So Far (album)

So far
Studio album by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Publication (s)	19th August 1974
Label (s)	Atlantic Records
Format (s)	CD, LP
Genre (s)	Folk rock , rock
Title (number)	11
running time	42m 36s
occupation	Stephen Stills - vocals , guitar , bass , keyboard , percussion David Crosby - vocals, rhythm guitar , acoustic guitar Graham Nash - vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboard, tambourine Neil Young - vocals, guitar Greg Reeves - bass Dallas Taylor - drums , percussion, tambourine Calvin "Fuzzy" Samuels - Bass (" Ohio ") Johnny Barbata - drums (" Ohio ") John Sebastian - Harmonica (" Déjà Vu ") Jerry García - pedal steel guitar
Studio (s)	August 19, 1974 in Wally Heider's Studio C ( San Francisco ) and Wally Heider's Studio III ( Los Angeles )
chronology 4 Way Street (1971) So far CSN (1977)

So Far is the third album by the US rock band and supergroup Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and the fourth by the formation Crosby, Stills & Nash . Like the previous albums Déjà Vu (1970) and 4 Way Street (1971), the work reached number 1 on the Billboard 200 charts , making it the band's third album in a row to receive this award. The RIAA awarded gold and six platinum awards.

To the album

After CSNY split up after a summer tour in 1970 due to massive differences of opinion (although the band was not officially dissolved), they came together again in 1973 to plan an international stadium tour and release a new album. Personal differences let the album project fail early. Nevertheless, the four protagonists decided on a tour - it was supposed to be the first pure stadium tour in music history. Then the record company Atlantic Records released the album So Far as a "stopgap" in order to continue to benefit from the popularity of the band. In So Far is a mere compilation of already published CSN (Y) -Titel without new material (Greatest Hits). Five of the total of six singles that had reached the top 40 are included on the album. Although the band took the position that such a work could not add value ("... absurd ..."), the exclusive stadium tour in 1974, which was made effective for the press, was ultimately an enormous economic success.

So Far was compiled from the only two studio albums that CSN (Y) had ever released: Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969) and Déjà Vu (1970). Added to this was the song Ohio , which was previously only released as a single , and its B-side Find the Cost of Freedom , which have now appeared on a long-playing record for the first time . The record cover was painted by the band’s friend and colleague, Joni Mitchell , who also wrote the song Woodstock on the record . The album was reworked and released on CD in the 1980s and then reissued on September 20, 1994, after being remastered by Joe Gastwirt at Ocean View Digital using the original master tapes .

Track list

1. Déjà Vu (Crosby) - 4:10
2. Helplessly Hoping (Stills) - 2:38
3. Wooden Ships (David Crosby, Paul Kantner , Stephen Stills) - 5:26
4. Teach Your Children (Nash) - 2:53
5. Ohio (Young) - 3:00
6. Find The Cost Of Freedom (Stills) - 1:55
7. Woodstock (Joni Mitchell) - 3:52
8. Our House (Nash) - 2:58
9. Helpless (Young) - 3:34
10. Guinnevere (Crosby) - 4:38
11. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes (Stills) - 7:24

Guest musician

• Jerry Garcia : Pedal Steel Guitar (on Teach Your Children )
• John Sebastian : Harmonica (on Déjà Vu )

Individual evidence

1. ^ Robert Christgau, Dean of American Rock Critics
2. ↑ So Far, Review by Bruce Eder, on Allmusic.com
3. ^ Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - So Far

literature

• Dave Zimmer, Henry Diltz : Crosby, Stills & Nash: The Authorized Biography. 1st edition. St. Martin's Press, New York 1984, ISBN 0-312-17660-0 .