Stephen Stills Songs Ranked
Stephen Arthur StillsĀ (born January 3, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist best known for his work withĀ Buffalo SpringfieldĀ andĀ Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. As both a solo act and member of two successful bands, Stills has combined record sales of over 35 million albums. He was ranked number 28 inĀ Rolling Stoneās 2003 list of āThe 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Timeā and number 47 in the 2011 list. Stills became the first person to be inducted twice on the same night into theĀ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. According to Neil Young, āStephen is a genius.ā Stillsā first solo album,Ā Stephen Stills, earned a gold record and is the only album to feature bothĀ Jimi HendrixĀ andĀ Eric Clapton. Its hit single āLove the One Youāre Withā became his biggest solo hit, peaking at number 14 on theĀ BillboardĀ Hot 100. Stills followed this with a string of solo albums, as well as starting a band withĀ Chris HillmanĀ calledĀ ManassasĀ in 1972. In summer 1974, Young reunited with CSN after a four-year hiatus for a concert tour that was recorded and released in 2014 asĀ CSNY 1974. It was one of the first stadium tours and the largest tour the band has done to date. CSN reunited in 1977 for their albumĀ CSN, which became the trioās best-selling record. CSN and CSNY continued to have platinum albums through the 1980s. Here are all of Stephen Stillsās songs ranked.
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12. Johnnyās Garden (Manassas, 1972)
āOne of the best songs ever!!!!!!! Sometimes I would like to go back just for awhile. Manassas was one of the best albums ever! Long time well liked song from solo Stephen Stills.ā
11. You Donāt Have To Cry (Crosby, Stills & Nash, 1969)
āThis song reminds me of my dad. He is always so wrapped up in work that sometimes it seems like it is killing him. I think this song is trying to tell you to let loose and take a break from everything that keeps you connected to the stress like telephones, managers, and appointments.ā
10. Blackbird (Allies, 1983)
āLike his friend Neil Young, Stephen Stills is undoubtedly a musical genius. For me he is not the songwriting genius that young is but his soulful voice and multi-instrumental talents shaped CSN even if his solo career fell into a morass of overproduced superstar studio sessions.ā
9. Helpless (DĆ©jĆ Vu, 1970)
āSteve Stills was/is sort of an American counterpart to Paul McCartney. That is, a perfectionist who wanted as complete control over the music as possible, even in a band environment where the input of others presumably should matter.ā
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8. Treetop Flyer (Stills Alone, 1991)
āStephen Stills is my favorite artist ever so it is hard for me to be critical. I consider him to be one of the most talented if not the most talented musician from the 60ās era. He is a guitar virtuoso, gifted multi instrumentalist and has one of the most unique voices ever and he is one of Americaās most gifted song writers. He also is amazing and electrifying to see live in concert.ā
7. Love The One Youāre With (Stephen Stills, 1970)
āThis song reminds me of when I was in the Army. I mentioned it to a couple of women who were missing someone and they said that they hated the song because they thought that it gave bad advice. I tend to agree with it. The song has a nice melody.ā
6. Carry On (DĆ©jĆ Vu, 1970)
āThis is an incredibly bittersweet and also existential song, about how to continue living your life in the midst of the grief of loss. It seems to be about your lover breaking up with you, although the first line (āI knew you were goneā) is ambiguous whether she has left or has died, making the song so much more powerful. If she has died, it seems ambiguous to me whether her leaving is an action she has chosen (first verse: āgo your wayā, last verse: āwhat was it made you runā), i.e. whether it was suicide.ā
5. So Begins The Task (Manassas, 1972)
āIf you love 70ās music this is a must have for your collection. Stills had a lot of great hits and this is just one of them.
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4. Change Partners (Stephen Stills 2, 1971)
āStephen Still 2Ā is an average enough effort that has a couple of memorable tunes but the poorer songs are just that bit poorer. āChange Partnersā being the only song with any worthwhile theme and tune. Stills career would never get out of this gear as he would musically regress and spend the next couple of decades of his life, and whatever he might call a career, in some sort of private drinking competition.ā
3. Teach Your Children (Crosby, Stills & Nash, 1969)
āTo me, this song is aimed at parents to teach their children about how to live a good life and co-exist with others. But in doing so, they are also asked to instill into their children ways to change their reality, to improve their childrenās future, and the world reality, with healthy values..ā
2. Our House (DĆ©jĆ Vu, 1970)
āThose lines ā ālife used to be so hard, now everything is easy cos of youā ā get me. I guess most of us have had a hard life, and the love that can make things easy is very attractive. Funny how different songs really āgetā different people.ā
1. Suite/Judy Blue Eyes (Crosby, Stills & Nash, 1969)
āLove this song. Written by Stephen Stills and recorded in 1969 by Crosby, Stills and Nash this is the one song, of many great songs they would record in their long career, that people most associate with CSN. It was Stevenās song to his soon to be ex-girlfriend Judy Collins. It probably has come to be known as one of the greatest break-up songs of all time. And yet this a beautifully done song so such a sad subject.ā