spiced with some outstanding guitar showing."[18] Young's extended slice "Cleaved Arrow" begins with audition adulation (taken not from a Buffalo Springfield evidence, simply rather from a concert past the Beatles) and the opening of "Mr. Soul" (which opens the album) recorded live in the studio. The back cover of the album includes a lengthy list of people thanked as influence and inspiration; some may be musicians appearing just uncredited. The anthology is dedicated to Barry Friedman, and listed equally a York/Pala production. The album was remastered for compact disc in HDCD and reissued on June 24, 1997.
Track listing [edit]
- "Mr. Soul" (Neil Young) – ii:48
- Recorded January 9 & April 4, 1967. Lead vocal: Neil Young. Backing vocal and guitar: Richie Furay, Steve Stills.
- "A Kid's Claim to Fame" (Richie Furay) – 2:09
- Recorded June 21, 1967, Columbia Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Richie Furay. Dobro: James Burton.
- "Everydays" (Stephen Stills) – 2:38
- Recorded March 15, Gilt Star Studios, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Stephen Stills. Bass: Jim Fielder. (Bruce Palmer absent-minded).
- "Expecting to Fly" (Immature) – 3:39
- Recorded May 6, 1967, Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Neil Young. Arrangement: Jack Nitzsche. (Rest of grouping absent).
- "Bluebird" (Stills) – 4:28
- Recorded April 4, 1967, Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California. Lead song: Stephen Stills. Bass: Bobby West. Banjo: Charlie Chin. (Bruce Palmer absent).
- "Hung Upside Down" (Stills) – iii:24
- Recorded June 30 & September i–5, 1967, Columbia Recording Studios & Sunset Audio, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocals: Richie Furay (verses); Stephen Stills (choruses).
- "Sad Memory" (Furay) – 3:00
- Recorded September 5, 1967, Dusk Sound, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Richie Furay. Electric atomic number 82 guitar: Neil Young. Acoustic guitar: Richie Furay. (Stills, Palmer, and drummer Dewey Martin absent).
- "Good Time Boy" (Furay) – 2:11
- Recorded Baronial 1967, Dusk Sound, Los Angeles, California. Pb vocal: Dewey Martin. Reports differ on whether drummer Martin actually played drums on this track, or whether it was played entirely by session musicians, including the Memphis Horns.
- "Rock & Ringlet Woman" (Stills) – ii:44
- Recorded June 22, August 8, October 3, 1967, Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California. Lead song: Stephen Stills. Background song: David Crosby (disputed; he is, notwithstanding, an uncredited co-writer of the melody). Guitar: Doug Hastings.
- "Broken Arrow" (Young) – six:11
- Recorded August 25 & September 5–18, 1967, Columbia Recording Studios & Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Neil Young. Piano, organ: Don Randi. Guitar: Chris Sarns.
Personnel [edit]
- Buffalo Springfield
- Stephen Stills — vocals, guitars, keyboards
- Neil Young — vocals, guitars
- Richie Furay — vocals, rhythm guitar
- Bruce Palmer — bass guitar
- Dewey Martin — vocals, drums
- Additional personnel
- James Burton — Dobro on "A Child's Claim to Fame"
- Chris Sarns — guitar on "Cleaved Pointer"
- Charlie Chin — banjo on "Bluebird"
- Jack Nitzsche — electric piano on "Expecting to Fly"
- Don Randi — piano on "Expecting to Wing" and "Broken Arrow"
- Jim Fielder — bass on "Everydays"
- Bobby West — bass on "Bluebird"
- The American Soul Train — horn department on "Good Time Boy"
- Uncredited possible additional personnel
- Jim Horn — clarinet
- Norris Badeaux — baritone saxophone
- Doug Hastings, Russ Titelman — guitars
- Carol Kaye — bass
- Hal Blaine, Jim Gordon — drums
- Merry Clayton, Patrice Holloway, Gloria Jones, Shirley Matthews, Harvey Newmark, Gracia Nitzsche — backing vocals
- Production personnel
- Ahmet Ertegun, Richie Furay, Charles Greene, Dewey Martin, Jack Nitzsche, Stephen Stills, Brian Stone, Neil Immature — producers
- Bruce Botnick, Bill Lazarus, Jim Messina, Ross Myering — engineers
- Loring Eutemey — design
- Eve Babitz — cover illustration
- Tim Mulligan — HDCD digital mastering
- John Nowland, Pflash Pflaumer — analog to digital transfers
Charts [edit]
Album -
(United States) Year | Chart | Position |
1968 | Billboard Pop Albums | 44 |
Cashbox Albums Charts[19] | 33 |
Record World Album Charts[20] | 36 |
Singles - Billboard (United States) Year | Single | Nautical chart | Position |
June 1967 | "Bluebird" (1:59 edit) / "Mr Soul" | Popular Singles | 58 |
September 1967 | "Stone And Ringlet Woman" / "A Child's Claim To Fame" | Pop Singles | 44 |
December 1967 | "Expecting To Fly" / "Everydays" | Pop Singles | 98 |
Singles - Cash Box (United States)[21] Yr | Single | Chart | Position |
June 1967 | "Bluebird" (i:59 edit) / "Mr Soul" | Pop Singles | 68 |
September 1967 | "Rock And Roll Woman" / "A Child's Claim To Fame" | Pop Singles | 52 |
December 1967 | "Expecting To Fly" / "Everydays" | Pop Singles | 99 |
Singles - Tape World (U.s.a.)[22] Year | Single | Chart | Position |
June 1967 | "Bluebird" (i:59 edit) / "Mr Soul" | Popular Singles | 63 |
September 1967 | "Stone And Roll Woman" / "A Child's Claim To Fame" | Pop Singles | 39 |
December 1967 | "Expecting To Fly" / "Everydays" | Pop Singles | 92 |
References [edit]
- ^ Neil Young Archives discography no retrieval date
- ^ Unterberger, Richie. "Groovy Moments in Folk Rock: Lists of Writer Favorites". www.richieunterberger.com. Retrieved 2011-01-26 .
- ^ "Buffalo Springfield Biography by Richie Unterberger". Allmusic.
- ^ Peter Buckley, The Rough Guide to Stone, (Rough Guides, 2003), ISBN 1843531054, p.147.
- ^ "Richie Unterberger review of Buffalo Springfield Again". Allmusic.
- ^ Rolling Stone: Vol 1. No. 3, Dec 14, 1967, p. 19
- ^ Christgau, Robert (December 20, 1976). "Christgau'south Consumer Guide to 1967". The Village Vocalization. New York. p. 69. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Passenger vehicle Press. ISBN978-0857125958.
- ^ [1] Archived January 17, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "500 Greatest Albums of All Time Rolling Stone's definitive listing of the 500 greatest albums of all time". Rolling Stone. 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "A Basic Tape Library: The Fifties and Sixties". Christgau's Tape Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN0899190251 . Retrieved March 16, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ ^ Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Earlier Y'all Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-ii.
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (2000). All Time Top 1000 Albums (tertiary ed.). Virgin Books. p. 92. ISBN0-7535-0493-six.
- ^ Casetext website United States v. Palmer retrieved 26 March 2017
- ^ "Buffalo Springfield over again: A chat with Richie Furay", Goldmine Mag, retrieved 26 March 2017]
- ^ Google Books website Kupernik, Harvey. Neil Immature: Heart of Golden retrieved 26 March 2017
- ^ "Stone & Roll Woman", Rolling Rock mag website retrieved 26 March 2017
- ^ "CashBox Tape Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. September 16, 1967. p. 32. Retrieved 2022-01-12 .
- ^ "Greenbacks BOX Mag: Music and coin machine magazine 1942 to 1996". worldradiohistory.com . Retrieved 2020-10-06 .
- ^ "Tape Earth Mag: 1942 to 1982". worldradiohistory.com . Retrieved 2020-x-06 .
- ^ "CASH BOX MAGAZINE: Music and coin machine magazine 1942 to 1996". worldradiohistory.com . Retrieved 2021-03-07 .
- ^ "Record World Mag: 1942 to 1982". worldradiohistory.com . Retrieved 2021-03-07 .
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